VOA慢速英语:Japan Market Sees Biggest Drop in 3 Years

短语讲解：

1. The leading measure of Japanese stock prices dropped more than 5 percent Tuesday.

more than 多于；超出；比……多
例句：More than two students have been concerned in this affair.
这件事情牵涉到两个以上的学生。

2. Investors across the world have a number of concerns.

a number of 若干，一些；许多
例句：They have retrained a number of young technicians for our factory.
他们为我厂再培训了一些年轻的技术员。

3. They include slower growth in the world economy, concerns about the financial health of big European banks, and low oil prices, according to Dick Hofschire of Fidelity Investments.

concern about 对…表示担心/忧虑；使（自己）关心…
例句：Some teachers express concern about the trend.
部分教师对这种趋势表示担忧。
according to 根据，按照；取决于；据…所说
例句：They do everything according to Hoyle.
他们一切都按照规定办理。

4. For the week ending Feb. 7, 31 percent of U.S. adults rated the current economy as “poor,” compared to 26 percent who rated it “excellent” or “good.”
compare to 把...比作，比喻为
例句：How does this development process compare to the approach you use today?
相比你现在使用的方法，这个开发方法如何呢？