United StatesMěiguó美国second quarterèr jìdù二季度GDP (gross domestic product)GDPGDPgrowth ratezēngsù增速to slow downfànghuǎn放缓to / reachingzhì至1.5 percent1.5%1.5%,Federal ReserveMěiliáncǔ美联储to maintain / to holdwéichí维持interest ratelìlǜ利率unchangedbúbiàn不变。
United States
Měiguó
美国
second quarter
èr jìdù
二季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
to slow down
fànghuǎn
放缓
to / reaching
zhì
至
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
Federal Reserve
Měiliáncǔ
美联储
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
búbiàn
不变
United States
Měiguó
美国
Department of Commerce
Shāngwùbù
商务部
data / statistics
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
second quarter
èr jìdù
二季度
GDP (gross domestic product)
GDP
GDP
annualized
niánhuà
年化
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
to be / at
wéi
为
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
lower than / below
dīyú
低于
market
shìchǎng
市场
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
Federal Reserve
Měiliáncǔ
美联储
chairman
zhǔxí
主席
Warsh (Fed chairman)
Wòshí
沃什
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
for the fifth time
dì-wǔ cì
第五次
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
to maintain
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
búbiàn
不变
and / also
bìng
并
to pledge / to commit
chéngnuò
承诺
to achieve
shíxiàn
实现
price stability
jiàgé wěndìng
价格稳定
August 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
United States
Měiguó
美国
Department of Commerce
Shāngwùbù
商务部
July 30
7 yuè 30 rì
7月30日
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
data
shùjù
数据
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
second quarter
dì-èr jìdù
第二季度
real / actual
shíjì
实际
GDP
GDP
GDP
annualized
niánhuà
年化
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
to be / at
wéi
为
1.5 percent
1.5%
1.5%
lower than
dīyú
低于
first quarter
dì-yī jìdù
第一季度
possessive particle
de
的
2.1 percent
2.1%
2.1%
also
yě
也
lower than
dīyú
低于
market
shìchǎng
市场
previously / prior
cǐqián
此前
forecast / expectations
yùqī
预期
report
bàogào
报告
to show
xiǎnshì
显示
households / residents
jūmín
居民
consumer / consumption
xiāofèi
消费
spending / expenditure
zhīchū
支出
significantly / substantially
dàfú
大幅
to rebound / to recover
huíshēng
回升
annualized
niánhuà
年化
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
reaching / at
dá
达
3.2 percent
3.2%
3.2%
to become
chéngwéi
成为
this quarter
běn jìdù
本季度
growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
particle
de
的
main / primary
zhǔyào
主要
driving force
qūdònglì
驱动力
however / nevertheless
rán'ér
然而
import value
jìnkǒu é
进口额
to surge sharply
zhòuzēng
骤增
11.5 percent
11.5%
11.5%
mainly
zhǔyào
主要
due to / driven by
shòu
受
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
infrastructure
jīchǔ shèshī
基础设施
construction / development
jiànshè
建设
required / needed
suǒ xū
所需
chips / semiconductors
xīnpiàn
芯片
imports
jìnkǒu
进口
significantly
dàfú
大幅
to climb steeply
pānshēng
攀升
driven by
lādòng
拉动
on / to
duì
对
GDP
GDP
GDP
growth rate
zēngsù
增速
to cause / to result in
zàochéng
造成
approximately
yuē
约
1.5 percentage points
1.5 gè bǎifēndiǎn
1.5个百分点
particle
de
的
drag / negative impact
tuōlèi
拖累
Federal Reserve
Měiliáncǔ
美联储
chairman
zhǔxí
主席
Kevin Warsh (US Fed chairman)
Kǎiwén Wòshí
凯文·沃什
at / during
zài
在
July
7 yuè
7月
interest rate meeting
yì xī huìyì
议息会议
after
hòu
后
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
the committee
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
to decide
juédìng
决定
for the fifth time
dì-wǔ cì
第五次
consecutive / in a row
liánxù
连续
to maintain
wéichí
维持
benchmark interest rate
jīzhǔn lìlǜ
基准利率
unchanged
búbiàn
不变
Warsh
Wòshí
沃什
to state / to express
biǎoshì
表示
Federal Reserve
Měiliáncǔ
美联储
to uphold / to adhere to
jiānchí
坚持
2 percent
2%
2%
inflation target
tōngzhàng mùbiāo
通胀目标
will
jiāng
将
to take / to adopt
cǎiqǔ
采取
all / every
yīqiè
一切
necessary
bìyào
必要
measures / steps
cuòshī
措施
to achieve
shíxiàn
实现
price stability
jiàgé wěndìng
价格稳定
affected by this
shòu cǐ
受此
remarks / speech
jiǎnghuà
讲话
influence / impact
yǐngxiǎng
影响
30-year
30 nián qī
30年期
US Treasury bonds
Měiguó guózhài
美国国债
yield rate
shōuyìlǜ
收益率
from
cóng
从
approximately
yuē
约
5.1 percent
5.1%
5.1%
jumped to
tiào shēng zhì
跳升至
5.21 percent
5.21%
5.21%
to set a new record
chuàng
创
year 2007
2007 nián
2007年
since
yǐlái
以来
new high
xīngāo
新高
United States
Měiguó
美国
annual inflation rate
nián tōngzhànglǜ
年通胀率
already
yǐ
已
from
cóng
从
May
5 yuè
5月
particle
de
的
4.2 percent
4.2%
4.2%
fell to / dropped to
jiàng zhì
降至
3.5 percent
3.5%
3.5%
but / however
dàn
但
Warsh
Wòshí
沃什
to state
biǎoshì
表示
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
still / yet
yīrán
依然
higher than / above
gāoyú
高于
target
mùbiāo
目标
Federal Reserve
Měiliáncǔ
美联储
will
jiāng
将
to continue
jìxù
继续
to remain vigilant
bǎochí jǐngtì
保持警惕
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shōugòu
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