2006年VOA标准英语-Thai Stock Market Plunges After Central Bank Im

By Heda Bayron
Hong Kong
19 December 2006

A bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index, 19 Dec 2006

Thailand's stock market fell more than 12 percent (update with closing) after the central bank imposed controls on the flow of foreign currency into the country. The measure is intended to halt the strengthening of the Thai currency. VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) halted trading for half an hour Tuesday after share prices dropped more than 10 percent.

Paweena Dejitikula, an analyst¹ at BT Securities in Bangkok, says the record-breaking sell-off follows the Thai central bank's decision to impose capital controls.

"It seems like the foreign investors² over-reacted. There is panic selling, especially in the big cap [high-priced] stocks," said Dejitikula.

Under the new measures, foreign investors will have to keep about one-third of their money in Thailand for at least a year or face penalties.

Analysts³ say it is the toughest action the Bank of Thailand has taken to curb⁴ the flow of funds since the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

The plunge⁵ in Bangkok share prices rattled⁶ investors around Asia, and most regional markets fell Tuesday.

1 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

2 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

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

5 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。

6 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。