NPR邊聽邊練265：美投資者對政府關門不以為然

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A technical glitch _1_ by heavy traffic caused some problems for today's launch of the federal insurance exchange. As Jim Burress from WABE in Atlanta reports, Georgia is one of the states _2_.Licensed navigator Dan Tzros sits down in his Atlanta office to access Georgia's exchange. But he gets an error."We have a lot of visitors on our site right now, and we're working to make your experience here better."

由訪問頻繁引發(fā)的技術故障影響了今天聯邦保險交易計劃的發(fā)行。據WABE的吉姆·布瑞斯從亞特蘭大帶來的報道，佐治亞州就是其中一個受影響的州。有執(zhí)照的領航員丹·特羅斯坐在他亞特蘭大的辦公室里訪問交易信息。但是他遇到了錯誤。“現在我們的站點有許多訪問者，我們正努力使你們的實際操作更順暢。”

The screen prompts consumers to call a customer service number, which is also _3_. But Tzros doesn't see the hiccup as a problem."This is a good thing. This is not a mistake. They're shopping. They’re looking."At least 24 of 36 states with federal exchanges experienced similar problems. For NPR News, I'm Jim Burress in Atlanta.

屏幕提示消費者撥打消費者服務電話，但實際上電話也已經打爆了。但是特羅斯并不認為這些是問題。“這是好事情。這并不是錯誤。他們在購買。他們在關注。”進行聯邦交易的36個州中至少有24個州遇到了同樣的問題。NPR新聞，吉姆·布瑞斯亞特蘭大報道。

The nation's factories were expanding last month at their fastest pace in more than two years. Institute for Supply Management, a key _4_ managers group, says its manufacturing index was up 0.5 to 56.2. That's the highest reading since April, 2007. Any reading over 50 shows growth in manufacturing or reading below that level indicates contraction.

上個月，美國工廠活動以兩年多以來最快的速度擴張。主要購買經理人組織美國供應管理協會表示，管理協會制造業(yè)指數上升0.5至56.2。這是自2007年4月以來最高的指數。任何超過50的指數都表明制造業(yè)在增長，而低于50的指數則表明制造業(yè)在收縮。

On Wall Street, investors seem to have largely shrugged off the partial government shutdown in Washington. All three of the major US market indices _5_. The Dow gains 62 points; the NASDAQ rose 46 points; the S&P was up 13 points today.

華爾街消息，投資者似乎對華盛頓一些政府部門關門不以為然。美國市場三個主要指數均上升。今天，道瓊斯工業(yè)平均指數上升62點;納斯達克綜合指數上升46點;標準普爾500指數上升13點。

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詞匯解析：

1、glitch

n. 小故障;失靈;[電子] 短時脈沖波干擾

eg:She declined to disclose what caused the glitch.

但她拒絕透露導致該問題的原因。

2、hiccup

vi. 打嗝

vt. 呃逆著(或間斷地)說出

eg:A recent sales hiccup is nothing to panic about.

最近銷售上出的小問題用不著驚慌。

eg:She was still hiccuping from the egg she had swallowed whole.

她還在因為先前整個吞下雞蛋而打嗝兒。

參考答案：

1、negotiating 2、carrying 3、called

4、closed 5、be paid