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一月份 第 19 課

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  • Asian Markets Down Sharply on Recession Fears
  • 擔心經濟衰退亞洲股市大跌
  •   Asian markets fell sharply Monday on fears a recession in the United States will weaken the demand for Asian exports.
  • 亞洲股市星期一巨幅下跌,人們擔心美國如果出現經濟衰退將會減少對亞洲進口的需求。

  •   China's Shanghai Composite Index tumbled more than seven percent while the Nikkei in Tokyo and Sensex in Mumbai were both down almost four percent.
  • 中國上海證卷指數猛跌 7 % 以上,東京日經指數和孟買股市敏感指數都下滑將近 4 %。

  •   Hong Kong's Hang Seng index dropped more than five percent.
  • 香港恆生指數跌幅超過 5 %。

  •   Analysts say investors are still nervous following last week's worldwide plunge, despite President's Bush's plan to revitalize the slowing U.S. economy with tax rebates.
  • 分析人士說,在全球股市上星期暴跌之後,雖然布希總統推出了以退稅來重振成長速度減緩的美國經濟的計劃,但是投資人依然心有餘悸。

  •   The U.S. Federal Reserve meets this week to consider if another interest rate cut is needed to help stave off a recession.
  • 美國聯邦儲備委員會本星期也會開會考慮是否須要繼續降息,來幫助避免發生經濟衰退。

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  • BEIJING OLYMPICS
  • 北京奧林匹克運動會
  •   Olympic organizers in Beijing have unveiled the "Watercube," one of the two iconic venues for the 2008 Games later this year.
  • 北京奧運會組織者宣佈「水立方」游泳館竣工交付使用,這是今年 8 月北京奧運會的兩個標誌性場館之一。

  •   Known officially as the National Aquatics Center, the building's design and its translucent, blue-toned outside skin make it appear like a cube of bubbles.
  • 「水立方」的正式名稱是國家游泳中心,其半透明的藍色調外觀讓它看起來像是一個水晶立方。

  •   On Monday, the public got its first look at the building after a little more than three years of construction.
  • 經過三年多一點的施工後,「水立方」星期一首次公開亮相。

  •   The venue has six-thousand permanent and 11-thousand temporary seats.
  • 「水立方」有固定座位 6 千個,臨時座位 1 萬 1 千個。

  •   The Watercube will anchor the Olympic Green area along with the neighboring 91-thousand seat National Stadium called the "Bird's Nest."
  • 「水立方」和臨近擁有 9 萬 1 千個座位的「鳥巢」國家體育館將構成奧林匹克公園地區的主體。

  •   Forty-two gold medals will be handed out at the Watercube during the Olympics, which begin on August eighth.
  • 奧運會舉辦期間, 42 枚比賽項目的金牌將在「水立方」頒發;奧運會 8 月 8 號開幕。

  •   A swimming meet on Friday will help test the facility.
  • 「水立方」星期五將舉辦一項游泳比賽來檢驗場館的設施。

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