Day 100|耐力练习【牛与熊】

原文摘自每日英语听力今日CNN News.

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Bulls and bears are used to symbolize conditions on Wall Street.

牛和熊被用来代表华尔街的形势。

A bull market is when prices are rising and it's one sign that the U. S. economy's doing well.

牛市指价格上涨，这是美国经济表现良好的其中一个信号。

But if major stock indexes like the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 drop 20 percent or more from their recent highs, we'll be in what's called a bear market.

但是如果道琼斯工业平均指数和标准普尔500等主要股票指数从近期高点下跌超过20%，那我们就进入了熊市。

2019 is a year with three big challenges, uncertainty about the global economy, particularly in Europe and China.

2019年面临着三大挑战，全球经济存在不确定性，尤其是欧洲和中国。

Trade tensions between the U. S. and China have yet to be resolved.

美国与中国之间的贸易紧张局势还未妥善解决。

And investors are worried about interest rates.

投资者对利率颇为担忧。

But the Federal Reserve has pivoted from scheduled rate hikes to a more market friendly approach of patience, which could keep the life of the bull for a little bit longer.

但是美联储已将重心从计划加息转向更迎合市场的耐心方法，这可能会将牛市的寿命延长一段时间。