Andy Burnham moved to calm volatile(动荡的，不稳定的) bond markets on Wednesday as surging(急剧上升的，激增的) borrowing costs threatened to wreck(破坏，毁坏) plans for his government’s crucial first budget next month.
周三，安迪·伯纳姆试图安抚动荡的债券市场，因为借贷成本飙升可能破坏其政府下月关键首份预算案的计划。
After a days-long sell-off(抛售，大量卖出) of government bonds – and with the chancellor(（英国）财政大臣), John Healey, facing the prospect of sharply reduced spending power, Burnham used his first appearance at prime minister’s questions(首相质询，英国议会每周三的质询环节) to promise decisions would be “grounded in(以……为基础，基于) fiscal responsibility”.
在政府债券持续数日的抛售之后——且财政大臣约翰·希利面临支出能力大幅缩水的前景——伯纳姆利用他首次出席首相质询的机会，承诺决策将“以财政责任为基础”。
That was widely seen as an attempt to soothe(安抚，平息) investors after his statement to parliament on Tuesday, in which he made bold promises of more public control(公有制，公共控制) of utilities, further interventions on the cost of living and a recommitment(重新承诺，再次保证) to a 3% increase in defence spending.
这被广泛视为一种安抚投资者的尝试，此前他在周二向议会发表的声明中做出了大胆承诺：加强对公用事业的控制、进一步干预生活成本，并重申将国防开支增加3%。