Black Monday

基本解释

The FTSE slid 8% yesterday - its biggest drop since Black Monday in 1987.
昨天FTSE（英国富时100指数，英国的股市指数）大跌了8%，这是1987年黑色星期一以来最大的跌幅。
This was followed swiftly by Black Monday on October 28 and Black Tuesday on October 29.
10月28日的黑色星期一和29日的黑色星期二紧随而至。
That was 20 years ago. Black Monday, October 19th 1987, was the day stockmarkets plunged; and Alan Greenspan, who won his central-banking spurs in that crisis, was the Fed chairman (see article).
20年前, 1987年的10月19日被称为黑色星期一, 那天股市遭遇崩盘; 时任美联储主席艾伦•格林斯潘在那场危机中作为央行行长声名鹊起.

Black widows are also suspected in Monday's bombings in Moscow.
"We felt like no matter how non-violent you were, unless you had a law on the books or a decree by a court, that the same restaurant that could open up its door to a black person on Monday could close it on Tuesday if there were no law demanding it be kept open."

Before Black Monday (October 19), the Dow had already declined 18% from its August peak.
FORBES: Fears That Sparked Black Monday In 1987 Dormant But Not Dead
The 23% Black Monday drop in 1987 left a divot that was quickly filled in.
FORBES: Magazine Article