CNN News: 上周新冠疫情重挫美国股市

 
The U.S. stock market has been taking a beating over the past week. 
上周美国股市遭遇重创。

Yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 1,191 points lower than it opened. The Dow is an index of significant stocks like Apple, Coke and Home Depot, and Thursday's point drop was its worst single day fall in history. 
 
昨天，道琼斯工业平均指数收盘比开盘低1191点。道琼斯工业平均指数是苹果、可口可乐和家得宝等重要股票的指数，周四的点位下跌是其历史上最糟糕的单日跌幅。

Another index named the S&P 500 also dropped, so did the Nasdaq composite, each of them falling by more than 4 percent. 
 
标准普尔500指数的指数也下跌了，纳斯达克综合指数也下跌了，每个指数的跌幅都超过了4%。

All three of these stock indexes are now on track for their worst weekly percentage drops since October of 2008. But at that time, the great recession was going on. It was an economic downturn that affected markets around the world. 

这三个股指目前都可能出现2008年10月以来最大的周百分比跌幅。但那时，大萧条还在继续，经济衰退影响了世界各地的市场。

This time around, markets are struggling with the fallout from the spread of the new coronavirus. Investors are worried about the effects this disease could have on the global economy. 

这一次，市场正在努力应对新冠状病毒蔓延的影响。投资者担心这种疾病可能对全球经济造成的影响。

Right now, American stocks are said to be in correction territory. Here's what that means. 

目前，据说美国股市处于回调区间。这是什么意思呢?

CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN CHIEF BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Fixing an error or inaccuracy, that's how the dictionary defines a correction. 
CNN首席商业记者克里斯汀·罗曼斯：修正错误或不准确之处，这就是字典对修正一词的定义。

On Wall Street, it means something a little different. A stock market correction is a technical term that signifies a 10 percent decline from a recent high. 

在华尔街，意思则有点不同。股市调整是一个技术术语，意味着从最近的高点下跌10%。

It's less severe than a bear market. That's when stocks decline 20 percent. 
 
其严重性没有熊市那么严重，熊市股票下跌20%。

Now, a correction might sound scary but in fact, it's a normal, healthy part of the cycle. The S&P 500 had four corrections from 2010 through 2017, and five from 1990 to 2000. That's because markets aren't supposed to go straight up, a breather once in a while is important, like a market reset. 

现在，调整可能听起来很可怕，但事实上，这是周期中很正常的一部分。标准普尔500指数在2010年至2017年期间经历了四次调整，在1990年至2000年期间经历了五次调整。这是因为市场不应直线上升，偶尔的修整是很重要的，就像市场重置一样。

It can keep stocks from overheating and allow investors to reevaluate their portfolios. 

这可以防止股票过热，并允许投资者重新评估投资组合。

What you definitely shouldn't do is panic. A correction doesn't mean you should sell all of your stocks. On the contrary, it can be an opportunity to buy. Remember, history stocks often go up after a correction. 
 
你绝对不应该恐慌。回调并不意味着应该卖出所有的股票。相反，这可能是一个买入的机会。记住，一般股票在调整后通常会上涨。