中国抛售美债增持日本国债 成最大日本债券持有国

 　　China has become the biggest holder¹ of Japanese bonds, the National Business Daily reported.

　　据《每日经济新闻》报道，中国已经成为日本国债的最大持有者。

　　Japanese investors² sold 2.262 trillion yen³ ($20.1 billion) of U.S. bonds in December, data from Japan's Ministry⁴ of Finance showed.

　　据日本财政部公布的数据显示，去年12月，日本投资者抛售了价值2.262万亿日元（约合201亿美元）的美国国债。

　　That was their biggest net sale since May 2013, when U.S. bonds crashed on suggestions from then Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the Fed could taper⁵ its bond buying program.

　　这是自从2013年5月份以来最大规模的净出售，当时由于美联储主席本·伯南克表示美联储可能会削减购买债券计划，导致美国债券崩溃。

　　U.S. bond prices have plunged⁶ since U.S. President Donald Trump's election victory in November, forcing Japanese investors to do an about-face after massive buying of dollar-denominated debt that ranged from U.S. Treasury⁷ securities to corporate⁸ bonds.

　　自从去年11月美国总统唐纳德·特朗普赢得大选以来，美国债券价格就已经开始暴跌，使得之前曾大举买入美元债券（包括美国国债和美国企业债券）的日本投资者们做了一个大改变。

　　中国抛售美债增持日本国债 成最大日本债券持有国

　　Chinese investors have been selling U.S. bonds since May 2016. According to figures released by the Treasury Department in January, China's holdings of U.S. government bonds dropped by $66 billion in November to $1.05 trillion.

　　自2016年5月份以来，中国投资者一直在抛售美国债券。据一月份财政部公布的数据显示，去年11月份中国持有的美国债券规模下降了660亿美元，仅剩1.05万亿美元。

　　China has lost its position as the U.S.' biggest overseas creditor⁹ to Japan, according to media reports in December 2016.

　　据2016年12月的媒体报道称，日本已经取代中国成为了美国最大的海外债主。

　　However, China has now become the biggest holder of Japanese bonds, despite their ultra-low yield level, the newspaper reported, citing data from Japan's Ministry of Finance.

　　不过该新闻引述日本财政部的数据称，中国现在已经成为了日本最大的债主，虽然这些债券的收益非常低。

　　Chinese investors' net purchase of Japanese bonds in 2016 reached 11.2 trillion yen, the highest level since 2005, according to the report.

　　报道表示，2016年中国投资者日本债券净买入额达到了11.2万亿日元，创下了2005年以来的最高水平。

1 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 taper   

n.小蜡烛，尖细，渐弱；adj.尖细的；v.逐渐变小

参考例句：

• You'd better taper off the amount of time given to rest.你最好逐渐地减少休息时间。
• Pulmonary arteries taper towards periphery.肺动脉向周围逐渐变细。

6 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

7 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

8 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

9 creditor   

n.债仅人，债主，贷方

参考例句：

• The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。
• I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。