2026-10-30 Top 10 English News for beginner · Daily News Podcast
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labor costs rise 0 .8 % in the third quarter.
第三季度劳动力成本上涨了0.8%。
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says pay and benefits both rose, but the increase was slower than in spring.
美国劳工统计局表示，员工的薪资和福利都有所增加，但增幅比春季时要低。
The index includes wages and benefits paid by employers.
该指数涵盖了雇主支付的工资和福利。
Total costs rose 0 .8 % from June to September after rising 0 .9 % in the previous quarter.
从6月到9月，总成本增长了0.8%；而在上一季度，总成本的增长率为0.9%。
A real wage is pay measured after inflation is taken away.
实际工资是指在扣除通货膨胀因素后的工资水平。
The report says wages adjusted this way were down 0 .6 % over the year.
报告显示，经过这种调整后的工资水平全年下降了0.6%。
This matters because prices can rise faster than workers pay.
这一点非常重要，因为物价上涨的速度可能比工人的工资增长速度更快。
The figures may influence how economists think about inflation, but one report cannot explain every family's experience.
这些数据可能会影响经济学家对通货膨胀的看法，但仅凭一份报告是无法解释所有家庭的实际情况的。
Next headline, Euro -area economy grows 0 .4 % in the third quarter.
下一个新闻标题：欧元区经济在第三季度增长了0.4%。
The European Union Statistics Office released a first estimate on Friday.
欧盟统计局于周五发布了初步估算数据。
The Euro -area economy grew more slowly than in spring when it expanded 0 .6%.
欧元区经济的增长速度比春季要慢得多，仅增长了0.6%。
The wider EU grew 0 .5%.
欧盟整体经济增长了0.5%。
Compared with a year earlier, the Euro -area's output was 1 .3 % higher.
与去年同期相比，欧元区的产出增长了1.3%。
A flash estimate is an early number made before all data are available.
初步估算（或称“快速估算”）是在所有数据尚未收集齐全之前得出的初步结果。
Eurostat used information from 19 member states, so this reading can change.
欧盟统计局使用了来自19个成员国的数据，因此这一统计结果可能会发生变化。
The numbers show moderate growth, not a sudden boom.
数据显示经济呈适度增长态势，并非突然出现繁荣景象。
They also help officials compare economic conditions across countries that use the Euro and those that do not.
这些数据还有助于官员们比较使用欧元的国家与不使用欧元国家的经济状况。
Next headline, Bank of Japan holds its rate at 1 .25%, but one member calls for a hike.
下一个新闻标题是：日本央行将利率维持在1.25%的水平，但有一位央行成员呼吁提高利率。
The bank made the decision by an 8 -to -1 vote on Friday.
周五，银行以8票对1票的结果做出了这一决定。
One member wanted a higher rate of 1 .5%.
有一位成员希望将利率提高到1.5%。
The bank also plans to sell its exchange -traded funds faster, beginning next January.
该银行还计划加快其交易所交易基金（ETF）的销售速度，具体将从明年1月开始实施。
An exchange -traded fund is a group of investments that can be bought and sold like one share.
交易所交易基金（Exchange-Traded Fund，简称ETF）是一组可以被像单只股票一样买卖的投资组合。
The bank says its pace will rise to about 860 billion yen a year, measured by book value.
该银行表示，其业务规模将以每年约8600亿日元（按账面价值计算）的速度持续增长。
It also warned that energy prices and a weaker yen may push up inflation.
报告还警告称，能源价格上涨以及日元贬值可能会推高通货膨胀率。
Keeping the rate steady can support borrowing, while selling investments may reduce the bank's role in the stock market.
保持利率稳定有助于促进借贷活动；而出售投资资产则可能会削弱银行在股市中的影响力。
Next headline, US economy grows at a 3 .4 % annual pace in Q3.
下一个新闻标题是：美国经济在第三季度的年增长率达到了3.4%。
New government figures released Thursday showed faster growth than in spring.
周四公布的新政府数据显示，经济增长速度比春季更快。
The economy grew at a 2 .2 % pace in the second quarter.
第二季度经济增长率为2.2%。
Strong household spending and business investment helped lift the latest reading.
强劲的家庭支出和企业投资推动了最新经济数据的上升。
An annualized rate shows what growth would look like if the same quarterly pace continued for a full year.
年化增长率反映了如果这种季度性的增长速度能够持续一整年，那么整体经济增长情况会是什么样的。
It does not mean the economy actually grew 3 .4 % in just three months.
这并不意味着经济在短短三个月内真的增长了3.4%。
Investment and artificial intelligence equipment was strong, while housing investment fell.
在投资方面，人工智能相关设备的需求依然强劲；不过住房投资却出现了下降趋势。
This is the first estimate, and the government will revise it as more information arrives.
这只是初步的估计结果；随着更多信息的收集，政府将会对这一估计进行修正。
Next headline, AI worries deepen the technology sell -off on Wall Street.
下一个新闻标题是：人工智能（AI）带来的担忧加剧了华尔街上的技术抛售现象。
By mid -afternoon Friday, major US stock indexes had fallen sharply.
到了周五下午时分，美国的主要股票指数均出现了大幅下跌。
The S &P 500 was down 2 .2%, and the NASDAQ was down 3 .4%.
标准普尔500指数下跌了2.2%，纳斯达克指数下跌了3.4%。
Intel shares fell about 31 % after the company gave a weaker profit outlook than investors expected.
在英特尔公司发布的利润预期低于投资者预期后，其股价下跌了约31%。
Guidance is a company's estimate of what it may earn later.
Guidance”指的是一家公司对其未来可能盈利情况的预估。