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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