Eugenia Lee, David Lee
市况报导：中国出口前景严峻
Market Report – China Exports Grim
【新闻关键字】
1. grim: adj. 无情的;严厉的;残忍的
2. recovery: n. 复原、复苏
3. deflation: n. 通货紧缩
4. bounced off: v.phr. (球)弹起、弹回
5. stem: v. 堵住(水流等)、拦住、阻挡、遏止
6. boost: v. 推动、帮助、促进
Anchor:
In today’s market report bearish comments from Chinese economic officials did not keep most Asian share markets from gains today.
主播：在今天的市况报导中，中国经济官员悲观的评论使得多数亚洲股市无法维持涨势。
China’s Commerce Minister says the nation’s export outlook will remain grim for months, after a 17.5 percent fall in January. The industry minister says it is too early to say that an economic recovery phase has begun.
中国一月份出口衰退达17.5%，商务部长表示未来数月中国的出口前景依然严峻。工业部长表示现在说景气已经进入复苏期还言之过早。
The news comes as China dipped into deflation for the first time in six years, setting the stage for a possible central bank rate easing.
这项消息在中国陷入六年来首次通货紧缩时出现，也使得中国人民银行可能进一步调降利率。
Hong Kong shares bounced off a four-and-half-month low, as HSBC recovered from its biggest sell-off in at least three decades ahead of an $18 billion rights issue.
汇丰银行在发行180亿新股前，经历了30多年来最大的跌幅，股价开始回稳，带动香港股市从四个半月以来的低点反弹。
On the downside, Japanese stocks fell to near 26-year lows, piling pressure on policy-makers to stem the slide and boost the economy.
日本股市跌至26年来的新低价位，使得政策制定者面临阻止衰退及刺激经济的巨大压力。
本则影音新闻出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/?c=155&a=8242
【每日一句】
I maxed out my credit card.
我把卡刷爆了
【今日谚语】
The first step is the only difficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的
【看笑话，学英语】
Father: What did you do today to help your mother?
父亲：你们今天帮妈妈做了什么事啊？
Son: I dried the dishes
儿子：我擦干碗盘
Daughter: And I helped pick up the pieces.
女儿：我帮忙捡起碎片
