CCTV9英语新闻：中国四月的通胀数据发布

时间：2014-05-11 11:17:27

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The consumer price index actually fell below the key 2-percent level, coming at 1.8-percent--it was also below expectations. The last time CPI was this low, was 18 months ago. Month-on-month, CPI declined 0.3% from March, after having already fallen half a percentage point from February. So why is CPI so tame? Cheaper vegetables and pork. Vegetable prices were 7.9% LOWER than last year, due to warmer weather. Meanwhile China’s staple¹ meat pork also DECLINED 7.2% year-on-year. These two items have dragged CPI down by nearly half a percentage point.

Meanwhile non-food items added 1.6%. While consumer prices moderate, downward price pressures for producers continue --PPI falling for a staggering 26 months in a row. PPI for April is down 2-percent, following March’s drop of 2.3-percent. Most analysts² expect the PPI to remain in negative territory in the coming months. This is reinforcing speculation³ that the government may soon bring in new stimulus⁴. As we know, moderate inflation can help boost consumer spending..... but falling prices encourage consumers to put off spending and companies to delay investment, both of which act as brakes on growth.

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1 staple
n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类
参考例句：
Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。 Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。

2 analysts
分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句：
City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。 I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

3 speculation
n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机
参考例句：
Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。 There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

4 stimulus
n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物
参考例句：
Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。 Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。