数家中国企业：已取回存款！硅谷银行破产危机结束了吗？（朗读版）|E0316

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Silicon Valley Bank collapsed with astounding speed on Friday. Investors are now on edge about whether its demise could spark a broader banking meltdown. 

The US federal government has stepped in to guarantee customer deposits, but SVB’s downfall continues to reverberate across global financial markets.

▍语言点 

1. collapse /kəˈlæps/ v. 倒闭

2. with +速度 以......速度(形容“事情发生进程的快慢程度”)

· with astounding speed 以惊人的速度 

3. astounding /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/ adj. 令人震惊的(so surprising that it is difficult to believe)]

· There was an astounding 20% increase in sales.

销售量惊人地增加了20%。

4. be on edge about sth. 对某事感到不安

· 近义表达：be worried/concerned about sth. 

5. demise /dɪˈmaɪz/ n. 倒闭

6. spark /spɑːrk/ v. 引发 n. 火花，导火线

· A single spark can start a prairie fire. 

=It can spark a huge fire.

星星之火，可以燎原。

7. meltdown /ˈmeltdaʊn/ n. 倒闭(demise) 

8. step in 介入，出手干预

· step in to do sth.  出手干预做某事

9. guarantee /ˌɡer(ə)nˈtiː/ v. 保障

· guarantee sth. 给某事物提供保障

· guarantee customer deposits 保证储户能取出自己的钱

10. downfall /ˈdaʊnfɑːl/ n. 垮台，衰败 

11. reverberate /rɪˈvɜːrbəreɪt/ v. 大规模的持续产生影响(to have a strong effect on people for a long time or over a large area)