英语新闻听写 美联储宣布继续维持联邦基金利率不变

The federal funds rate will remain stagnant¹ again after the Federal Reserve wrapped up their mid-June meeting.

六月中旬例会结束后，美联储宣布联邦基金利率不变。

According to the Federal Open Market Committee, chaired by Janet Yellen,

据联邦公开市场委员会主席耶伦表示，

slow economic growth led them to leave the interest rate standing² between one-quarter and one-half of a percent.

由于经济增速放缓，利率保持在0.25%-0.5%之间。

Expected to remain flat until 2018, the economic news has also led the Fed to reduce their own interest-rate projections³ for the next two years.

到2018年之前，预计经济走势继续低迷，所以在未来两年，美联储的利率预期也将下降。

Expectations for a rate increase fell after the release of May's job report.

五月份就业市场报告公布后，利率下降预期不胫而走。

The Department of Labor⁴ noted⁵ that the U.S. economy only added 38,000 jobs, a second consecutive⁶ month of disappointing figures.

劳工部表示，美国只新增3.8万个工作岗位，接连两个月不景气。

1 stagnant   

adj.不流动的，停滞的，不景气的

参考例句：

• Due to low investment,industrial output has remained stagnant.由于投资少，工业生产一直停滞不前。
• Their national economy is stagnant.他们的国家经济停滞不前。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 projections   

预测( projection的名词复数 )； 投影； 投掷； 突起物

参考例句：

• Their sales projections are a total thumbsuck. 他们的销售量预测纯属估计。
• The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards. 地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。