VOA标准英语10月-Asian Stocks Plunge as Policymakers Seek to Shore
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（十月）
Thailand suspended trading on its stock market Monday, after it plunged 3 nearly 10 percent immediately after opening. The so-called "circuit breaker" was invoked 4 to ease the latest bout 1 of panic selling. The Philippines also paused trading after stocks plunged more than 12 percent.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid more than 12 percent for its lowest close in four years, and Japan's Nikkei dropped almost 6.5 percent for its lowest close since 1982.
Availability of international credit has constricted 5 following major bank collapses 6 in the United States. That, and predictions of a severe recession in the United States have dealt a beating to global stock markets for days. Investors 7 have flocked to U.S. government securities and the dollar, which they perceive as safe - ratcheting up the exchange value of the dollar against Asian currencies.
Leaders of the Group of Seven advanced industrial economies, or G-7, voiced concern the Japanese yen 8 is also becoming inflated 9. In a joint 10 statement read by Japanese Finance Minister Nakagawa Shoichi, leaders reaffirmed a "shared interest in a strong and stable international financial system."
He says excessive volatility 11 has an adverse 12 effect on economic aid and financial stability. We will continue, he says, to watch moves in the foreign exchange markets.
Japanese officials say they are considering a massive capital injection into the country's banking 13 system to try to offset 14 the effects of the current crisis.
South Korean man walks past advertisement for bank's interests in Seoul, 27 Oct 2008
In South Korea, stocks finished slightly higher - thanks to robust 15 central-bank action, and a detailed 16 economic policy address by the South Korean president. The Bank of Korea slashed 17 its key interest rate by three quarters of a percent - the sharpest cut in South Korea's history. The only other time the South Korean central bank cut the rate was after September 11, 2001.
President Lee Myung-bak went before lawmakers in hopes of reassuring 18 his citizens and international investors.
Some raise a question, says Mr. Lee, about whether we can get over this crisis. The crystal-clear answer, he says, is "Yes, we can."
Mr. Lee adds, Seoul will expand government spending "boldly" to revitalize domestic consumption. He says there will also be tax cuts, more investment in social infrastructure 19, and support for small and medium-sized businesses.
President Lee quoted Depression-era U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, saying the only thing to fear is fear itself. He urged South Koreans to have confidence that the lessons of the Asian financial crisis ten years ago increased the stability of their country's economy. Mr. Lee is scheduled to join other world leaders next month in Washington for a summit on the financial crisis.
- I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
- That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。
- His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
- The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
- It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
- She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Her throat constricted and she swallowed hard. 她喉咙发紧，使劲地咽了一下唾沫。
- The tight collar constricted his neck. 紧领子勒着他的脖子。
- This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
- Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台，抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。
- 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
- He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
- He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。
- He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
- They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
- That was one reason why volatility was so low last year.这也是去年波动性如此低的原因之一。
- Yet because volatility remained low for so long,disaster myopia prevailed.然而，由于相当长的时间里波动性小，灾难短视就获胜了。
- He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
- The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
- Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
- He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。
- She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
- China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
- Someone had slashed the tyres on my car. 有人把我的汽车轮胎割破了。
- He slashed the bark off the tree with his knife. 他用刀把树皮从树上砍下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
- With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。