英语翻译

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英语翻译
The New York-based Conference Board's forecast of future economic activity
edged higher by a third of a percent after two months of steep declines.The better-than-expected forecast helped spark gains on U.S.markets.

答案

edge 这里是动词,意思“缓慢前进”的意思,那edge higher就是缓慢上升,从后面的百分之一的三分之一可以看出确实很慢
spark这里也是动词,意思是“激发,引起”,所以spark gains就是“产生收益”.