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听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.
The face of America's central bank has changed. The Senate has confirmed Janet Yellen to lead the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. She will be the first woman to lead the nation's central bank in its 100-year history.
Ms Yellen will replace Ben Bernanke. Mr Bernanke is widely phrased for his decisions that strengthen the economy during the worldwide financial crisis. He served two 4-year terms as the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill, Washington, Nov. 14, 2013.
President Barack Obama nominated Janet Yellen in October. He said then she would be a fierce champion for the American people. The president also said that Janet Yellen understands that the goal of financial policy is to improve the lives and jobs of workers and their families.
Ms Yellen severed as vice chair of the Federal Reserve during Ben Bernanke's second term. Economists are predicting that as chairwoman, Janet Yellen will continue many of Ben Bernanke's policies. Both she and Mr Bernanke have called for a measured reduction in the Federal Reserve's efforts to keep interest rates low. The central bank has bought 85 billion dollars in securities to push money into the economy.
During confirmation hearings, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown phrased Ms Yellen's ability to identify problems in the financial system.
"In today's complex financial system, it's more important than ever that we have strong regulators like Governor Yellen, who can recognize emerging threats to economic stability, and who isn't afraid to act when they find abuses that put American consumers and workers at risk," said Brown.
But some Senators have criticized Ms Yellen's support of programs to increase money in the economy. Critics say, these programs cause inflation. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said so called "easy money" policies are bad for the country.
"We need a chairman focused on a strong dollar and low inflation. Historical evidence suggests that failing to rein in ‘easy money' policies risks fueling an economic bubble and even hyper-inflation," said Grassley.
Ms Yellen has repeatedly expressed concern over labor issues, including unemployment. The rate of unemployment has fallen only to 7 percent since the end of the recession, that is well above historical averages.
Economists are predicting that Janet Yellen will continue many of the policies begun by Ben Bernanke. Those policies including keep the central bank's short term interest rates close to zero.
And that is the Learning English Economics Report. Read and download more of our programs at our website, learningenglish.voanews.com. I'm Mario Ritter.
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词汇解释
1.nominate vt. 推荐；提名；任命；指定
He was nominated for the MP.
他被提名为议员候选人。
2.measured adj. 量过的；慎重的；基于标准的；有规则的 v. 测量，判断（measure的过去分词）
Her actions were a measured response to his provocations.
她的行动是对他挑衅慎重而有节制的反应。
3.hyper-inflation n. 超级通胀，超级膨胀
The biggest risk this year is hyper- inflation.
今年我们面临的最大的困难就是恶性通货膨胀。
内容解析
1.Historical evidence suggests that failing to rein in ‘easy money' policies risks fueling an economic bubble and even hyper-inflation
rein in 控制；放慢；止住
Many people have begun looking for long-term ways to rein in spending.
很多人已经开始寻找控制开支的长远方式。
You must learn to rein in your temper.
你必须学会控制你的脾气。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。
美国央行的面貌改变了，参议院证实珍妮特·耶伦将执掌联邦储备委员会，她将是美国央行100年历史中首位女领导人。
耶伦将取代本·伯南克，伯南克因在全球金融危机中采取加强美国经济的措施而广受赞扬，他在联邦储备担任了两届主席，每届4年。
总统巴拉克·奥巴马去年10月提名珍妮特·耶伦，他说耶伦将成为美国人民坚定的捍卫者。他说珍妮特·耶伦明白金融政策的目标是改善工人及其家人的生活和工作。
耶伦在本·伯南克在美联储第二任期时担任副主席，经济学家预测作为主席，珍妮特·耶伦将继续实施本·伯南克的许多政策。她和伯南克都呼吁美联储慎重采取保持低利率的政策，央行已买入850亿美元国债以向美国经济注入资金。
在任命听证会上，民主党议员谢罗德·布朗赞扬了耶伦能发现金融体系中问题的能力。
“在如今复杂的金融体系中，有像耶伦这样有力的管理者比任何时候都重要，她能发现威胁经济稳定的风险，在发现对美国消费者和工人造成风险的问题时，她敢于采取行动。”
但也有参议员批评耶伦支持向经济注入更多资金的计划，批评者称这些措施会导致通胀。共和党议员恰克·格拉斯利称所谓的“宽松货币”政策对经济有害。
“我们需要一位关注强势美元和低通胀的主席，历史经验表明，无法控制‘宽松货币’政策会产生加剧经济泡沫甚至恶性通胀的风险。”
耶伦多次表示担心包括失业在内的劳工问题，经济衰退结束后失业率下降到7%，这比历史平均水平要高。
经济学家预测珍妮特·耶伦将继续始于本·伯南克的很多政策，这些政策包括保持央行短期利率低到将近零。
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