听遍美国经济新闻--美国中央银行降低利率

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【联邦储备局】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.


听音瓶颈词汇

1. continuing [] adj.持续的
2. sharply [] adv.猛烈地

听音高级短语

slow down 减慢

听音超级句型

The goal is to prevent the economy from slowing down too much.
其目的主要是阻止经济的大幅度下滑。

Financial markets rose sharply after...
在…后，金融市场急速回升。