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Spain sees 1)demand for 2)bonds, pays higher 3)rate-Courtesy of The China Post

MADRID -- Spain successfully raised 2.2 billion euros (US$2.8 billion) in a 4)debt 5)auction Thursday that saw strong investor demand, though it had to pay sharply higher interest rates due to concern that the country may eventually need a 6)bailout as it struggles with the cost of rescuing its banks.

大意：週二西班牙在一場債券拍賣會成功地募集到22億歐元（相當於28億美元），因為即便西班牙在掙扎救援其銀行，然而考慮其狀況可能最終還是要紓困，因此利率飆高。

Financial markets cheered the auction results, with stocks and bonds rising. Whether that mood lasts will depend on the government's 7)announcement later in the day of how much money it will take to 8)shore up the country's 9)ailing banks.

大意：金融市場樂見股價與公債的飆高。西班牙政府事後決定使用多少錢來救援以生病的銀行，則會影響市場的後續情緒。