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Hi, teachers.I transcribed and summarized a part of an interview.(1??)-(8??) are what I couldn't hear or understandT.tWould you please check (1??)-(8??) and (9??) for me, teacher? ??????[00:49-01:56](transcribed)MICHAEL GAPEN(BARCLAYS CHIEF U.S. ECONOMIST) Thank you for having me on, David. It's always good to... to be with you. Um, not... I think getting fiscal stimulus ahead of, of the election is a virtual  (1??)man-starter, doesn't seem like it's going to happen. Where we are in the U.S. is, (2??)the economy flowing signs of deceleration are obvious, in clear. Now, most of us expect that growth would be slowing around, around this time following (3??)the startup snapback in activity. Is, is, an, a (4??)phase foural package necessary? Yes, I think it is. I think economy can't get by without it until after the election. I think either administration is gonna bring forward fiscal stimulus plans. (5??)I think we can make(What does "make" mean here, teacher???) it to there. But I think it's, it's necessary as long as (6??)we getter than say the next 1 to 2 quarters. I think the recovery will, will be okay. But in the mean time, things are decelerating in a delay, and, and (7??)ongoing negotiation than stimulus doesn't really help things. So I, I think it, it hurts confidence, it slows down economic momentum, and it prevents a (8??)faller and quicker recovery in the economy.(9??)summary: The sooner the U.S. government give fiscal stimulus to its economy, the better it will be for its economic recovery.??????

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ANNE202(1??)man-starter

"non-starter" I am disappointed in Mr. Galpen, using a fluffy word like this, especially when he qualifies his expert opinion with "virtual" in case he's wrong.

ANNE202(2??)the economy flowing signs of

"the economy is slowing, signs of" The audio is distorted to where "s" does sound like "f".

ANNE202(3??)the startup snapback in activity

"the sharp snapback in activity"

ANNE202(4??)phase foural

"phase four" Apparently there have been three phases so far. The audio has the same quality all these do, like he put his cellphone in an empty fishbowl and is talking from across the room.

ANNE202(5??)I think we can make(What does "make" mean here, teacher???) it to there.

Right. To "make it to" a place is to get there with some difficulty.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make

12a : reach, attain - made port before the storm—often used with it - you'll never make it that far

ANNE202(6??)we getter than say

"as long as we get it in, say, the next" "It" is the stimulus. "Say" is an adverb here meaning "approximately".

https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=say

ANNE2027??)ongoing negotiation than stimulus

I can't really tell his "in" and "and" apart, and he stammers so much that I would just ignore him. The audio is very poor, too.

ANNE202(8??)faller

"fuller"

ANNE202(9??)summary: The sooner the U.S. government give fiscal stimulus to its economy, the better it will be for its economic recovery.

UK English construes a word like "government" as plural, as if it were "they". US English construes it as singular, as if it were "it". Also, "its" has no explicit antecedent. It may seem strange, but you have to actually have an antecedent on the page, otherwise the reader feels that there is something amiss even when he can understand you. In this case, you tried to use "U.S.", but that cannot be an antecedent because it is an adjective. The way it stands, "its" refers to the government, and that is not what you mean. Pronouns are fickle friends.

The sooner the U.S. government gives fiscal stimulus to the economy, the better it will be for the country's economic recovery.

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