听遍美国经济新闻--商务时刻

Business Minute

CNN FN Business Minute, I’m John Martin. The head of the International Monetary Fund says that the cut in interest rates by the European Central Bank is needed to boost(1) the slowing economy of the 12 countries that share the Euro. The ECB decided last week to keep the interest rate unchanged at four and three quarters percent despite slowing growth and tumbling(2) world stock markets. ECB is the only major Central Bank resisting a rate cut. US manufacturing is expected to have declined(3) for an eighth consecutive(4) month in March. The National Association of Purchasing Management releases its numbers today. The Washington Post reports that demand for high tech employees fell 44% in the past year. A study by the Information Technology Association of America finds technology workers are still in need, but changing market conditions have softened(5) the demand. And Wall Street is looking to post a better second quarter. The Dow ended the last day of the first quarter up 79 points. For the CNN FN Business minute, I’m John Martin.


听音瓶颈词汇

1. boost [] v.促进
2. tumbling[] n. (价格等的)暴跌
3. decline [] v.下降
4. consecutive[] adj.连续的
5. soften[] v.变弱；减缓

听音高级短语

interest rate 利率
Central Bank 中央银行
stock market 股市
in need 需求地

听音超级句型

The cut in the interest rate by …is needed to boost the slowing economies of…
…对利率的削减对促进缓慢的…经济发展是必要的。

…is expected to decline for an eighth consecutive month in March.
…被预期在三月份将继续连续第八个月时间的衰退。