Placeholder Image

Subtitles section Play video

  • the current economic downturn is the most severe in our lifetimes.

  • It will take a while to get back to the levels of economic activity and employment that prevailed at the beginning of this year, and it may take continued support from both monetary and fiscal policy to achieve that.

  • I just would say that I think we'll have a stronger recovery if we could just get a least some more fiscal support when it's appropriate.

  • You know, when it's appropriate into the size Congress thinks it's appropriate.

  • Um, I do think that that will likely.

  • And by the way, you you see, um, you know a lot of discussion on both sides of the aisle on both sides of the hill.

  • That suggests, generally that there will be something this will take a whole of government approach, including health care policy and fiscal policy to So it really is if you if you want to get the economy back as's quickly as possible to where we want it to be, then really, it should be all of government working together.

  • Is monetary policy out of power or out of ammo?

  • And the answer to that would be no.

  • I don't think that I think I think that we are strongly committed to using these powerful tools that we have to support the economy.

  • Ah, during this difficult time for us, long as needed and no one should have any doubt about that.

the current economic downturn is the most severe in our lifetimes.

Subtitles and vocabulary

A2 fiscal policy fiscal policy monetary economy congress

Congress needs to do more to help the economy, Powell says

  • 13 0
    林宜悉 posted on 2020/11/06
Video vocabulary

Keywords

approach

US /əˈprəʊtʃ/

UK /ə'prəʊtʃ/

  • other
  • The means or opportunity to reach something.
  • other
  • To come near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time.
  • other
  • To come near or nearer to someone or something in distance or time.
  • To speak to someone about something, often making a request or proposal.
  • noun
  • Means of reaching a place, often a road or path
  • An initial proposal or request made to someone.
  • A way of dealing with something.
  • Request of someone with a specific goal in mind
  • Specific way to handle a project, task, problem
  • verb
  • To get close to reaching something or somewhere
  • To request someone to do something specific
severe

US /səˈvɪr/

UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/

  • adjective
  • Very bad; harsh
  • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
doubt

US /daʊt/

UK /daʊt/

  • noun
  • Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
  • A possibility that something is not as it appears or is stated to be.
  • verb
  • To question the truth or certainty of something
  • other
  • To distrust or disbelieve.
  • To feel uncertain about; lack conviction in.
  • other
  • A feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction.
achieve

US /əˈtʃiv/

UK /ə'tʃi:v/

  • verb
  • To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
  • To successfully bring about or accomplish a desired result or aim.
  • other
  • To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
  • other
  • To successfully bring about or accomplish a desired result or aim.
current

US /ˈkɚrənt, ˈkʌr-/

UK /'kʌrənt/

  • adjective
  • In general use or accepted by most people.
  • Of or relating to the present time; up-to-date.
  • Happening or being in the present time
  • Happening or existing now; belonging to the present time.
  • Valid or up-to-date.
  • noun
  • Electricity flowing through wires
  • Currency in circulation.
  • Movement of water in a river, or air in the sky
  • A widespread feeling or opinion.
  • A general tendency or course of events.
  • other
  • A flow of electrical charge through a conductor.
commit

US /kəˈmɪt/

UK /kə'mɪt/

  • verb
  • To do something bad, usually a crime
  • To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
  • To promise or decide to do something for a purpose
  • other
  • To entrust or give into someone's charge or keeping.
  • To send (someone) to a hospital or prison.
  • To do or perpetrate (a crime or other reprehensible act).
  • To pledge or bind (oneself) to a certain course or policy; to make an engagement.
aisle

US /aɪl/

UK /aɪl/

  • noun
  • Long narrow space between rows of seats
generally

US /ˈdʒɛnərəli/

UK /ˈdʒenrəli/

  • adverb
  • Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
congress

US /ˈkɑŋɡrɪs/

UK /'kɒŋɡres/

  • noun
  • Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
  • American governing body of elected representatives
economy

US /ɪˈkɑnəmi/

UK /ɪ'kɒnəmɪ/

  • other
  • The careful management of resources to avoid waste.
  • Careful management of available resources.
  • Careful management of available resources.
  • The quality of being efficient and avoiding waste.
  • Careful management of available resources.
  • The avoidance of waste or extravagance; thrift.
  • noun
  • The system of how money is made and used within a particular country or region.
  • A particular system or network of economic activity.
  • Careful management of available resources; avoidance of waste.
  • Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
  • The system of how money is made and used within a particular country or region.
  • Total of all goods, services and wages in an area
  • adjective
  • Avoiding waste; thrifty.
  • Relatively inexpensive or efficient; designed to save money.
  • Relatively low in price or cost.
  • Relating to a cheaper or more basic version of a product or service.

Click the word to look it up Click the word to find further inforamtion about it