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Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Suyi

Coming up：

--Mike Pompeo is here in China following Kim-Trump Singapore summit

--US Fed raises interest rates the second time this year

--FIFA World Cup kicks off today

For more on this, CRI's Suyi earlier spoke¹ to Dr. Cheng Xiaohe, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China；Liu Zhiqin,Senior Fellow of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University, as well as Wang Dan, analyst² of Economist³ Intelligence Unit, spoke with Zhao Yang；Zhu Feng,Executive Director of Collaborative Innovation Center of South China Sea Studies； Mark Dreyer, Beijing-based sports journalist and the founder⁴ of the China Sports Insider website.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

3 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

4 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。