NBC晚间新闻 美国抵押贷款利率迎十年来最大降幅

Look at the railing. In Philadelphia today Heather McNeese is ready to buy a bigger place. Perfect size for someone who never cooks. Thanks to last week's massive dip in mortgage interest rates, she says she can spend significantly more than she thought just a few months ago. with these low rates it is the best time to buy, so I have kicked my butt¹ into gear and I'm out here and I'm going to make it happen.

In just one week mortgage applications jumped nearly 19%. Applications to refinance existing mortgages surged 39%. Realtor Mike McCann says business is booming. Is this getting people into the market who may not have a month ago? Oh yes, because what happens is people who had been looking didn't buy. Rates are down. They are saying, you know what, I'm gonna buy now. A surge that has some asking how much longer they have. We really don't know but we didn't expect rates to be this low. So the reality is probably now. The future uncertain. But for some like Heather, it's about to include a new home.

看看这栏杆。今天在费城，希瑟·麦克尼斯想要买一个大一点的房子。这个面积对从不下厨的人来说太适合了。多亏了上周抵押贷款利率的大幅下跌，她说她可以比几个月前想象的花费多得多。利率这么低，现在是买入的最佳时机，所以我已经全力以赴了，我要现在就买。仅仅一周，抵押贷款申请就增长了19%。现有抵押贷款再融资申请激增39%。房地产经纪人麦克·麦肯说现在生意兴隆。这是不是吸引了那些一个月前还没有进入市场的人? 是的。因为现在的情况是，利率下降了，对于那些在看房但没有选择购买的人来说，他们会转变想法，选择现在购买。这一激增让一些人不禁要问，他们还能撑多久。我们真的不知道，但我们没想到利率会这么低。所以或许现在就是购买的最佳时机。未来是不确定的。但对希瑟这样的人来说，他们就要有一个新家了。

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n.笑柄；烟蒂；枪托；臀部；v.用头撞或顶

参考例句：

• The water butt catches the overflow from this pipe.大水桶盛接管子里流出的东西。
• He was the butt of their jokes.他是他们的笑柄。