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

短语讲解：

1. A "rollercoaster ride" is one description for these days of scary ups and downs in financial markets.

ups and downs盛衰,沉浮
例句：Life is full of ups and downs.
人生有得意时也有失意时。

2. Major measures of United States markets have closed with their biggest one-day losses since the financial crisis of two thousand eight.

close with跟(某人)成交, 同意(某价格)
例句：He made me quite a reasonable offer, so I closed with him.
他提出了一个十分合理的价格, 所以我马上与他成交。

3. For example, last Friday, one of the three major credit rating agencies downgraded long-term United States government debt.

for example例如, 譬如
例句：There are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example.
空气污染有许多来源, 例如废气。

4. Congress last week agreed to increase the government's borrowing limit in return for steps to cut spending and reduce the deficit.

agree to同意, 赞成, 同意照办
例句：He agreed to our sending Jack to Hong Kong.
他赞成我们把杰克派往香港。
in return for作为…的报答
例句：Police offer leniency to criminals in return for information.
警方给罪犯宽大处理以换取情报。

5. That was true last week, that was true last year, that was true the day I took office.

take office就职
例句：He took office at a difficult time.
他是在困难时刻就职的。

6. He said this week that markets still consider United States credit "as among the world’s safest."

consider as把…看作, 认为
例句：I considered him as a politician.
我认为他是个政客。

7. These efforts have helped push down interest rates for those countries.

push down向下按, 推倒, 压倒
例句：You'll have to push the brush down the pipe to get it clear.
你必须把刷子捅进管子里才能刷干净。

8. And Europe must still deal with the rescues of Greece, Ireland and Portugal.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。