中国股市再次跳水寻底

 　　Stocks in China took another plunge¹ when markets opened Tuesday, falling more than 6 percent in early trading before making back some ground later in the morning.

　　Shares in Shanghai's index were down about 4 percent by mid-morning.  In Japan, the Nikkei rebounded³ from its own drop of 4 percent at the open to rally to positive territory, while Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up more than 2 percent.

　　On Monday, worries about China's faltering⁴ economic growth pushed down stock and oil prices around the world.

　　Shanghai's index dropped more than 8 percent Monday, while Japan's main market lost more than 4 percent and Hong Kong was down more than 5 percent.

　　China Stocks Fall Again, Others Rebound² After Global Slump⁵

　　In the U.S., stock markets plunged⁶ in early trading and saw a wild swing in prices throughout the day before closing down at least 3.6 percent.

　　Key European indexes were off 4 percent or more.  India's Sensex dropped 5 percent, its steepest drop in six years.

　　Prices for many commodities also declined, with the price of crude oil off by more than 4 percent to hit the lowest price in more than six years.

　　China's growing economy has been a major market for commodities and all kinds of goods for many years.

　　A series of economic shocks, including a falling stock market and a surprise devaluation of the currency, have made investors⁷ question the health and growth of the world's second-largest economy.  An economy that grows slowly will need less energy and provide less opportunity for investors in many areas.

　　7 days of losses in Asia-Pacific

　　Monday marked the seventh straight day of losses on key Asia-Pacific market indices, down almost 5 percent, the most since 2011.

　　“I guess the question that people are starting to ask – and certainly I’m asking is how, just how this gets stemmed,” said Sydney-based senior foreign exchange strategist for ANZ Bank, Daniel Bean.

　　Singapore-based Daniel Martin, senior Asia economist⁸ for research firm Capital Markets, says China's economy is more stable than many investors realize.

　　“The equity⁹ market side; if it is a reflection of China’s economy doing a lot worse than we have previously¹⁰ thought, then that’s obviously a big issue for Asian economies. We don’t actually think that’s the case though. We see it more as a stock market correction that will run its course and should settle down within the next few weeks or so,” he said, adding “I don’t think they’re panicking that the economy is suddenly falling off a cliff, which markets seem to be thinking it is.”

1 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

2 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

3 rebounded   

弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 )； 反弹； 产生反作用； 未能奏效

参考例句：

• The ball rebounded from the goalpost and Owen headed it in. 球从门柱弹回，欧文头球将球攻进。
• The ball rebounded from his racket into the net. 球从他的球拍上弹回网中。

4 faltering   

犹豫的，支吾的，蹒跚的

参考例句：

• The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
• I canfeel my legs faltering. 我感到我的腿在颤抖。

5 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

6 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

7 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

8 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

9 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

10 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。