【英音模仿秀】美联储欲减少债券购买
英语课
模仿文本：
So, today is the day. According to just about everyone, the consensus 1 seems to be that the Federal Reserve will, in a few hours, take its first step towards slowing the economic stimulus 2 programme by tapering 3 the amount of long-term bonds that it's been buying. What we don't yet know is by how much and what effect this will have on global markets, many of which have grown used to a multibillion-dollar infusion 4 of cash every month.
译文：
那么今天就是这个日子了。几乎所有人都认为最后的共识似乎是几个小时后，美联储宣布减少一直以来购买的长期债券的数量，以此完成减缓经济刺激计划的第一步。但是我们还不知道的是，将减少多少以及这对全球市场的影响是怎样的，因为大部分国际市场已经习惯了每月数十亿美元的现金激励。
So, today is the day. According to just about everyone, the consensus 1 seems to be that the Federal Reserve will, in a few hours, take its first step towards slowing the economic stimulus 2 programme by tapering 3 the amount of long-term bonds that it's been buying. What we don't yet know is by how much and what effect this will have on global markets, many of which have grown used to a multibillion-dollar infusion 4 of cash every month.
译文：
那么今天就是这个日子了。几乎所有人都认为最后的共识似乎是几个小时后，美联储宣布减少一直以来购买的长期债券的数量，以此完成减缓经济刺激计划的第一步。但是我们还不知道的是，将减少多少以及这对全球市场的影响是怎样的，因为大部分国际市场已经习惯了每月数十亿美元的现金激励。
n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识
- Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
- What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？
n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
adj.尖端细的
- Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off. 人们对那件丑闻的兴趣似乎越来越小了。
- Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down. 非生产性开支一直在下降。