WSJ Flashcards
put a dent in poverty
put a dent in 减少,削减
作动词,损害
The scandal has dented his reputation.
contract and atrophy
萎缩
threatening its deadline for
可能不能按时….
Spooked by slowing growth
受到增长放缓的影响
spook,使…受到惊吓,意外
Hands-Off Approach
放手不管的政策
China’s “whack-a-mole” property market is making a comeback – but it seems the central government isn’t reaching for the hammer just yet.
whack-a-mole 打鼹鼠的游戏
gets the broader economy humming
推动总体经济的蓬勃发展
if sth is humming, it’s full of activities and noises
U.S. housing starts fell 2% in January from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.065 million
housing starts 住宅新建量
overhang of unsold space/goods
滞销房屋/滞销房屋的积压
overhang 突出,突出的部分
shadow inventory
影子库存
a diseased industry
a sputtered economy
weak underpinnings of the economy
疲弱的工业
疲弱的经济
疲弱的经济根基
distressed industrial enterprises sent the global economy into a tailspin economic frustration economic dislocation china's ecnomic troubles/woes an economy in serious pain
陷入困境的工业企业 让全球经济陷入困境/混乱 经济困境 经济困境 经济困境 处于困境中
strong demand for housing
robust consumers
hardy consumer spending
旺盛的住房需求
旺盛的消费
强劲的消费者支出
scale back on luxuray goods
减少奢侈品消费
Singapore isn’t immune from the threats of terrorism plaguing the world
isn’t immune to 会受到
cushion the slowdown
缓解经济的下滑
cut interest rates to record lows
下调利率到历史最低
The Dow and S&P were on pace for their first four-week losing streak since the one ended October 2014
on pace/track for 达到
home-grown technologies
本土科技公司
dismantle currency controls
去除货币管控
smokestack industries
重污染工业,传统重工业
smokestack工厂的大烟囱
scrap sth altogether/outright
完全取缔
fudging of data
捏造数字
fine points
细节
Volkswagen is set to present results for the three months ended in September
be set to post/present 即将公布
returns on savers’ deposits
存款率
a rush of emergency measures
一系列的紧急补救措施
recharge economic growth
刺激经济增长
fail to move decisively
未能采取果断的措施
Central bankers elsewhere are strongly indicating that they are preparing to open credit spigots to reflate their economies at a time when fiscal policy is stalled or contracting.
open the credit spigot 打开信贷龙头/放开信贷管控
the effectiveness will be diluted
效果将会下降
deposit and lending rates
存贷款率
repo rate
回购利率
implicit or explicit government backing
间接或者直接的政府支持
latecomer to financial services
金融服务的新手
trun the corner/turn around
渡过难关
edge up a tad
edge up
a tad=a little
has widespread implications
有大范围的影响
The President is backtracking on his promise to increase healthcare spending.
backtrack on 出尔反尔
cooling measures
降温措施
exempt sellers from a transaction tax
免除买房者交易税
They say another recession is on the cards.
on the cards即将到来
Housing/construction starts(n.)
新建房屋量
lift the suspension
重启
calm the overheated market
管控过热的市场
prohibitively expensive for investors to buy
贵到令投资者望而却步不敢买 经常和expensive连用的副词 exobitantly horrendously extortionately alarmingly
CHY
China Yuan
在岸人民币价格
CNH
离岸人民币价格
其中H最初指香港(HK),但随着离岸人民币市场的不断扩容,现在H也泛指海外。顾名思义CNH就是离岸市场上人民币与其它货币的兑换价格。
Adidas stock is at a premium to U.S. arch-rival Nike’s for the first time.
trade at a premium to 溢价
Special Drawing Rights
特殊提款权
keep RMB stable at a reasonable and equilibrium level
保持人民币在合理均衡水平
a raft of government stimulus measures
大量政府刺激措施
a raft of 数量多
prevent an exodus of capital
防止资金外流
give market forces a bigger role
给予市场更多的权利
sclerotic state-owned enterprises
僵化的国企
What happened was the effort to fund the government for another year met some pretty strong headwinds from conservatives in the Senate.
face/meet strong headwinds
面临很大的阻力/困难
give a tailwind to sth 助长
anemic economy
疲弱的经济
anemic白血病的
Government intervention in China’s stock market has added to its wild swings/volatility.
add to the swings/volatility加剧了动荡
quell the smoldering dissatisfaction
be smouldering with resentment
心里愤愤不平
怒火中烧的感觉
required reserves
准备金
Liverpool cruise to their sixth successive win this afternoon.
cruise to 轻松获得
见词典 to do sth quickly and easily
a blanket tightening policy
大范围的收紧措施
fueled sky-high property prices
加剧高房价
making extravagant bids for
花大价钱投标
betrays a different story
揭示了一个不同的事实
The Pentagon has taken a back seat to Secretary of State John Kerry in shaping relations with Russia.
take a back seat to sb/sth 退居其次,让步
take the driver’s seat
主导作用
showing some sign of stablization
显示出企稳的迹象
painted a discouraging picture
情况不容乐观
bricks-and-mortar stores
实体店
The results counter conventional wisdom that the Web and making money are mutually exclusive.
conventional wisdom 常识
giant smog-belching industrial sector
污染严重的工业
mull( over)
酝酿,仔细思考
test the bottom line of companies
减少公司的收益
The new development will act as a catalyst for growth in business and tourism.
a healthy catalyst for 很好地刺激
roaming the streets
漫步,闲逛
reach a common ground with sb
达成共识
Beijing has gone to extraordinary lengths to sweep the Internet clean of outspoken celebrities
go to great lengths
at full stretch
go all out to do sth竭尽全力