学个词Learn a Word 第1514 - pare（在线收听）

  今天我们要学的词是pare. Pare is spelled p-a-r-e; pare. Pare 是“削减”的意思。美国社交网站Facebook星期五上市，开盘价每股38美元，在第一天的交易中，Facebook pares gains as shares trade at little above the offering price after opening up at 11%. Facebook在股价升高百分之11后，涨幅缩减，价格回落到开盘价附近。Pope Benedict XVI told people to share resources and pare lifestyles down to the essentials to cope with the economic crisis.  教皇本笃十六世告诉人们，通过共享资源和将生活消费削减到最基本水平来应对经济危机。The Indian parliament approved a plan for higher taxes to help pare the country's fiscal deficit. 印度国会批准了一项增税计划，帮助减轻印度的财政赤字。 今天我们学习的词是pare, pare, pare...