2015年CRI 台湾复兴航空客机坠河31人遇难 央行普降存款准备金率0.5个百分点

 

Rescue and recovery operations are still underway after the crash of a passenger plane in Taipei yesterday.

So far, 31 people are confirmed dead, while 12 others remain missing, after a TransAsia flight crashed into the Keelung River shortly after take-off.

The search for the missing is still underway.

Among the 58 people onboard, 31 are mainland tourists.

China's central leadership, including President Xi Jinping and Premier¹ Li Keqiang, have send condolences to the victims' families, and are promising² to provide any help necessary.

China's central bank is lowering the reserve requirement ratio for this country's banks by 50 basis points today.

This is the first across-the-board cut in the reserve requirements since May 2012.

On top of this, the central bank is cutting the reserve requirements for banks which focus more on lending to small and micro-sized enterprises, as well as the farming sector³, by an additional 50-basis points.

The move comes just days after the purchasing managers' index, a main gauge⁴ of manufacturing activity, fell below 50 for the first time since October 2012.

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

3 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

4 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。