Used cars, travel and furniture are just some of many things that are getting more expensive
各种物价飞涨：二手车、旅行消费和家具正变得越来越贵
Just about everything is getting more expensive in the United States as the stimulus-fueled economy rebounds and Americans are again spending on shopping, traveling and eating out. But supply-chain woes mean supply isn't meeting demand — sending prices even higher.
随着刺激政策推动经济复苏，以及美国人重新开始购物、旅行和外出就餐，美国几乎所有的东西都涨价了。然而，供应链危机意味着供给不能满足需求，这进一步推高了物价。
US consumer prices in April increased 4.2% from a year earlier, more than the 3.6% economists had predicted. It was the biggest 12-month increase since September 2008, the height of the financial crisis.
4 月份，美国消费者物价指数同比提高了 4.2%，高于经济学家此前预测的 3.6%，这是 2008 年 9 月（经济危机最高峰时期）以来的最大同比增长率。
Over the past year, used car prices rose 21%. The auto market was whipsawed in the pandemic — first collapsing as people hunkered down at home and then spiking as they sought to travel without relying on public transportation.*** On top of that car manufacturers were closed or running at reduced capacity due to a shortage of computer chips used in vehicles. All this boosted the demand for used cars.
过去的一年里，二手车价格增长了 21%。汽车市场在疫情期间遭遇了双重压力——先是因为人们闭门不出，汽车市场惨淡；之后由于人们不愿依赖公共交通出门旅行，汽车销量又再度飙升。除此之外，由于车用计算机芯片的短缺，许多汽车制造商要么停产，要么以较低产能运转。这一切都促进了二手汽车的需求。
Prices for shelter and lodging, airline tickets, recreational activities, car insurance and furniture also contributed to the April price increases. Meanwhile, energy prices, which had been a major driver of inflation over the past months, came down slightly. Even so, over the past 12 months, the energy price index climbed more than 25%.
住房和租房、机票、娱乐活动、车辆保险以及家具的价格（上升）也造成了 4 月物价的上涨。与此同时，能源价格（过去几个月通胀的主要驱动力）略有下降。即便如此，在过去的 12 个月里，能源价格指数上升了超过 25%。
Price increases, supply chain problems and shortages have become hot-button issues for the global economy. Higher inflation was expected as the economy began to reopen. The Federal Reserve, whose mandate is to keep prices stable, continuously said that moderately higher prices this summer will be temporary. But the longer price increases persist, the more attention the Fed will have to pay to them.
价格上涨、供应链困难和（物资）短缺已经成为全球经济的热点问题。随着经济恢复，通货膨胀率恐进一步提升。负责稳定物价的美联储曾多次表示，今年夏天适度上涨的物价将是暂时的，但一旦价格持续上涨，美联储将不得不更加关注这个问题。
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重点词汇
stimulus
/'stɪm.jʊ.ləs/
n. 刺激物，促进因素
搭配短语：$1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan
fuel
/fjʊəl/
v. 刺激，加强；为......添加燃料
例句：U.S. imports from China are surging, fueled by stay-at-home shoppers.
rebound
/ˌriːˈbaʊnd/
v.（价格、价值等下跌后）回升，反弹
词根词缀：re-（表示“重新，再”）
近义词：reopen / revive / recover
例句：The economy began to rebound / reopen / revive / recover.
woes
/woʊz/
n. 麻烦，问题
近义词：troubles / problems
搭配短语：financial woes
搭配短语：economic woes
send
/send/
v. 使进入某种状态；运送，邮寄
例句：The headache was sending me mad.
例句：The falling share prices sent the market into a panic.
the height of sth.
......的高潮（或高峰）；（事业的）巅峰
相关词汇：height（n. 高度；顶点，最佳点）
例句：Summer vacation is the height of the tourist season.
例句：He is at the height of his career.
whipsaw
/ˈwɪp.sɑː/
v. 同时面临双重不利的情况（或压力）
词性拓展：whipsaw（n. 双人用的锯子）
英文释义：subject to two difficult situations at the same time
collapse
/kə'læps/
v.（行业或企业）崩溃，垮掉，失败
例句：Sri Lanka's hopes of a tourism-led economic revival have collapsed.
hunker down
准备长期呆在某安全之处；蹲下
搭配短语：to hunker down to fight coronavirus
同义表达：hunker down = hunker down at home
spiking
/spaɪk/
v. 激增，急升
英文释义：to rise quickly and reach a high value
例句：The US dollar spiked to a three-month high.
on top of sth.
除了......之外
词义辨析：on top of sth., on the top of sth.
这两个短语都可以表示“在......的上面”，且 on top of sth. 是 on the top of sth. 的省略说法。不过，on top of sth. 的用法更广泛，比如它还可以表示“除了......之外”，文章中的 on top of that 就表示“除此之外”。
例句：On top of his salary, he earns some pocket money every week.
capacity
/kə'pæsəti/
n. 生产量，生产力
例句：The factory is working at full capacity.
boost
/bu:st/
v. 改善，提高，推动
搭配短语：to boost sb's confidence / ego
搭配短语：to boost exports
搭配短语：to boost profits
lodging
/'lɑ:.dʒɪŋ/
n. 出租的房间，寄宿的地方
相关词汇：lodge（v. 借宿）
英文释义：to pay rent to stay somewhere
例句：They chose to lodge with local families.
recreational
/rek.riˌeɪ.ʃən.əl/
adj. 消遣的，娱乐的
相关词汇：creation（n. 创作，创造）
词根词缀：re-（表示“重新，再”）
相关词汇：recreation（n. 再创作；娱乐，消遣）
搭配短语：recreational facilities
contribute to
促成，起作用
相关词汇：contribute（v. 贡献，捐献；促成，造成（某事发生））
搭配短语：A contributes to B
例句：His carelessness contributed to the accident.
driver
/'draɪ.vər/
n. 驱动因素；司机
相关词汇：drive（v. 驱动；驾驶）
例句：Tourism industry is a key driver of the economy.
hot-button
/ˈhɑːt ˌbʌt̬.ən/
adj.（问题等）非常敏感的，热门的
相关短语：hot button（n. 重要而敏感的话题）
例句：Abortion has become a hot button.
搭配短语：a hot-button topic
搭配短语：a hot-button question
mandate
/'mæn.deɪt/
n.（政府或官员等经选举而获得的）授权
词性拓展：mandate（v. 下令）
例句：Many cities mandate social distancing.
近义词：authority
moderately
/ˈmɒdərətlɪ/
adv. 适度地，温和地
例句：I only drink moderately.
例句：I did moderately well in the exam.
persist
/pɚˈsɪst/
v. 持续，延续