英语新闻听写 中美贸易摩擦致华尔街股票下跌

According to Reuters, stock stumbled on Wall Street for a second day, after President Donald Trump¹ escalated² trade tensions with China.

据路透社报道，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普加剧了与中国的贸易紧张关系后，华尔街股票连续第二天下跌。

By the afternoon on May 7th, the top three markets on the New York Stock Exchange declined over 2-percent each.

截至5月7日下午，纽约证券交易所的三大股指分别下跌超过2%。

The Nasdaq Composite led losses on the day, falling 2.5-percent and wiping out 204-points.

当天，纳斯达克综合指数以2.5%的跌幅领跌，暴跌204点。

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 lost about 2-percent each.

道琼斯工业平均指数和标普500分别下跌大约2%。

The Dow Jones fell 568-points, while the S&P 500 dropped 61-points.

道琼斯暴跌568点，而标普500下跌61点。

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 escalated   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. 这场交战逐步扩大为全面战争。
• The demonstration escalated into a pitched battle with the police. 示威逐步升级，演变成了一场同警察的混战。