Risks to U.S. economic growth on rise: Bernanke-英语课

时间：2019-02-09 作者：英语课 分类：英语新闻

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WASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Top policymakers of the U.S. Federal Reserve believed that risks to U.S. economic growth have increased, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday.

"Participants at the June FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting indicated that they see a higher degree of uncertainty 1 about their forecasts than normal and that the risks to economic growth have increased," Bernanke said in his semi-annual monetary 2 policy testimony 3 before the Senate Banking 4 Committee.
The U.S. economy has continued to recover, but economic activity appeared to have decelerated somewhat during the first half of this year, said the central bank chief.
After rising at an annual rate of about 2.5 percent in the second half of 2011, U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at a nearly 2 percent pace in the first quarter of this year, and "available indicators 5 point to a still-smaller gain in the second quarter" in 2012, said Bernanke in his testimony.
Bernanke highlighted the renewed intensification 6 of euro area crisis and the U.S. fiscal 7 uncertainty as the two main sources of risks to the U.S. economic recovery.
Although eurozone authorities have announced a number of measures to cope with eurozone debt crisis, including funding for the recapitalization of Spain's troubled banks, Europe's financial markets and economy remained under "significant stress," with spillover effects on financial and economic conditions in the rest of the world, including the United States, he added.
The possibility that the situation in Europe might worsen further remained a significant risk to the U.S. outlook, said Bernanke, urging U.S. Congress to address the nation's fiscal challenges in a way that takes into account both the need for long- run sustainability and the fragility of the economic recovery.

1 uncertainty

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

2 monetary

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

3 testimony

n.证词；见证，证明

The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

4 banking

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。

5 indicators

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )；指示物；（车辆上的）转弯指示灯；指示信号