NPR边听边练110:美联储公布半年报告
时间：2019-01-22 作者：英语课 分类：NPR边听边练
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主餐一道：泛听练习
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一、泛听建议：
1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。
2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。
3、复述新闻。
From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
这里是华盛顿NPR新闻，我是拉克什米·辛格。
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the sharp government spending cuts _1_ take effect Friday will create a significant headwind for the economic recovery. Bernanke has delivered the Fed semi-annual report to the Senate Banking 1 Committee. NPR's Craig Windham says Bernanke is defending the Fed's bond-buying program, which _2_ at keeping borrowing costs low.
美联储主席本·伯南克表示，将于周五生效的政府大幅减支计划将对经济复苏造成重大冲击。伯南克在参议院银行委员会就美联储半年度报告作证。据NPR新闻的克雷格·温德姆报道，伯南克为美联储的债券购买计划进行了辩护，该计划旨在保持低借贷成本。
The Fed is buying about 85 billion dollars in treasury 2 and mortgage back securities a month. Bernanke says that has been good for the economy.
美联储每月购买约850亿美元的公债和抵押贷款支持债券。伯南克表示，这样的做法有利于经济发展。
"Notably 3, keeping longer term interest rate slow has helped spark recovery in the _3_ market and led to increase sales and production of automobiles 4 and other durable 5 goods."
“推低长期借款利率已对住房市场起到了显著的扶持作用，并增加了汽车和耐用品的销量和产量。”
Bernanke says while the Fed _4_ stimulate 6 the economy, the upcoming across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester 7 would have the opposite effect, restraining growth. He says there’s a better way to bring down the deficit 8.
伯南克表示，虽然美联储努力刺激经济，但是即将到来的全面自动减支计划将对经济产生负面影响，制约经济发展。他说，有更好的方法削减赤字。
"I think an appropriate balance would be to introduce these cuts more _5_ and to compensate 9 with larger and more sustained cuts in the longer run to address our long-run fiscal 10 issues."
“我认为应采取适度平衡的方法，减支计划应逐步进行，在长期运行中进行大幅、持续的减支计划，以解决美国长期的财政问题。”
Craig Windham, NPR News, Washington.
NPR新闻，克雷格·温德姆华盛顿报道。
词汇解析：
1. bring down 降（价）；把（某物，某人）抬下（楼、山）；使（某物或某人）掉下[倒下]；击败…
eg. hat pace would bring down the unemployment rate by less than half a percentage point over the course of a year.
这样的速度在一年的时间里只能将失业率降低不到半个百分点。
eg. Military historians may never know what brought down the jet.
军事史学家们可能永远也不会知道是什么击落了这架喷气式飞机。
eg. They were threatening to bring down the government by withdrawing from the ruling coalition 11...
他们威胁要退出执政联盟，让政府垮台。
2、compensate. 补偿，赔偿；抵消 vt. 补偿，赔偿；付报酬
eg:The damages are designed to compensate victims for their direct losses.
该赔偿金是用来补偿受害人的直接损失的。
eg:Senators say it is crucial that a mechanism 12 is found to compensate for inflation.
参议员们说找到抵消通货膨胀的机制是至关重要的。
参考答案：
1、set to 2、is aimed 3、housing
4、is trying to 5、gradually
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
- 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。
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
adv.值得注意地，显著地，尤其地，特别地
- Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。
- A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。
n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )
- When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adj.持久的，耐久的
- This raincoat is made of very durable material.这件雨衣是用非常耐用的料子做的。
- They frequently require more major durable purchases.他们经常需要购买耐用消费品。
vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋
- Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
- Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。
vt.使退隐，使隔绝
- Everything he owned was sequestered.他的所有财产都被扣押了。
- This jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months.预计这个陪审团将至少被隔离两个月。
n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消
- She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
- Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。
adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的
- The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
- The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。
n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。