词汇：
current [简明英汉词典]
adj.当前的, 通用的, 流通的, 现在的, 草写的, 最近的
n.涌流, 趋势, 电流, 水流, 气流
copper [简明英汉词典]
n.铜, 警察
commodity [简明英汉词典]
n.日用品
purchasing power [简明英汉词典]
n.购买力
trade deficit [简明英汉词典]
n.贸易逆差
deficit [简明英汉词典]
n.赤字, 不足额
business [简明英汉词典]
n.商业, 买卖, 交易, 生意, 事情, 事物, 营业, 商行
sacrifice [简明英汉词典]
n.牺牲, 献身, 祭品, 供奉
v.牺牲, 献出, 献祭, 供奉
区别：
weaken [简明英汉词典]v.削弱, (使)变弱和 waken [简明英汉词典]vi.醒来vt.唤醒
worth 和 was
treat [简明英汉词典][tri:t]n.宴请, 款待,vt.视为, 对待, 论述, 治疗, 款待vi.交涉, 谈判, 协商, 款待,
和 trade [简明英汉词典][treid]n.贸易, 商业, 生意, 职业, 行业,顾客vi.买卖, 经商, 对换vt.用...进行交换
翻译：
The dollar has been weakening against several major currencies. One euro is currently worth about one dollar forty cents. A British pound is worth over two dollars.Many widely traded products are bought and sold in dollars. These commodities include oil, soybeans and metals like copper.
相对于其他主要流通货币而言美元已经被弱化了。一欧元现在能兑换一美元四十美分，一英镑能兑换两美元还多。许多广泛交易的产品都是用美元来进行买卖的。这些基本生活用品包括石油，大豆和像铜一样的金属。
A weak dollar can mean a better deal for foreign buyers. But for oil producers and countries that tie the value of their own money to the dollar, weakness reduces their purchasing power. A weak dollar, though, may help reduce the American trade deficit because it makes American exports less costly. But in the United States it can raise the cost of imports. An exception is imports from China.弱化的美元意味着能和外国购买者进行一笔更好的交易。但是对于石油生产者和固定本国货币和美元兑换比例的股票家来说，这种弱化会降低他们的购买力。当然，弱化的美元可以帮助降低美国的贸易逆差，因为可以使美国的出口成本降低。但是，同时这也会提高在美国的进口的成本。 一个例外是从中国进口。
The Chinese government sets the value of the yuan on foreign exchanges. This year the yuan has increased less than four percent against the weakening dollar. This has kept the prices of Chinese imports low.
中国政府把元作为和外国货币进行等价的货币。今年人民币在兑换弱化的美元时最少增值了4%，这会保持中国的低成本进口。
In other cases, however, a weak dollar hurts American businesses that deal in imported goods. They may have to raise prices or sacrifice profits. Many companies do not want to raise their prices for fear that they may lose market share.
然而，换句话说，弱化的美元会在进口货物上对美国的商业造成伤害。他们将不得不提高价格或者降低利润。许多公司不愿意提高价格，因为他们害怕会失去市场份额。
posted on 2007-10-18 18:44
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