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According to Reuters, stock stumbled on Wall Street for a second day, after President Donald Trump escalated trade tensions with China.
据路透社报道，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普加剧了与中国的贸易紧张关系后，华尔街股票连续第二天下跌。
By the afternoon on May 7th, the top three markets on the New York Stock Exchange declined over 2-percent each.
截至5月7日下午，纽约证券交易所的三大股指分别下跌超过2%。
The Nasdaq Composite led losses on the day, falling 2.5-percent and wiping out 204-points.
当天，纳斯达克综合指数以2.5%的跌幅领跌，暴跌204点。
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 lost about 2-percent each.
道琼斯工业平均指数和标普500分别下跌大约2%。
The Dow Jones fell 568-points, while the S&P 500 dropped 61-points.
道琼斯暴跌568点，而标普500下跌61点。
词语解释
1.escalate v. （使）逐步扩大，不断恶化，加剧
例句：Conditions are still very tense and the fighting could escalate at any time.
局势仍然非常紧张，战斗随时可能升级。
2.wipe out 摧毁；毁灭；使灭绝
例句：We'll wipe out any enemy that dares to invade our territory.
敌人胆敢来犯，我们就把它消灭。
