每日一句口语 159

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

Tired of the constant barrage¹ of depressing headlines

from the eurozone debt crisis, German economists² have

turned their skills to the rather more fun task of

forecasting the European Championships.

德国经济学家为不断传来的欧债危机坏消息疲倦不已。今年欧

洲杯开赛后，他们把自己的经济技巧应用于更加有趣的工作：

预测欧洲杯冠军。

【Vocabulary】

1. barrage:弹幕；掩护炮火

Example: A barrage of criticism.接二连三的一大堆批评

2. headline:大字标题；新闻提要；头条新闻

Example: A newspaper headline caught his attention.报纸的大标题引起他的注意。

3. forecast:预测；预报

Example: The Treasury's forecast assumes that inflation will remain below 3%.

财政部的预测称,通货膨胀率将保持在3%以下。

1 barrage   

n.火力网，弹幕

参考例句：

• The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
• The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。

2 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》