英语新闻听写 美国油价下跌

 

According to Reuters, Oil prices turned negative on Wednesday, following U.S. stock markets down,

据路透社(Reuters)报道，随着美国股市下跌，油价于周三转为负值。

on concerns about global economic weakness, forecasts for record U.S. shale¹ production and lower U.S. gasoline prices.

出于对全球经济疲软的担忧，预计美国页岩油产量将创下历史新高，汽油价格走低。

Brent futures² were down $1.07, or 1.7 percent, at $60.43 a barrel by 11:58 a.m. EST (1658 GMT),

截至美国东部时间上午11:58(格林尼治时间1658)，布伦特原油期货下跌1.07美元，至每桶60.43美元，跌幅1.7%。

while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 99 cents, or 1.9 percent, to $52.02 per barrel.

美国西德克萨斯中质原油下跌99美分，至每桶52.02美元，跌幅1.9%。

1 shale   

n.页岩，泥板岩

参考例句：

• We can extract oil from shale.我们可以从页岩中提取石油。
• Most of the rock in this mountain is shale.这座山上大部分的岩石都是页岩。

2 futures   

n.期货，期货交易

参考例句：

• He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。
• Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。