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Welcome to the Voice of America's “News Words”.
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
The U.S. economy has had its ups and downs.
美国的经济经历了起起落落。
Recently, the chair of the Federal Reserve described it this way: resilient.
最近，美联储主席这样描述它：有弹性的。
Despite persistently low energy prices and economic weakness abroad, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen says the U.S. economy has been resilient in the face of shocks.
尽管能源价格持续低迷，国外经济一直疲软，美联储主席珍妮特·耶伦说美国经济在面临危机时是有弹性的。
Resilient means being able to recover from difficult conditions and unexpected changes.
“有弹性的”意思是能够从困难的情况下和出乎意料的变化中恢复。
The chair of the Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy is resilient because it is slowly getting better after the Great Recession, which began in 2008.
美联储主席说美国经济是有弹性的，因为它自2008年的大萧条以来在慢慢地变好。
