In vacation mode. A busy week for earnings, but I hope it will be a week for me to relax.
🌻CPI
"There are four main trends underlying the June inflation report. First are the items where prices fell sharply at the start of the pandemic and that are now returning to their pre-pandemic levels. Second are items where prices have temporarily risen above their pre-pandemic levels due to supply constraints and could come down. Third are items where prices are likely settling at a permanently higher level. And fourth are items where price increases have slowed rather than accelerated as a result of the pandemic, at least for now."
"Increases in owners’ equivalent rents—the Labor Department’s estimate of what homeowners would have to pay each month if they were renting their own home—also haven’t rebounded very far."
"Those prices could pick up in the months ahead, Ms. Bostjancic said, in part due to rapid increases in home prices. It takes about 18 months for a rise in real-estate prices to translate into stronger owners’ equivalent rents, she said.
“That’s one of those categories that needs to catch up following the worst of the pandemic,” she said.
That could add to inflation pressures in the coming months. Shelter costs represent almost a third of the basket of goods and services that the department looks at to calculate overall inflation."
Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-hits-some-prices-more-than-others-11626187838
🌻附上本周發表財報公司一覽表.
上週的類股表現, 並不是很好(連大型股都在跌). 看看這周的財報結果會不會有幫助.
🌻針對餐飲業做了些研究. 筆記可在下兩個地方找到.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fhdoW1ah60klvwZGvejQ84WNz_EKgMAL_GZURDXsCo4/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KOheA9qkAFoC0swFaNZVmnDtwK_hEbXou32FSA4Lqfo/edit?usp=sharing
目前餐飲業的窘境: 餐飲業在各產業中, 薪資較低. 疫情後, 因有人怕被病毒傳染(因為餐飲業是與人高度接觸的行業之一), 或是轉往薪資較高的產業, 或是想找到生活上的平衡(因為餐飲業時間特殊), 或因為家中有幼孩需要照顧, 所以餐飲業人力資源在疫情後反彈的情況, 不若其他產業. 解法? Technology.
Pictures:
1. A Companion of Diana (1724) by Jean-Louise Lemonyne. National Art Gallery (in Washington D.C.)珍藏.
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1272.html
狄阿娜(拉丁語:Diana),羅馬神話中的月亮女神和狩獵女神,眾神之王朱庇特和溫柔的暗夜女神拉托娜的女兒,太陽神阿波羅的孿生姐妹。
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E7%8B%84%E9%98%BF%E5%A8%9C
2. 點外帶的時候, 看到這張速食店缺工造成不便的告示, 意思就是, 因為缺工, 加上食物都是現做, 難免比之前更慢了. 請不要因此而發脾氣. 很辛苦的餐飲人員.
3. From earningswhispers.com
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🔥The pandemic prompted my editor, Wilson Rothman, to buy a $500 Breville Bambino Plus as a replacement for his wife's $5-a-day Starbucks habit. The cost of the automated espresso maker/milk frother combo—equivalent to three or four months of daily latte runs—will be effectively paid off soon, he said.
我的編輯羅斯曼(Wilson Rothman)因為這場大流行病購買了500美元的Breville Bambino Plus咖啡機,以替代妻子每天花5美元在星巴克喝咖啡的習慣。他說,自動濃縮咖啡機和奶泡器的成本,相當於連續三到四個月每天買一杯拿鐵,這個投資很快就能回本。
-prompt: 促使、因為某事而做出行為
-replacement: 替代
- milk frother:奶泡器
-equivalent to: 相當於
🥣During the height of the lockdowns, his wife didn’t have to risk exposure—and she might never need to hit Starbucks again. A Breville spokesman reported a steady increase in coffee and espresso machine sales during the pandemic.
在疫情高峰期,他的妻子不必冒著被感染的風險,而且她可能再也不需要去星巴克了。Breville公司一位發言人說,在大流行病期間,咖啡和濃縮咖啡機的銷售穩步增長。
-during/ at the height of: 在…的高峰、巔峰期
-exposure: 暴露,此處指「被感染」
-steady: 穩定的、穩健的
🥫Preparing three meals a day can be stressful, particularly with children at home full-time, unable to attend school or camps. Smart ovens, which offer convenience and precision, have become gadget go-tos. One, the Tovala smart steam oven, combines preprogrammed cooking options with a $12-a-meal delivery program.
