They have few alternatives left, and a public show of stock fluctuations is one of the last graspable charades they can use to seem in control.
他们实在没有多少备选,股票市场的波动是他们可使用的、最后可采用的伪装之一,以显示他们似乎在掌控。
People often assume that data are simple, graspable and trustworthy, whereas theory is complex, recondite and slippery, and so give the former priority.