聽(tīng)遍美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)新聞--美國(guó)中央銀行降低利率

The United States Central Bank Cut Interest Rates.

In business news: The United States Central Bank has cut interest rates. Policy makers of the Federal Reserve【聯(lián)邦儲(chǔ)備局】lowered the banks main interest rate by one half percentage point to six percent. The goal is to prevent the economy from slowing down too much. The Federal Reserve policy makers noted a continuing(1) drop in sales and production. Their decision to lower the cost of borrowing money was not expected at this time. Financial markets rose sharply(2) after the announcement. You are listening to the news in VOA Special English.


聽(tīng)音瓶頸詞匯

1. continuing [] adj.持續(xù)的
2. sharply [] adv.猛烈地

聽(tīng)音高級(jí)短語(yǔ)

slow down 減慢

聽(tīng)音超級(jí)句型

The goal is to prevent the economy from slowing down too much.
其目的主要是阻止經(jīng)濟(jì)的大幅度下滑。

Financial markets rose sharply after...
在…后，金融市場(chǎng)急速回升。