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。

美国中央银行降低利率

商业新闻：美国中央银行进行了减息。联储立法人员将银行利率下调1.5个百分点至6%。其目的主要是阻止经济的急速下滑。联储立法人员指出生产与销售将持续降低。估计目前不会做出降低贷款成本的决定。消息公布后金融市场急速回升。你现在收听的是美国之音特别英语节目。