CRI听力:Food Prices Stubborn though CPI Downs

account for占有，占...百分比
例句：APEC members account for more than half of the world's economic output.
亚太经合组织成员的经济总量在世界占一半以上。

2. Figures from the Xinfadi Vegetable Wholesale Market in Beijing also indicate that the prices of pork and eggs decreased after the Spring Festival, but that vegetable prices remained the same and are likely to rise.

be likely to可能; 倾向于; 很可能
例句：John is likely to be in London this autumn.
今年秋天约翰可能在伦敦。

3. The average wholesale price of eight staple aquatic products gained 1 percent, while the price of hairtail went up 2 percent.

go up上升, 上涨, 提高, 增加, 增高
例句：The goods have gone up in price.
这些商品的价格已经上涨。

4. Nevertheless, some experts caution that even though macroeconomic policies have gradually taken effect, upward price pressures will persist.

take effect生效, 奏效
例句：The prescribed medicine failed to take effect.
医生开的药没有见效。