VOA慢速英語(yǔ):美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)速度在2014年第二季度大幅加快（雙語(yǔ)）

US Economy Growth Speeds Up Sharply in 2nd Quarter of 2014

美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)速度在2014年第二季度大幅加快

From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.

這里是美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)經(jīng)濟(jì)報(bào)道。

The United States says its economy expanded quickly from April to June. The U.S. economy grew at a yearly rate of 4 percent, much better than the first three-month of 2014. During that period, the nation's gross domestic product shrink at a rate of more than two percent. The GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in the country.

美國(guó)表示，其經(jīng)濟(jì)在今年4月到6月份這段期間增長(zhǎng)快速。這一時(shí)期，美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)以4%的年增長(zhǎng)率增長(zhǎng)，比今年第一季度強(qiáng)很多。第一季度時(shí)，美國(guó)的國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值以超過(guò)2%的速度萎縮。國(guó)內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值是指該國(guó)生產(chǎn)的所有商品和服務(wù)的總價(jià)值。

Experts credited increased consumer and business spending for the economic growth. The expansion appeared to extend across economy. U.S. exports grew sharply, businesses bought goods for re-sale, and state and local governments increased spending.

專(zhuān)家們將此次經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)歸功于消費(fèi)者消費(fèi)與企業(yè)支出的增加。該增長(zhǎng)似乎擴(kuò)大到了整個(gè)經(jīng)濟(jì)，美國(guó)出口急劇增長(zhǎng)，企業(yè)進(jìn)貨后再售出，各州和地方政府的支出也增加了。

In late July, President Barack Obama spoke to supporters in Kansas City. He said the latest economic numbers were another sign that things are getting better.

在7月下旬，美國(guó)奧巴馬總統(tǒng)在堪薩斯城對(duì)其支持者講話，他稱(chēng)，最新的經(jīng)濟(jì)數(shù)字是表明事情正在好轉(zhuǎn)的另一個(gè)跡象。

"None of this is an accident. It's thanks to the resilience and resolve of the American people. It's also thanks to some decisions we made early on and now America's recovered faster and come farther than just about any other advanced country on Earth," said Obama.

奧巴馬說(shuō)：“這并不是一個(gè)意外，這次增長(zhǎng)多虧了美國(guó)人民的韌性和決心，也多虧了我們?cè)缙谒龅囊恍Q定，現(xiàn)在美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)比幾乎其他任何發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家，復(fù)蘇的更快，也會(huì)發(fā)展的更加長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)。”

The economic news had little effect on financial markets. Investors appeared unmoved because this was just the first of several reports for the period from April to June.

經(jīng)濟(jì)新聞對(duì)金融市場(chǎng)的影響很小。投資者們似乎無(wú)動(dòng)于衷，因?yàn)檫@份報(bào)告只是從4月到6月這一時(shí)間段數(shù)份報(bào)告中的第一份。

Economist Sean Snaith is with Central Florida's Institute for Economic Competitiveness. He says it is too early to celebrate the economic gains. He spoke to VOA through Skype.

佛羅里達(dá)州經(jīng)濟(jì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力研究所的經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家史乃斯，通過(guò)網(wǎng)絡(luò)電話(Skype)對(duì)美國(guó)之音說(shuō)到，現(xiàn)在慶祝經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)，還為時(shí)過(guò)早。

"I think it's good news but we need to string this good news together over time," said Snaith.

史乃斯說(shuō)：“我認(rèn)為這是一個(gè)好消息，但是我們需要將長(zhǎng)時(shí)間連續(xù)不斷的好消息串聯(lián)在一起。”

Sean Snaith says what happens in the final six-month of 2014 will show whether the recovery will continue. He said what the U.S. central bank does next is very important.

史乃斯稱(chēng)，在2014年的最后6個(gè)月，將會(huì)說(shuō)明是否這種復(fù)蘇將會(huì)繼續(xù)下去，并稱(chēng)，美國(guó)央行接下來(lái)的舉措將會(huì)非常重要。

"How will the Federal Reserve react if in fact the economic recovery is gaining momentum? Will this speed up the timing and the pace of interest rate hikes? In which case, that certainly could take some air out of the stock market," said Snaith.

史乃斯說(shuō)：“如果事實(shí)上美國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蓄勢(shì)待發(fā)，美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)將會(huì)如何應(yīng)對(duì)?這是否會(huì)加快經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展速度和加速利率上調(diào)?在這種情況下，肯定會(huì)除去股市的一些虛幻泡沫。”

The Central Bank -- the Federal Reserve system changed its opinion of the economy recently. The Federal Open Market Committee makes important decisions concerning financial policy. The committee said it plans to reduce bond buying by another ten billion dollars in August.

美國(guó)的央行——聯(lián)邦儲(chǔ)備體系，最近也改變了其對(duì)于經(jīng)濟(jì)的看法。美國(guó)聯(lián)邦公開(kāi)市場(chǎng)委員會(huì)做出了有關(guān)金融的重要決策，委員會(huì)稱(chēng)，它計(jì)劃在8月份再次減少對(duì)一百億美元債券的購(gòu)買(mǎi)。

The bond buying program has kept U.S. interest rates near record lows. Less costly credit has helped increased personal and business spending. The Federal Reserve also has signaled that it does not expect to raise interest rates soon. However, economists warn that low rates for a long period of time could fuel inflation.

債券購(gòu)買(mǎi)計(jì)劃使得美元利率接近歷史低點(diǎn)。低成本信貸幫助增加了個(gè)人和企業(yè)的支出。美聯(lián)儲(chǔ)也已經(jīng)暗示，不希望很快加息。然而經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家警告稱(chēng)，很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間內(nèi)保持低利率，可能會(huì)加劇通貨膨脹。

And that's the Economics Report for VOA Learning English. I'm Mario Ritter.

這就是本期的美國(guó)之音慢速英語(yǔ)經(jīng)濟(jì)報(bào)道，我是馬里奧·里特。