voa标准英语2008年-Global Markets Continue to Slide as Recession F
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年(十一月)
Current bad economic news seems to be echoing around the world one time zone at a time.
At issue, serious concerns that the world is entering what may be a protracted 4 downturn that few will be immune from.
With the Dow index dropping five percent in New York on Wednesday to below the psychologically important 8,000 level, Asian markets picked up on that gloom and "down" was the byword there.
Passers-by watch the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, 20 Nov 2008
In Tokyo, the Nikkei lost nearly seven percent as Japanese October exports took a 7.7 percent drop.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index closed more than four percent down.
In Europe, that same sentiment prevails.
Stockbroker 5 Richard Hunter, from London's Hargreaves-Lansdown, says the latest Federal Reserve report forecasting lower U.S. economic growth next year coupled with the major money problems facing the big three American automakers is being felt around the world.
"That then fed into Asia because of course a lot of Asian economies are dependent on the U.S. in terms of their own exports, needless to say in the U.K. and indeed in Europe this morning that fed through once more," he said. "A lot of Footsie [Financial Times]-100 companies for example either have dollar-denominated earnings 7 or indeed that are dollar-facing."
Hunter says the current mood is that new lows will continue to be probed.
"It is yet another example of sellers pushing against an open door and in terms of investors 8 being risk-averse, they are choosing to go towards things like bonds and perhaps gold again as opposed to equities," he said.
In addition to the dropping stock indexes, rising unemployment is rearing its head in various countries.
In Japan, Isuzu Motors says 1,400 contract workers will be let go.
European carmaker Peugeot-Citroen has announced that 2,700 workers will be laid off.
And in Britain, aircraft engine maker 6 Rolls-Royce says it plans to cut 2,000 jobs next year as worldwide demand for its products continues to ebb 9 in this time of global economic downturn.
- They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
- To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。
- Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
- She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。
- Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
- Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。
- The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The main business of stockbroker is to help clients buy and sell shares.股票经纪人的主要业务是帮客户买卖股票。
- My stockbroker manages my portfolio for me.我的证券经纪人替我管理投资组合。
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
- That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
- Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会