中国银监会周五表示将批准民间资本设立更多民营银行，并允许外资参与金融改革进程。请看本报昨日的报道：

    The banking regulator said Friday that it will permit the establishment of more privately owned banks and allow foreign investors to participate in the reform process to help shore up the State-dominated financial sector.

    The government has taken a series of steps to increase the participation of private capital in the financial sector with the aim of improving services to non-State companies and lessening government liabilities in the banking sector.

    报道中的shore up就是“支持、支撑”。例如：

    A stronger yuan would shore up the profitability of these businesses.

    人民币升值将提升这些公司的盈利。