2015年12月英语四级听力VOA慢读练习19
听力部分一直以来都是同学们考试时的难点，也是吐槽最多的部分。暑期想要早点为下半年的四六级考试做准备就来四六级考试网练习一下英语四级听力题吧，考虑四级听力的特点，我们特别准备了VOA的慢速听力材料哦。听力音频点击下载.mp3
听力材料：
China's economy again has made news as thecountry works to deal with a volatile stock marketand slowing exports. Those issues have influencedmarkets around the world.
China's benchmark stock index, the ShanghaiComposite Index has been decreasing since June when it reached a high of over 5,000 points.As of Wednesday, the index had decreased more than 40 percent. Stock prices have lost andgained value sharply.
Financial markets around the world have shown increased volatility in recent weeks, in part,influenced by events in China. Indexes for stock exchanges in Japan, Hong Kong, and SouthKorea have all shown volatility. And share prices in major European indexes in Britain, Germanyand France have decreased in the last month.
China has taken several steps to try to put a halt to slipping share prices. The governmentmade billions of dollars in loans available to banks and money market funds. In July, stockexchanges halted trading of 1,400 listed stocks in an effort to stop prices from falling.
On Tuesday, China's central bank again moved to make borrowing easier in an effort to supportthe economy and stop sharp decreases in the country's stock markets. The bank reduced amain interest rate by .25 percent to 4.6 percent. China also reduced the amount of moneybanks must hold in reserve giving banks more money to lend. The People's Bank of China alsoprovided more than $23 billion in short term loans to increase money available to banks andinvestors.
Currency devaluation
Earlier this month, Chinese officials devalued the country's currency, the yuan. Within two days,the yuan lost more than three percent in value. That reversed years of slow increases in theexchange rate of China's currency. The devaluation came on growing evidence that China'seconomy is slowing.
In early August, China reported that its exports dropped by 8.3 percent in July compared to theyear before. That was more than expected and added to concerns about China's economy.
Slowing growth in China, the world's second biggest economy, is not unexpected. KevinO'Leary of O'Shares Investment says growth predictions for China may have to change.
"Instead of thinking of China growing at 8 percent, we think, it's going to grow 5 or 6 percent,"he said. "That's 20 percent less growth than anticipated."
Economist Nicholas Lardy is with the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
"I think the main reason China matters so much is it's the second biggest economy in theworld. It's the second largest trading economy, so if China's economic performance suffers,the rest of the world is going to pay a price."
1.volatile adj.易变的，不稳定的
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile.
以前曾发生过暴乱，现在局势不太稳定。
2.influence vt.影响
He is trying to improperly influence a witness...
他在试图误导证人。
3.benchmark n.基准，参照
The truck industry is a benchmark for the economy.
卡车业是衡量经济的一个基准。
4.decrease vi.&vt.减少，减小
The prices of polymers and suchlike materials will decrease.
聚合物及类似材料的价格会下降。
5.reserve n.储备
The new proposal would create a reserve pool of cash.
这项新的提议将建立一个现金储备基金。
6.devalue vi.(货币)贬值
We are not going to devalue the pound. I have made that crystal clear.
我们不会让英镑贬值，这一点我已经说得很明白了。
7.reverse vt.& vi.(使)反转
The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes.
这个公司不得不采取一些措施扭转下滑的运势。
8.anticipate vt.预感;预见;预料
What Jeff did was to anticipate my next question.
杰夫预先回答了我的下一个问题。
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