夏说英语新闻晨读 第60期:英国退出欧盟引起英镑汇率震荡

 本期内容：

Sterling¹ weakened, as currency markets fretted² that Britons might vote to leave the European Union in June. It fell against the euro, which in turn fell against the dollar and yen³; and it dipped below $1.406 to the dollar, its lowest for nearly seven years. Stockmarket investors⁴, however, seemed unperturbed: like other leading European indices, the FTSE 100 rose.

词义解析:

Sterling：英镑
Fret：担忧
Dip below：低于
Unperturbed：没有收到干扰
Indices：index的复数，指数

1 sterling   

adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
• Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

2 fretted   

焦躁的，附有弦马的，腐蚀的

参考例句：

• The wind whistled through the twigs and fretted the occasional, dirty-looking crocuses. 寒风穿过枯枝，有时把发脏的藏红花吹刮跑了。 来自英汉文学
• The lady's fame for hitting the mark fretted him. 这位太太看问题深刻的名声在折磨着他。

3 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

4 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