New Plan for the US Central Bank
美國央行的新計畫
Introduction
Kevin Warsh is the leader of the Federal Reserve. He has a new plan to keep prices stable. He wants to use new and fast information.
Kevin Warsh 是聯準會的負責人。他有一個新計畫來維持價格穩定，希望利用最新且快速的資訊。
Main Body
Kevin Warsh made five new teams. These teams will not use old government reports. They will use new technology to get fast data. The bank will not tell the market about future interest rates.
Kevin Warsh 組建了五個新團隊。這些團隊將不再使用舊的政府報告，而是利用新技術來獲取快速數據。銀行將不會向市場透露未來的利率。
Prices are still too high. The US and Iran have a new agreement. This helps energy prices. Kevin Warsh says the bank is independent. He will not change rates just because politicians ask.
物價依然過高。美國與伊朗達成了一項新協議，這對能源價格有所幫助。Kevin Warsh 表示銀行是獨立的，不會僅僅因為政治人物的要求而調整利率。
The US dollar is now strong. Gold prices are low. The Japanese yen is very weak. The bank is also looking at AI. AI changes how people work and spend money.
美元目前強勢，金價處於低位，日圓則非常疲弱。銀行也在關注 AI，因為 AI 改變了人們工作與消費的方式。
Conclusion
The Federal Reserve wants stable prices. It will use fast data and stay independent. Global markets are changing because of this.
聯準會希望價格穩定，因此將使用快速數據並保持獨立。全球市場正因此而發生變化。
Vocabulary Learning
The Power of "Not"
In this text, we see how to make a sentence negative. To say something is not true, we put "not" after the action word (verb).
Look at these patterns:
- Will not → Future (something won't happen)
- Do not → General fact
Examples from the text:
- "Teams will not use old reports" → (Future: No old reports)
- "The bank will not tell the market" → (Future: No telling)
- "He will not change rates" → (Future: No changing)
Describing Things (Adjectives)
To reach A2, you need to describe things. We use simple words before a noun or after the word "is/are".
The opposites found here:
- Strong Weak
- High Low
- Fast Old
How to use them:
- The dollar is strong.
- The yen is weak.
- Information is fast.