As the Middle East crisis drags on(拖延，持续很久) into its sixth month, central banks sit in a tricky(棘手的，难对付的) position. Oil prices remain at elevated(升高的，偏高的) levels, stoking(煽动，加剧) inflationary pressures while also threatening to weigh on(对…造成压力，拖累) growth.
随着中东危机拖入第六个月，各央行处境棘手。油价仍处于高位，既加剧通胀压力，又可能拖累经济增长。
The US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank are still smarting(感到刺痛，耿耿于怀) from the criticism of their inaction(不作为，无行动) in 2022, when inflation soared(飙升，猛涨) above 10% in the UK and eurozone and over 9% in the US.
美联储、英国央行和欧洲央行仍对2022年无所作为的批评耿耿于怀，当时英国和欧元区通胀率飙升至10%以上，美国超过9%。
Central banks were plagued(困扰，折磨) by accusations that they moved too slowly to confront(面对，应对) inflation in the months after the Ukraine war started, when post-pandemic(疫情后的) consumer spending was already stoking(煽动，加剧) prices on everything from food to construction materials.
乌克兰战争爆发后的几个月里，疫情后的消费者支出已在推高从食品到建筑材料等各种价格，央行因行动过于迟缓而饱受指责。
The Federal Reserve seeks help
美联储寻求帮助
The Bank of England suffers a post-Covid hangover
英国央行饱受疫情后遗症之苦
The ECB goes rogue
欧洲央行特立独行