CCTV9英语新闻：China, UK agree currency swap

 

　　China and Britain have agreed on a currency swap¹ deal, allowing exchanges of up to 200 billion RMB or 20 billion pounds.

　　The agreement will involve a reciprocal 3-year "currency swap line". The deal was announced in an online statement by the Bank of England on Saturday night. Britain says the deal will promote bilateral² trade and support domestic financial stability.

1 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

2 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。