World markets hit by Wall Street woes

Stocks in Asia and Europe continued to tumble Tuesday following Wall Street's worst day since markets reopened seven years ago after the 9/11 terror attacks. Tokyo's Nikkei fell 4.95 percent while the Hong Kong Hang Seng shed 5.9 percent as the effects of Lehman Brothers' collapse reverberated around the world.

tumble:跌落、跌倒、倉促行動
shed:下跌、落下、脫落
collapse:n.瓦解、失敗；v.倒塌、崩潰、暴跌
reverberate:反響、回蕩、反射