NPR边听边练110:美联储公布半年报告

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　　一、泛听建议：

　　1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。

　　2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。

　　3、复述新闻。

　　From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.

　　这里是华盛顿NPR新闻，我是拉克什米·辛格。

　　Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the sharp government spending cuts _1_ take effect Friday will create a significant headwind for the economic recovery. Bernanke has delivered the Fed semi-annual report to the Senate Banking¹ Committee. NPR's Craig Windham says Bernanke is defending the Fed's bond-buying program, which _2_ at keeping borrowing costs low.

　　美联储主席本·伯南克表示，将于周五生效的政府大幅减支计划将对经济复苏造成重大冲击。伯南克在参议院银行委员会就美联储半年度报告作证。据NPR新闻的克雷格·温德姆报道，伯南克为美联储的债券购买计划进行了辩护，该计划旨在保持低借贷成本。

　　The Fed is buying about 85 billion dollars in treasury² and mortgage back securities a month. Bernanke says that has been good for the economy.

　　美联储每月购买约850亿美元的公债和抵押贷款支持债券。伯南克表示，这样的做法有利于经济发展。

　　"Notably³, keeping longer term interest rate slow has helped spark recovery in the _3_ market and led to increase sales and production of automobiles⁴ and other durable⁵ goods."

　　“推低长期借款利率已对住房市场起到了显著的扶持作用，并增加了汽车和耐用品的销量和产量。”

　　Bernanke says while the Fed _4_ stimulate⁶ the economy, the upcoming across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester⁷ would have the opposite effect, restraining growth. He says there’s a better way to bring down the deficit⁸.

　　伯南克表示，虽然美联储努力刺激经济，但是即将到来的全面自动减支计划将对经济产生负面影响，制约经济发展。他说，有更好的方法削减赤字。

　　"I think an appropriate balance would be to introduce these cuts more _5_ and to compensate⁹ with larger and more sustained cuts in the longer run to address our long-run fiscal¹⁰ issues."

　　“我认为应采取适度平衡的方法，减支计划应逐步进行，在长期运行中进行大幅、持续的减支计划，以解决美国长期的财政问题。”

　　Craig Windham, NPR News, Washington.

　　NPR新闻，克雷格·温德姆华盛顿报道。

　　词汇解析：

　　1. bring down 降（价）；把（某物，某人）抬下（楼、山）；使（某物或某人）掉下[倒下]；击败…

　　eg. hat pace would bring down the unemployment rate by less than half a percentage point over the course of a year.

　　这样的速度在一年的时间里只能将失业率降低不到半个百分点。

　　eg. Military historians may never know what brought down the jet.

　　军事史学家们可能永远也不会知道是什么击落了这架喷气式飞机。

　　eg. They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition¹¹...

　　他们威胁要退出执政联盟，让政府垮台。

　　2、compensate. 补偿，赔偿；抵消 vt. 补偿，赔偿；付报酬

　　eg:The damages are designed to compensate victims for their direct losses.

　　该赔偿金是用来补偿受害人的直接损失的。

　　eg:Senators say it is crucial that a mechanism¹² is found to compensate for inflation.

　　参议员们说找到抵消通货膨胀的机制是至关重要的。

　　参考答案：

　　1、set to 2、is aimed 3、housing

　　4、is trying to 5、gradually

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