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Pronunciation ChallengeWhy startups are leaving Silicon Valley | The Economist

Host : Priscilla
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Today's Sentence

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Silicon Valley isn't going anywhere. And if its relative decline heralded the rise of a thriving web of rival tech hubs, that would be good news. Unfortunately, the Valley's peak looks more like a warning, that innovation everywhere is becoming more difficult.
Original Video：Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley | The Economist

Key Vocabulary

1. decline

decline

[dɪˈklaɪn](v.)

incline

[ˋɪnklaɪn](v.)

2. herald

herald

[ˈherəld](v.)

3. thriving

thriving

[ˈθraɪvɪŋ](adj.)

thrilling

[ˈθrɪlɪŋ](adj.)

4. hub

hub

[hʌb](n.)

tub

[tʌb](n.)

5. peak

peak

[piːk](n.)

peacock

[ˈpiːkɒk](n.)

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