【每日晨读金融时报】19Aug2025 英语口语听力 附原文及实用单词短语

The Trump admin­is­tra­tion yes­ter­day moved to quell tur­moil in the US gold mar­ket after the sur­prise impos­i­tion of tar­iffs on imports of 1kg and 100-ounce bars sent gold futures to a record high.

In a move that ana­lysts and investors warned could redraw global trade in gold if it were not reversed, the US Cus­toms and Bor­der Pro­tec­tion agency had earlier ruled that the bars should be sub­ject to duties, dash­ing expect­a­tions they would be exempt.

Gold traders, banks and refiner­ies rushed yes­ter­day to respond to the levy, the first on bul­lion ever imposed by the US. The metal is usu­ally excluded from tar­iffs because of its role in the fin­an­cial sys­tem. The White House said in an April factsheet that gold would be exempt from its sweep­ing levies.

The step by the CBP, first repor­ted by the Fin­an­cial Times, was a par­tic­u­lar blow to Switzer­land, the world’s biggest exporter of the metal. Its rela­tions with Wash­ing­ton had already deteri­or­ated last week after the US unveiled a 39 per cent duty on imports from the coun­try.

US gold futures rose to a new intra­day record of $3,534 per troy ounce, while Lon­don prices remained flat. 

quell turmoil

� 平息动荡；镇压骚乱

quell = 镇压、平息（常指用武力或措施结束暴力或混乱）
turmoil = 动荡、混乱、骚乱
例句：
The government sent troops to quell the turmoil in the capital.
（政府派兵平息首都的动荡。）

dash expectations

� 破灭期望；打破希望

dash 在这里不是“冲刺”，而是“粉碎、击碎”的意思。
例句：
The disappointing earnings report dashed investors’ expectations.
（令人失望的财报粉碎了投资者的期望。）

refineries

� 炼油厂（名词复数，单数是 refinery）

指将原油加工成汽油、柴油等可用燃料的工业设施。
例句：
Several refineries were shut down due to maintenance.
（几家炼油厂因检修而停工。）