VOA慢速英语:Another Sharp Drop on China’s Stock Exchanges

短语讲解：

1. The money was for the purchase of shares in companies to prevent their prices from falling too far.

prevent from 阻止， 防止
例句：In such wet weather we must prevent the seedlings from rotting.
这样的阴雨天要防止烂秧。

2. At that time, more than 1,400 companies requested that trading in their stocks be stopped to avoid further losses. 
 
at that time 当时; 在那时
例句：At that time, financing for new cars was just coming into its own.
当时，新车贷款办法刚刚流行。

3. De-leveraging means to reduce the amount of money borrowed to pay for investments.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句：I' ll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我付你双倍工钱。

4. China has taken a number of measures to try to make sure the markets do not fall.

make sure 把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物
例句：I make sure it would rain, but it didn't.
我确信要下雨的，可是没下。

5. He says regulators will not be able to keep the markets from falling, and they should not try to do so.

be able to 能够
例句：He is able to free Jim from the immediate evil of slavery.
他能够把吉姆从奴隶制度的直接祸害中拯救出来。