VOA慢速英语:A Closer Look at High-Frequency Trading

短语讲解：

1. It’s no longer what you see on TV, it’s no longer guys with colored jackets running around the floor anymore.

no longer不再, 已不
例句：He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer.
他成为有名的音乐家已很久了, 但他现在不演奏了。
run around东奔西跑,奔忙
They love to run around on the playground.
他们喜欢在操场上跑来跑去。

2. Having a one, two, three-millisecond advantage over other traders may mean that you get into a trade at a preferable price.

get into陷入
例句：This mistake may get him into difficulties.
这一错误将使他陷入困境。

3. But fast trades are also blamed for big moves in stock prices.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

4. The Dow Jones Industrial Average then recovered much of those losses by the end of trading that day.

by the end of到…为止
例句：He had finished his great works by the end of 1980.
到1980年底, 他已完成了他的巨著。

5. The stock market used to be a predictor of the future economy.

used to过去一向,过去时常;过去曾(而现在不再)做
例句：He used to be a hairdresser.
他过去是个理发师。

6. In normal circumstances, high-frequency traders act as market-makers.

act as担当…; 起…的作用
例句：An oar often acts as rudder.
桨常可起舵的作用。

7. That means, they stand by passively waiting to buy or sell from whoever comes into the market needing to trade.

stand by站在旁边; 袖手旁观
例句：There were several people standing by when the accident happened.
事故发生的时候有好几个人在场。

8. They say this may help protect against extreme market volatility in the future.

protect against保护, 保卫
例句：You need warm clothes to protect you against the cold.
你需要暖和的衣服来御寒。