英式新闻英语第 37 课：US Banking SectorQ2 Profit Down 美国银行业第二季度利润下降

Mixed fortunes for the US banking sector. The largest financial services company in the United States, Citigroup, has reported a 13% increase in its second quarter operating profits. 美国银行业运气各异。美国最大的金融服务公司花旗集团称，第二季度营运利润增长13%，

While other banks have been hit by the slowing US economy and stock market slump, Citigroup has seen profits rise helped by its consumer banking operations. 在其它银行因美国经济放缓和股市下跌受到打击时，花旗集团却借助其消费者银行业务的发展而使利润得以上升。

For the number three bank, Bank of America, has been hit by an increasing amount of bad loans. Its second quarter profit fell nearly two percent. 而美国第三大银行—美国银行，因受到贷款业务坏帐数目增加的打击，第二季度获利下降近2%。