夏说英语新闻晨读 第21期:美联储放大招
时间:2019-02-21 作者:英语课 分类:夏说英语新闻晨读
英语课
本期内容:
As expected, the Federal Reserve raised American interest rates for the first time since 2006. The central bank lifted the target range for its benchmark rate from 0-0.25%, where it has languished 1 since December 2008, to 0.25-0.5%. Even though inflation remains 2 subdued 3, steady growth and strong labor 4 market with unemployment at just 5% have convinced the Fed that the tightening 5 is due.
词义解析:
interest rates 利率
benchmark rate 标定利率
languish 萧条
range 范畴
subdued 压制
unemployment 失业率
tightening 锁紧
due 到来
长期受苦( languish的过去式和过去分词 ); 受折磨; 变得(越来越)衰弱; 因渴望而变得憔悴或闷闷不乐
- Our project languished during the holidays. 我们的计划在假期间推动得松懈了。
- He languished after his dog died. 他狗死之后,人憔悴了。
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
上紧,固定,紧密
- Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe. 旋紧水管之前,检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了。
- It needs tightening up a little. 它还需要再收紧些。
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