復甦速度高於預期
The Federal Reserve ramped up its expectations for economic growth and continued to project near-zero interest rates, at least through 2023, despite an expected surge of inflation.
聯準會提高經濟成長的預期，儘管預測通貨膨脹會大幅上升，繼續預計接近於零的利率水準，至少直到2023年為止。
ramp up 逐步增加ramp up production增加生產project(n.)方案;計畫(v.)預計;推算surge(n.)(v.)大幅增加
The Fed forecast that GDP growth will likely come in at 6.5% this year, up from the 4.2% it had predicted in December.
聯準會預估今年GDP成長可能達到6.5％，高於12月預測的4.2％。
forecast(v.)預測=predict
“The recovery has been faster than we expected,” Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said after a two-day policy meeting. “Part of that just is it’s very hard to predict, given we’ve never seen an event like this. But part of it is just the strength of the fiscal response, which I think will look good over the years.”
聯準會主席鮑爾在兩天政策會議後表示：「其中部分原因很難預測，因為我們從未見過這樣的事。但部分原因在於財政應對的力道，我認為未來幾年會很好。」
given(prep.)考慮到;有鑑於fiscal(adj.)財政的、國庫的
The outlook for recovery in the jobs markets has also brightened. The Fed projected the unemployment rate to fall to 4.5% from its current 6.2% level.
就業市場的復甦前景也更加光明。聯準會預測失業率會從目前的6.2％降至4.5％。
outlook(n.)前景;展望brighten(v.)發光;發亮;充滿希望unemployment rate失業率
Policymakers did not move to increase borrowing costs. Powell said the central bank wants to see proof of a more complete recovery before adjusting its policies.
決策官員沒有採取行動提高借貸成本。鮑爾說，央行希望看到經濟更全面復甦的證據，然後才會調整政策。
increase borrowing costs提高借貸成本;升息the central bank 央行
The Fed has played down the risk from inflation. While inflation is expected to jump to 2.4% this year, Powell said that number is viewed as a temporary surge which, as long as it helps to achieve maximum employment, will not change the Fed’s policy.
聯準會淡化通膨風險。儘管預計今年通膨率會升至2.4％，但鮑爾說，這個數字視為暫時飆升，只要有助於實現充分就業，就不會改變聯準會的政策，通膨將在一段時間內高於2％。
play down低調處理;淡化…的重要性
“I would note that a transitory rise in inflation above 2%, as seems likely to occur this year, would not meet this standard,” Powell said.
鮑爾說：「我注意到通膨率暫時升破2％，今年似乎有可能出現，但不符合這個標準。」
transitory(adj.)短暫的;曇花一現的=temporaryas準關係代名詞
In recent years, inflation has consistently fallen short of the Fed’s 2% target. Prices of some goods are likely to jump this year, especially when compared with the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Markets have grown skittish lately about worries that inflation pressures may be posing a bigger danger than the Fed thinks.
近年來，通膨率一直低於聯準會2％的目標。今年有些商品價格可能大幅上漲，尤其是與2020年新冠肺炎疫情的頭幾個月相比。由於擔心通膨壓力構成的危險可能比聯準會認為的更大，市場最近忐忑不安。
consistently(adv.)始終如一地;一直地;一貫地consistent(adj.)相符合的fall short of 未達到數量(或要求)skittish(adj.)不安的;易受驚的