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.

相对主要货币来说，美元一直走弱．一欧元相当于市值１.4美金,一英镑况换2美金.


Many widely traded products are bought and sold in dollars. These commodities include oil, soybeans and metals like copper. 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.
大部分的贸易都是以美元为中间货币的.这些商品包括石油,大豆,铜等金属.美元的疲软硬意味对国外买家来说更好的交易.但对石油生产商和一些与美元息息相关的一些国家,美元的贬值减少了他们自己的购买力.

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.

贬值的美元,虽然能减少美国的贸易赤字,因为它使美国的出口品较以前价格便宜了很多,但是在美国,它也要增加进口的费用 .从中国进口是个例外.

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.

中国政府在外汇方面设定了人民币的价值,今年人民币已经增值了四个点,相对于贬值的美元来说.这使中国的进口费用在一个较低值.

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.

然而在其它方面，贬值的美元打击了美国进口贸易．他们可能涨价或牺牲利润．许我多公司不想涨价因为他们害怕失去市场份额．

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