夏说英语新闻晨读 第60期:英国退出欧盟引起英镑汇率震荡
时间：2019-03-02 作者：英语课 分类：夏说英语新闻晨读
英语课
本期内容：
Sterling 1 weakened, as currency markets fretted 2 that Britons might vote to leave the European Union in June. It fell against the euro, which in turn fell against the dollar and yen 3; and it dipped below $1.406 to the dollar, its lowest for nearly seven years. Stockmarket investors 4, however, seemed unperturbed: like other leading European indices, the FTSE 100 rose.
词义解析:
Sterling：英镑
Fret：担忧
Dip below：低于
Unperturbed：没有收到干扰
Indices：index的复数，指数
adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)
- Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
- Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。
焦躁的，附有弦马的，腐蚀的
- The wind whistled through the twigs and fretted the occasional, dirty-looking crocuses. 寒风穿过枯枝，有时把发脏的藏红花吹刮跑了。 来自英汉文学
- The lady's fame for hitting the mark fretted him. 这位太太看问题深刻的名声在折磨着他。
n. 日元；热望
- He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
- He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。
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