每天都要準備三餐可能會很有壓力,尤其是當孩子們無法去上學或去夏令營而全天待在家裡的時候。方便和精準的智慧烤箱已成為首選。其中一款是Tovala智慧蒸汽烤箱,結合了預先編程的烹飪選項和12美元一餐、標準的半成品餐品遞送。
-precision: 精準
-gadget: 裝置、小物件
-go-to: 尋求協助的;有專業知識或高超技術的,此處有「首選」的意思。
✍常見句:When it comes to photography, he is the go-to person. 一談到攝影,他可是行家。
🍝After a quick scan using the device’s onboard scanner, the appliance can quickly cook the company’s fresh prepared meals, or hundreds of frozen foods from brands like Trader Joe’s and Amy’s. “Demand for meals, oven usage, usage of frozen grocery products, all of it is up,” said Tovala CEO David Rabie.
使用該設備的內置掃描儀進行快速掃描後,該設備可以快速烹飪公司事先準備好的新鮮食物,或是數百種來自Trader Joe's和Amy's等各大品牌的冷凍食品。「餐品需求、烤箱使用和超市冷凍食品需求都在增加,」Tovala首席執行長拉比(David Rabie)說。
-appliance: 設備
-Demand is up. 需求上升
未完待續...
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❓❓多益模擬題❓:
People aren’t just ___ to smarter coffee equipment—smart ovens are having their ___, too.
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A. upgrading/ moment
B. lifting/ time
C. elevating/ second
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🔥 Meet the New Trade War. It’s Not the Same as the Old Trade War.
美中新貿易戰恐拉開序幕,劇情料有所不同
🤔 The president on Wednesday said that he was “watching closely” to see if China was living up to trade-deal commitments to purchase large quantities of American goods, and could know one way or another within weeks.
川普於上周三表示,他正在「密切關注」中國是否有履行貿易協議,購買大量的美國商品,且無論如何會在數周內知曉實際情況。
- watch closely 密切關注
✍️ watch也常表示「監視;注意」的意思,watch closely就是常見的相關表達,可別誤以為是「很近的看」囉
- live up to 無愧於、實踐,這邊指的是中國「確實履行」當初的貿易承諾
- one way or another 以某種方式/無論如何,無論怎樣
✏️That was followed Thursday by Chinese trade data showing a surge of exports in April and falling imports. In yuan terms, imports from the U.S. were down 3% in the first four months of the year compared with the same period last year, according to China’s customs administration, not exactly what President Trump wants to see.
隨後,中國在上周四公布的貿易數據中顯示,4月出口大幅增長,進口則下降。中國海關總署的數據顯示,以人民幣計算,今年頭四個月從美國的進口較上年同期下降3%,而這並非川普所樂見的。
- surge 遽增,急遽上升
- yuan 元(中國標準貨幣單位)
✍️另外一個常見的是日圓:Japanese yen
- customs 海關
✍️ custom 是風俗、習慣之意,當「海關」時注意要加”s”喔
😯The stage seems set for a renewed flare-up in trade tensions. But the drama could play out differently this time. The trade war of 2018 and 2019 did damage China, but not enough to elicit meaningful changes to its mercantilist industrial policy.
美中貿易的緊張局勢似乎將再度升溫,但這一次,劇情可能有所不同。2018年和2019年的貿易戰確實對中國造成了衝擊,但還不足以促使該國對其重商主義的產業政策做出有意義的變革。
- flare-up (暴力、疼痛或憤怒)爆發,突發,加劇
- elicit 引出,探出,誘出(尤指資訊或反應)
- mercantilist 重商主義
未完待續...
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❓Quiz: The real estate agents ______ to the _____ in house prices recently.
房仲業者緊密關注近期的房價飛漲。
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A. see closely/ sarge
B. watch closely/ sausage
C. watch closely/ surge
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