VOA慢速英语2016 市场对全球新闻及中国经济问题做出不良反应

AS IT IS 2016-01-06 Markets React Badly to World News, China Troubles 市场对全球新闻及中国经济问题做出不良反应

U.S. stock prices fell sharply Monday, following conflicts in the Middle East, and weaker economies in China and in Europe.

本周一，美国股票价格下跌，接着中东地区出现冲突，中国和欧洲出现经济疲软现象。

U.S. stocks started the new year with the most selling of stocks and investments since September 2015, reported CBS News.

据哥伦比亚广播公司报道，新年伊始，美国股市抛售了自2015年9月以来最多的股票和投资。

Stocks lost between 2 percent and 3 percent in trading.

股票在交易中损失了2到3个百分点。

The weaker economy in China "reignited fears of a global slowdown," according to Reuters.

据路透社报道，中国经济出现疲软“再次引起了对全球经济减速的担心”。

Chinese stocks fell about 7 percent Monday. This caused officials to halt trading for the day to stop the falls on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges.

本周一中国股市下跌了7个百分点。致使官员要求停止股票交易，防止沪深两市股值继续下跌。

It was the first time China used a "circuit breaker," said CBS News. A "circuit breaker" in a stock exchange stops trading that happens when investors¹ panic and sell too much in too short a time.

哥伦比亚广播公司表示。这是中国首次采用“熔断机制”，当投资者出现恐慌，着急在短时间内抛售过多股票时，即采用“熔断机制”终止股票交易所的交易。

Reports showed that Chinese manufacturers are not producing as much as before. Investors say China’s economic growth is slowing.

有报道显示中国制造业的生产不如之前了。投资人员表示中国经济增长的速度放缓了。

China is the world’s second-largest economy and a key market for many other nations.

中国是全球第二大经济体，也是很多其他国家重要的市场。

Japan’s Nikkei index was down 3 percent, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell more than 2 1/2 percent by the close of trading.

收盘时，日本的日经指数下降了3个百分点，香港恒生指数下降了2.5个多百分点。

European markets followed Asia’s lead. Germany’s stock market was down more than 4 percent. The British stock market fell by more than 2 percent.

欧洲市场与亚洲类似。德国股票市场下降了4个多百分点。英国股票市场下降了2个多百分点。

Meanwhile, crude oil prices increased. Analysts² are concerned that tension between oil producers Saudi Arabia and Iran might reduce energy supplies.

同时，原油价格出现上涨。分析人员担心由于原油生产国沙特阿拉伯和伊朗之间的紧张局势会导致能源供应减少。

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slowdown – n. a decrease in the speed at which something is moving or happening

slump³ – n. a period of time when an economy is doing poorly

tension – n.  a state in which people, groups, countries, etc., disagree with and feel anger toward each other

reignite – v. to cause (something) to suddenly occur again

mechanism⁴ – n. a process or system that is used to produce a particular result

tension – n. a state in which people, groups, countries, etc., disagree with and feel anger toward each other

1 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

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 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

4 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。