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 Wall Street ended its worst week since November, 2008 when it closed on Friday or so it thought. Now, Standard & Poor's has axed the top notch1 US AAA credit rating. It's unprecedented2 reverse of fortune for the world's largest economy. The US now has a long-term rating of AA plus. But S&P said in a statement:the outlook was negative, a sign that another downgrade could come in the next twelve to eighteen months. The downgrade could boost borrowing costs by 100 billion dollars. US treasury3 bonds once viewed as the safest security in the world are now rated lower than ones issued by countries like Britain, Germany, France or Canada. 


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1 notch P58zb     
n.(V字形)槽口，缺口，等级
参考例句：
  • The peanuts they grow are top-notch.他们种的花生是拔尖的。
  • He cut a notch in the stick with a sharp knife.他用利刃在棒上刻了一个凹痕。
2 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
3 treasury 7GeyP     
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

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