广播电视英语短句 第 54 课：十大新闻报道-2

The American economic crisis was second on the list of top stories last year. 美国经济危机位于去年十大新闻报道的第二名。

Wall Street investment banks and other financial companies collapsed. The stock market suffered huge losses. 华尔街投资银行和其他金融公司纷纷倒闭，股票市场也遭受巨大损失。

Two thousand eight was considered the worst economic year since the nineteen thirties. 2008年被认为是自20世纪30年代以来经济最遭的一年。

The price of oil was voted the third top story of the year. 石油价格被选为08年十大新闻第三名。

Less than six months ago, oil traded at a record one hundred forty-seven dollars a barrel. 将近半年前，石油交易价格创纪录达到了每桶147美元。