2009年2月22日 星期日

Translation Practice: Financial, News 01

Word Count: 364.
Time taken w/o dictionary: 20 minutes.
Method: Paper to Paper


新浪財經訊 北京時間2月20日凌晨消息,分析師週四稱,2009年的信用卡違約率可能上升至10%以上,打破此前創下的歷史記錄,導致美國銀行(Bank of America)和摩根大通等貸款商今年的利潤損失一半以上。

Analysts claimed that 2009 信用卡違約率 might raise above 10% and break earlier record. It could cause large 貸款商, such as Bank of America or Morgan Chase lost more than half of their profit this year.

據惠譽評級機構(Fitch Ratings)預測,在美國經濟陷入衰退的形勢下,許多人失去工作,因而無力償還債務,可能導致今年的信用卡違約率突破此前創下的7.53%歷史高點。


According to Fitch Rating, lots of people would lose their jobs and could afford their debt under current US economic depreciation. It could result in a greater 信用卡違約率, which has already reaches record high at 7.53% this year.


高盛集團分析師布賴恩‧弗倫(Brian Foran)昨天在一份電子郵件中預測稱,信用卡違約率可能在今年年底以前達到10%至11%,並下調了對信用卡發行商2009年的盈利預期。其中,弗倫 將美國運通(American Express Co。)的2009年盈利預期大幅下調了將近40%。

One day earlier, Brain Foran, an analyst of 高盛集團, claimed in an e-mail that 信用卡違約率 could reach 10% to 11% by the end of this year and 下調了 2009 盈利預期 of 信用卡發行商. Among them, Foran extensively 下調了 2009 盈利預期 of American Express Co. by 40%.

  Macquarie Capital公司駐紐約的分析師約翰·威廉姆斯(John Williams)稱:「信用卡違約率上升所帶來的挑戰已經超過了正在加深中的信貸問題,而後一問題在未來六個月或更長時間內還將更加惡化。」他將美國運 通及金融服務公司Discover Financial Services的股票評級定為「低於市場表現」。


A Macquarie Capital, New York's analyst, John Williams, said: " the challenge brought by the rise of 信用卡違約率 is 超過了 already deepening 信貸問題. The later problem would be worse at the next 6 months or longer." He gave 股票評級 of American Express Co. and Discover Financial Serices "低於市場表現".

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