Indeed, grade forgiveness is just another way that universities are responding to consumers' expectations for higher education.

的确，“成绩宽恕” 只是大学回应受众对高等教育的期望的另一种方式。

A survey from the New York Federal Reserve released the previous day showed a small pickup in consumers' inflation expectations.

纽约联邦储备银行前一天公布的调查显示，消费者的通胀预期略有回升。

(Laughter) The fibberati are well-trained experts trained in circumventing government regulations and manipulating your consumer expectations.

（笑声） fibberati 是训练有素的专家，在规避政府法规和操纵消费者期望方面受过训练。

That is higher than the Fed's preferred level of 2%, but those consumer expectations have come down significantly from 2021. And Joanne Hsu, the director of the survey, says overall consumer sentiment seems to have turned a corner.

这高于美联储 2% 的首选水平，但消费者预期较 2021 年已大幅下降。调查主任 Joanne Hsu 表示，整体消费者信心似乎已经出现拐点。