VOA慢速英语:China Fights Stock Market Losses

短语讲解：

1. The government then put in place a number of measures to calm the stock markets.

a number of 一些; 许多的
例句：Protein malnutrition may result in a number of other adverse effect.
蛋白质营养不良，可引起许多其它不良影响。

2. Higher “margin trading,” in which investors do not have to deposit the full cost of their stock trades in order to buy the shares, also fueled gains.

in order to 为了
例句：You must go through customs in order to pass across the border.
你过边境就必须在海关办理手续。

3. Mr. Lew says Chinese officials have a strong commitment to market reforms where they have clearly set out a plan. He said the speed at which the reforms are put in place remains a question.

set out 出发; 着手; 动身
例句：He set out to conquer the literary world of London.
他决心赢得伦敦文学界的赞誉。

4. This, he said, would lead to slower more sustainable growth and improve the lives of the Chinese people while lifting the world economy.

lead to 导致
例句：Blindly copying others might very well lead to losses.
盲目搬用别人的经验很容易造成损失。