外国持有美国国债三月份一直上升

　　WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Total foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury¹ securities continued to rise in March, indicating strong international demand for American government debt, the Department of Treasury said Thursday.
The rise has been on for eight months in a row.
Overall foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities reached 5. 9494 trillion U.S. dollars by the end of March, up from a revised 5.8901 trillion dollars by the end of February.
According to the Treasury International Capital report, China, the largest foreign holder² of U.S. Treasury securities, reduced its holdings by 800 million dollars, from 1.2729 trillion dollars in February to 1.2721 trillion dollars in March.
Japan, the second largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt, also trimmed its holdings from 1.2108 trillion dollars to 1. 2002 trillion dollars.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

2 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。