英语新闻听写 中国或将放缓或停止购买美国国债

Federal Reserve policymakers reacted coolly to a report on Wednesday that China could curb¹ its massive U.S. debt purchases.

美联储政策制定者们对周三的一份中国可能限制购买大规模美国国债的报道反应不强烈。

They pointed² out that such rebalancing by countries can be healthy and would not likely disrupt the U.S. central bank's plan to trim its own bond portfolio³.

他们指出，各个国家作出这样的再平衡是有益的，而且不太可能扰乱美国央行削减其债券投资组合的计划。

Bloomberg News reported that unnamed Chinese officials have recommended slowing or halting purchases of U.S. Treasury⁴ bonds.

据彭博新闻社报道，未透露姓名的中国官员建议放缓或停止购买美国国债。

Depending on its size, the move could snag China's efforts to manage its currency and even spark a market selloff that imperils the strongest run of global economic growth in years.

视其规模而定，此举可能会使中国控制其货币的努力受挫，而且甚至会引发股市抛售，危及多年来全球经济最强劲的增长势头。

Ten-year Treasury yields jumped and the dollar slumped⁵ after the report.

该报道传出后，10年期国债收益率上涨，美元汇率暴跌。

1 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 portfolio   

n.公事包；文件夹；大臣及部长职位

参考例句：

• He remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio.他因为她带着一个大公文包而记住了她。
• He resigned his portfolio.他辞去了大臣职务。

4 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

5 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。