U.S. stock futures plunge as Russia attacks Ukraine's largest nuclear plant
U.S. stock futures plunge as Russia attacks Ukraine's largest nuclear plant
U.S. stock-index futures plunged late Thursday after reports that Europe's largest nuclear power plant, in Ukraine, was on fire after Russian shelling, raising fears of an unprecedented nuclear disaster.
周四晚些时候，美国股指期货暴跌，此前有报道称，位于乌克兰的欧洲最大核电站在俄罗斯炮击后起火，引发了人们对一场史无前例的核灾难的担忧。
$Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ futures sank nearly 500 points, while $S&P 500 index(.SPX.US)$ futures and $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ futures dove as well.
$道琼斯工业平均指数(.DJI.US)$期货下跌近500点，而$标准普尔500指数(.SPX.US)$期货和$纳斯达克100指数(.NDX.US)$期货价格也出现了下跌。
According to Associated Press reports, the nuclear power plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Enerhodar was shelled by Russian troops, and the facility was on fire. Plant spokesman Andriy Tuz told the AP that shells were falling directly on the plant and that one reactor -- which had been under renovation and not operating, but still contains nuclear fuel -- was on fire. He added that firefighters cannot get to the scene because of the fighting.
据美联社报道，乌克兰南部城市Enerhodar的核电站遭到俄军炮击，设施起火。核电站发言人安德烈·图兹(Andriy Tuz)告诉美联社，炮弹直接落在核电站上，其中一个反应堆正在翻新，没有运行，但仍含有核燃料--着火了。他补充说，由于战斗，消防员无法到达现场。
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs, tweeted that "If it blows up, it will be 10 times larger than Chornobyl!"
乌克兰外交部长德米特罗·库莱巴(Dmytro Kuleba)在推特上发文称，“如果它爆炸了，它将比Chornobyl大10倍！”
According to experts, the risk lies if the plant loses power and is unable to cool the nuclear material -- leading to a meltdown, which could be accompanied by an explosion.
根据专家的说法，如果核电站断电，无法冷却核材料，导致熔毁，并可能伴随爆炸，风险就存在。
Stock futures had been little changed before news of the attack.
在袭击消息传出之前，股指期货几乎没有变化。
During the regular trading day, the stock market failed to hold onto gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 96.69 points, or 0.3%, to 33,794.66; the S&P 500 fell 23.05 points, or 0.5%, ending at 4,363.49; and the Nasdaq Composite ended 214.07 points lower, or 1.6%, finishing at 13,537.94.
在常规交易日，股市未能守住涨幅。道琼斯工业平均指数下跌96.69点，或0.3%，至33,794.66点；标准普尔500指数下跌23.05点，或0.5%，至4,363.49点；纳斯达克综合指数下跌214.07点，或1.6%，至13,537.94点。
-Mike Murphy
--迈克·墨菲(Mike Murphy)