来源：每日英语听力，BBC11/04/20
This is the number of Americans who are asking the government for help because they've just lost their jobs in layoffs or business cutbacks.这是向政府求助的美国人数量，他们因裁员而失去工作，所以向政府求助。
layoff n.解雇；裁员
cutback n. [usupl]~ (in sth) 削减；缩减；减少a reduction in sth
Travel restrictions and concerns about coronavirus have taken their toll on the airlines.旅行限制和对冠状病毒的担忧给航空公司造成了损失。
toll 1.vt.征收；敲钟 2.n.通行费；代价；钟声
take toll on 造成伤害
So that's a sign. Things could be turning around.因此，这是个信号。形势可能会好转。
turn around na.1.转身,回头 2.〈美〉使向好的方向转变,使变好
If that government stimulus bill passes, airline industry executives say that some of the layoffs could be avoided.航空业高管表示，如果这项政府刺激法案通过，部分裁员可以避免。
stimulus bill 刺激法案
The airline industry received $25 billion earlier this year in a stimulus package that passed in March.今年早些时候，航空业在今年3月通过的刺激计划中获得了250亿美元的援助。
in a stimulus package 刺激计划中
package有3.a set of proposals or measures for dealing with something
The U. S. Labor Department's monthly jobs report is due out today.美国劳工部的月度就业报告将于今天公布。
due out un.1.事 2.推出
It gives a snapshot of the unemployment rate and the number of jobs added or lost.该报告会简要介绍失业率和新增或减少就业岗位数量的情况。
snapshot 1.n.快照，快相；急射，速射；简单印象 2.vt.给..拍快照
That could give us more insight on where things stand on the economy.这可以让我们更深入地了解经济现状。
来源：每日英语听力，BBC11/03/20
This eastern European body of water（水体） is strategically important because it connects through the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean.这片东欧水域具有重要的战略意义，因为其中海与大西洋相连。
The leader of the U.S. European Command says America's security commitment's to NATO are quote "iron clad".美国欧洲司令部负责人表示，美国对北约的安全承诺是“铁打的”。
clad adj.
1.~ (in sth)穿…衣服的wearing a particular type of clothing
2.…覆盖的covered in a particular thing
NATO countries are supposed to spend two percent of their gross domestic product on their militaries. 北约国家应该将国内生产总值的百分之二用于军力建设。
gross 1.adj.总共的:粗野的；恶劣的；显而易见的 2.vt.总共收入
gross domestic product GDP
As a demonstration of that, American planes and ships have been conducting military exercises in the area around the Black Sea, and they've been harassed by Russian planes in the process. 为了证明这一点，美国飞机和舰艇一直在黑海附近地区进行军事演习，演习过程中还受到了俄罗斯飞机的骚扰。
