时隔24年出手干预外汇，能否挽救日元？【吉言英语】

【头条播报】
Japan tried to shore up the value of its currency by buying yen and selling US dollars for the first time in 24 years. The yen had earlier plunged to its lowest level since 1998 after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates aggressively while the Bank of Japan kept its rates in negative territory in a bid to boost its fragile economic recovery. The currency has lost about 20% this year against a surging US dollar.

【分句讲解】
①Japan tried to shore up the value of its currency by buying yen and selling US dollars for the first time in 24 years.
24年来，日本首次通过买入日元卖出美元的方式阻止日元贬值。

1. shore up 给予支持防止下滑；改善，提升

shore up a house 加固房子
shore up a failing company 挽救一家垂危的公司
shore up confidence 提振信心

②The yen had earlier plunged to its lowest level since 1998 after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates aggressively while the Bank of Japan kept its rates in negative territory in a bid to boost its fragile economic recovery.
在美联储强势提升加息而日本央行却保持负利率以刺激经济复苏的情况下，日元兑美元的汇率跌到了自1998年以来的最低点。

1. yen n. 日元

2. plunge v. 暴跌，骤降

His weight began to plunge.
他的体重开始暴跌。

plunge into 投入做某事（devote oneself to）
He plunged into the new job with enthusiasm.
他以极大的热情投入到新的工作中。

3. the Federal Reserve 美联储（the Federal Reserve System美国联邦储备系统）

federal adj. 联邦的

reserve n. 储备；保护区
reserve funds 储备金
foreign exchange reserve 外汇储备
wildlife reserve 野生动植物保护区
nature reserve 自然保护区

reserve v. 储备；预定，预约（book）
He has reserved a room for the photography exhibit. 
他为摄影展预定了一个房间。

4. interest rates 利息，利率

5. hike v. 提高，增加（increase）

hike the rents 提高房租
hike the fees 提高费用

6. aggressive adj. 强大的，进取的

aggressive determination 强烈的决心
aggressive basketball player 好胜心很强的篮球运动员

7. in a bid to do sth. 为了做某事

bid n. 企图，争取

8. boost v. 推动，促进，增强（hike up）

boost confidence 增强自信心
boost profits 增加利润
boost sales 提升销量

9. fragile adj. 脆弱的，易碎的

fragile skin 脆弱的皮肤
fragile ecology 脆弱的生态环境

10. economic recovery 经济复苏

recovery n. 复苏，恢复

③The currency has lost about 20% this year against a surging US dollar.
截至目前，飞涨的美元使得日元累计贬值幅度达20%左右。

1. surging adj. 剧增的，快速增长的

surging prices 飙升的价格
surging economy 高速增长的经济
surging demands 大幅增加的需求

surge v. 剧增，急剧上升
The interest rates of US dollar surged.
美元利率强势上涨。