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U.S. stock indexes closed sharply lower on Thursday in a broad sell-off as recession fears grew following moves by central banks around the globe to stamp out rising inflation after the Federal Reserve's largest rate hike since 1994.

美国股市周四收盘时大幅下跌,市场普遍抛售,因为在美联储自1994年以来最大规模的加息后,全球央行采取行动遏制不断上升的通胀,加剧了人们对经济衰退的担忧。

The benchmark S&P 500 suffered its sixth decline in seven sessions.

标普500指数遭遇七个交易日以来的第六次下跌。

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor1 Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi visited Kyiv on Thursday in a show of support to Ukraine amid its battle to fend2 off Russia's invasion.

周四,法国总统马克龙、德国总理肖尔茨和意大利总理德拉吉访问基辅,以表示对乌克兰抵御俄罗斯入侵的支持。

They met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

他们会见了乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基。

Macron said, "It's an important moment.

马克龙说:“这是一个重要的时刻。

It's a message of unity3 we're sending to the Ukrainians."

这是我们向乌克兰传递的团结的信息。

The trip comes as the European Commission considers whether to recommend Ukraine be granted candidate status for European Union membership.

与此同时,欧盟委员会正在考虑是否建议乌克兰获得欧盟成员国候选地位。

Sri Lanka's fuel stocks will last for about five more days, its power and energy minister said Thursday, as the island nation awaits official confirmation4 from the Indian government for a new $500 million credit line for fuel.

斯里兰卡电力和能源部部长周四说,斯里兰卡的燃料库存还可以坚持大约五天。目前,这个岛国正在等待印度政府正式确认新的5亿美元燃料信贷额度。

The country of 22 million people is caught in its worst financial crisis in seven decades after its foreign exchange reserves dwindled5 to record lows, with dollars running out to pay for essential imports including food, medicine and fuel.

这个拥有2200万人口的国家陷入了70年来最严重的金融危机,此前该国外汇储备降至创纪录低点,美元耗尽,无法支付食品、药品和燃料等必要进口商品。

And the U.N. on Thursday denounced the murder in the Amazon of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous6 expert Bruno Pereira as environmental activists7 blamed Brazil's government.

联合国周四谴责了英国记者多姆·菲利普斯和本土专家布鲁诺·佩雷拉在亚马逊被谋杀的事件,环保人士指责巴西政府。

Marissa Melton, VOA News.

美国之音新闻,来自玛丽莎·梅尔顿的报道。


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1 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
参考例句:
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
2 fend N78yA     
v.照料(自己),(自己)谋生,挡开,避开
参考例句:
  • I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
  • He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。
3 unity 4kQwT     
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调
参考例句:
  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
4 confirmation ZYMya     
n.证实,确认,批准
参考例句:
  • We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
  • We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前,我们需要书面确认。
5 dwindled b4a0c814a8e67ec80c5f9a6cf7853aab     
v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
  • His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 indigenous YbBzt     
adj.土产的,土生土长的,本地的
参考例句:
  • Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.每个国家都有自己本土的文化传统。
  • Indians were the indigenous inhabitants of America.印第安人是美洲的土著居民。
7 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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