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Hi friends, it is near the end of the year and many economic policies have been adjusted. I would like to present you with 3 sentences about this topic and hope that it is something that you are interested in and that it is also a little helpful to you in your Chinese learning.:-)

Note: You are welcome to click on any Chinese word to see Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning and to read it after me in Chinese.

No.036: 美联储将其利率提高至4.25%，达到2001年以来最高水平。The Federal Reserve lifts its benchmark interest rate to 4.25%, the highest level since April 2001.--Reuters

Měiliánchǔ jiāng qí jīchǔnlìlǜ tígāo zhì   bǎifēnzhī   sìdiǎnèrwǔ, dádào liǎnglínglíngyī nián sìyuè yǐ lái zuìgāo shuǐpīng。


No.037: 欧佩克石油输出国家组织可能保持现行石油供应水平。
OPEC is likely to maintain the current crude oil supply level.
--Poeple's Daily
ōupèikè shíyóu shūchūguó zǔzhī kěnéng bǎochí xiànxíng shíyóu gōngyìng shuǐpíng.

No.038: 中国将对100多种产品削减进口关税。

China will cut import tariffs on more than 100 categories of products beginning 2006.--Chinadaily
Zhōngguó jiāngyú èrlínglínglǜ nián qǐ duì yībǎi duōzhǒng chǎnpǐn xiāojiǎn jìnkǒu guānshuì.

Note: You are welcome to click on any Chinese word to see Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning and to read it after me in Chinese.


That's all for today's daily Chinese. Hope it is helpful.


If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please write to shirley@ebridge.cn , or shirleyz004@yahoo.com, You are welcome.

--Shirley
Written And Edited On Wed, Dec 14, 2005
Recorded On Sat, Dec 17, 2005