2010年12月21日火曜日

Brighter Time for Stores This Season

Brighter Time for Stores This Season

a. words

1. retail
context: But a report this week on retail sales in November suggested that economic growth may be gaining speed

definition: the sale of goods in shops to customers, for their own use and not for selling to anyone else

2. interest
context:The aim is to increase economic growth by lowering long-term interest rates.

definition:
a) the extra money that you must pay back when you borrow money
b) money paid to you by a bank or financial institution when you keep money in an account there

3. quantitative
context:But long-term rates have risen since the Fed launched its latest program of so-called quantitative easing, known as "QE2."

definition:relating to amounts rather than to the quality or standard of something

c.
there are very difficult words in thi news.
So,I need a lot of time to read.
But, the news are interesting.

Chrismas is coming.
I wish everyone have happy Chrismas.

1 件のコメント:

  1. Good work! All of the definitions that you chose fit the sentences you found them in. By the way, the word "retail" is the opposite of "wholesale": "Wholesalers buy goods in bulk quantities from either manufacturers or importers, then sell them in smaller quantities to retail stores." (About.com)

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