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北京方面已放松货币政策以求促进增长。上周一批令人失望的数据显示,全球第二大经济体正继续放缓。

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请把下面的汉语翻译成一句英文:

摩根大通(J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.)因交易失误导致巨亏,该行至少要承担20亿美元的交易损失。长期以来被称作“华尔街之王”的该公司首席执行长(CEO)戴蒙(James Dimon)的声誉因此事严重受损。

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A massive trading bet boomeranged on J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., leaving the bank with at least $2 billion in trading losses and its chief executive, James Dimon, with a rare black eye following a long run as what some called the 'King of Wall Street.'

boomerang verb

boomerangs; boomeranged; boomerang·ing

[no obj] : to have an effect that is the opposite of the desired or expected effect :backfire
▪ We thought that bringing the issue up would lessen tension, but that plan boomeranged. [=tension has increased]
▪ His attempt to discredit his opponent boomeranged [=it affected him instead of his opponent] when people began questioning his motives


black eye noun
plural ∼ eyes

[count] : a dark area of skin around the eye caused by being hit hard
▪ He gave me a black eye. [=he punched me in the eye causing a dark bruise]— often used figuratively
▪ The scandal gave the team a black eye. [=the scandal caused people to think badly of the team]