夏说英语新闻晨读 第215期:消费者信心指数回升（在线收听）

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The Conference Board’s consumer-confidence index, which measures both American consumers’ assessment of current conditions and their expectations, rose to its highest level since 2001. Updated figures from the Commerce Department confirmed earlier estimates that the economy grew by 1.6% year-on-year in 2016, the slowest rate for five years—though growth picked up to 1.9% in the final quarter.

Conference Board: 世界大型企业联合会
Consumer-confidence index：消费者信心指数
Assessment：评估
Pick up：加速