VOA慢速英语:Debt, Recession Worries Bring Volatility to World Markets

 词汇讲解：

1. scary adj. 使人惊恐的;吓人的;可怕的
例句：This is the scariest story I ever heard.
这是我所听过的最可怕的故事。

2. volatility n. 易变;反复无常
例句：Therefore, investors should be mindful of the volatility of the stock market. 
因此，投资者应小心股票市场波动。 

3. sharp adj. 明显的; 清晰的
例句：There were sharp differences of opinion between the two.
两者的意见存在着明显的分歧。

4. uNPRedictable adj. 无法预言的, 不可预测的
例句：Changes in the stock market are, of course, highly un -predictable.
股票市场的变化当然是变幻莫测。

5. downgrade vt.使降低, 使降级
例句：She was downgraded to assistant manager.
她被降职为助理经理。

6. lower v. (使)降低; (使)跌落
例句：The sun lowers in the west.
太阳从西边落下。

7. budget n. 预算; 政府预算案
例句：Rising budget deficit is beginning to bite.
预算赤字的不断增加开始产生不良后果。

8. deficit n. 赤字, 亏空, 亏损
例句：The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.
董事们报告赤字为250万美元。

9. security n. 证券,债券
例句：He traded in securities and became rich.
他做证券交易发了财。

10. critical adj. 决定性的, 关键性的, 危急的
例句：We are at a critical time in history.
我们正处在历史的危急时刻。