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摘要
8月24日,全球股市驚迎「黑色星期一」。中國股市重挫近9%,台股跌幅則是創下史上最高紀錄。媒體形容:「中國打噴嚏,全球就傷風。」不過,全球股市慘澹度過鼻青臉腫(bruising)的8月,已非第一回,2011年的歐債危機,也讓大家過了一個心驚膽戰的暑假。
【股市動盪淺談】
bruising 激烈的、慘痛的
A:The major stock markets around the world suffered from a bruising August.
(全世界主要股市過了一個鼻青臉腫的8月。)
B:Tell me about it! The Dow Jones dropped around 500 points among global sell-offs.
(可不是!全球投資人都在拋售,道瓊指數狂掉500點。)
devaluation 貶值
A:The investors have been increasingly concerned about China's slowdown.
(投資人越來越擔心中國成長放緩。)
B:Beijing's currency devaluation is also one of the main factors.
(北京方面的貨幣貶值也是主因之一。)
to scrutinize 詳細審視
A:Some analysts discussed the signs of China's being on the verge of an implosion.
(有分析師在談中國瀕臨內爆的徵兆。)
B:Anyway, the investors had better be scrutinizing their asset allocation.
(不管怎樣,投資人最好審視手上的資產配置。)
【延伸閱讀】延伸關鍵字
1. sell-off:狂賣、拋售
2. to plummet:暴跌
3. volatility:波動性、不穩定性
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