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选自《VOA新闻》
That accelerated timetable puts the Fed on a path to start raising interest rates in the first half of next year, and the Fed's new forecast suggests the central bank will raise its benchmark short-term rate, now pinned near zero, three times next year up from just one rate hike projected in September.
这一加速的时间表为美联储在明年上半年开始加息铺平了道路,并且美联储的最新预测表明,央行明年将上调基准短期利率(目前已固定在接近于零的水平)三次,而9月份预计的加息次数仅为一次。
这句话主句的主干是sth puts sb on a path to do sth,主语当中的accelerated是过去分词作定语修饰timetable,被加速的时间表为美联储铺平了道路,什么样的道路? to start raising interest rates in the first half of next year,在明年上半年开始加息。之后是and作为连词的并列复合句中的第二个简单句,the Fed's new forecast suggests sth美联储最新的预测显示出什么什么。suggests之后跟随宾语从句the central bank will raise its benchmark short-term rate,央行将上调基准短期利率,benchmark是基准的意思,什么样的基准短期利率?之后跟随过去分词作后置定语修饰rate,now pinned near zero,被固定在接近零的水平。为了理解,我们可以先暂时忽略这个插入成分,把后边的内容与之前的内容连在一起阅读。the central bank will raise its benchmark short-term rate three times next year up,央行明年将上调基准短期利率三次,从什么样的水平上调?from just one rate hike projected in September.从预计的9月份的一次利率上调。其中rate hike表示利率上调。
总结下,这句话由3个简单句组成,3个谓语动词是puts,suggests和will rasie。整句话意思是:这一加速的时间表为美联储在明年上半年开始加息铺平了道路,并且美联储的最新预测表明,央行明年将上调基准短期利率(目前已固定在接近于零的水平)三次,而9月份预计的加息次数仅为一次。
核心要点:
1.pin n. (尤指做衣服时固定布料用的)别针,大头针 v. (用钉子)钉住,别住;按住,使不能动弹;
例:The room was so still that you could have heard a pin drop.
那房间静得针掉在地上都能听到。
2.accelerate v. (使)加快,促进;(车辆或驾驶者)加速
例:Inflation continues to accelerate.
通货膨胀不断加速。
3.put sb on a path to (do) sth 使某人走上做某事的道路
例:So let's take a look at some "happiness" exercises you can employ right now that will train your brain and, hopefully, put you on the path to happiness.
所以,让我们看看一些你现在马上就可以进行的“快乐”练习,对你的大脑进行训练,希望这会让你走上快乐之路。
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