英语新闻听写 自连续8天增益后 石油价格首次下跌

Oil prices fell on Tuesday, as investors¹ booked profits on an 8-day rally that was triggered by tentative signs that a persistent² rise in US crude production may be slowing.

连续八天的石油价格升温使石油投资方账面盈利。受美国原油持续势头可能放缓的初步迹象影响，石油价格自周二降温。

The falls came after both benchmarks were covered around 12 percent from their recent lows on June 21st.

自两个基准点经历6月21日近期低点后，基准点浮动于12%左右，石油价格随后下跌。

Late May and most of June were overwhelmingly bearish³ as US output rose

随着美国原油产出的增加，去年5月以及6月多数月份，石油市场多处于熊市

and doubts grew over the ability of OPEC to hold back enough production to tighten⁴ the market

对于OPEC是否有能力抑制充足生产、收紧市场，多数人持怀疑态度

but sentiment began to shift toward the end of June when US data showed a dip in American oil output

但当美国数据显示美国石油出产有所下降、钻探新出产将稍有回落时，

and a slight fall in drilling for new production.

多数观点又开始转变。

1 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

2 persistent   

adj.坚持不懈的，执意的；持续的

参考例句：

• Albert had a persistent headache that lasted for three days.艾伯特连续头痛了三天。
• She felt embarrassed by his persistent attentions.他不时地向她大献殷勤，使她很难为情。

3 bearish   

adj.(行情)看跌的，卖空的

参考例句：

• It is foolish not to invest in stocks,so I will show her how to be bearish without them too,if she chooses.不投资股票是愚蠢的，因此如果她选择股票，我会向她展示怎样在没有长期潜力的情况下进行卖空。
• I think a bearish market must be a good time for bargain-hunters to invest.我觉得熊市对于想买低的人可是个投资的大好机会。

4 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。