时间:2019-01-11 作者:英语课 分类:VOA2003(上)-商业论坛


英语课

Broadcast: Jan 25 2003


 


At a session reviewing prospects 1 for the U.S. economy, Secretary Evans sounded a note of optimism. "Inflation being low really does give you a lot of room to continue to pursue pro-growth policies to keep interest rates down, which allows consumers, [and] allows businesses, to deal with their debt load," he said. "Also, it allows you to pursue pro-growth 2)fiscal policies."


Secretary Evans dismissed concerns by some analysts 2 at the Forum 3 that the U.S. economy would find it difficult to sustain a war against Iraq. "We have a very resilient, flexible economy. A $10 3)trillion economy. And so, when you put that in the context of a war - again let me put great emphasis on the fact that our goal is to solve this issue peacefully and avoid war - but still, if you want to take that step, I've seen estimates of war costs of $40 billion to $50 billion. But, still, in the context of a $10 trillion economy, I expect our economy to continue to move ahead," he said. "I expect it to be resilient and flexible, and be able to deal with the impact of a war."


Some analysts say, war with Iraq could cause the U.S. economy to contract by 1.2 percent for several quarters, even if oil prices are high for only a few weeks. Officials from the oil cartel, OPEC, say a new Gulf 4 conflict could edge the world toward an oil crisis.


Secretary Evans acknowledged that oil surplus capacity, which has dropped considerably 5 compared with the 1980s and 1990s, is low - three-to-four million barrels a day above consumption of 80-million barrels a day. He said available, affordable 6 energy supplies were key to long-term economic growth.


Dale Gavlak, VOA news, Davos.


1)     World Economic Forum 世界经济论坛


2)     fiscal[5fiskEl]adj. 财政的, 国库的


3)     trillion[5triljEn]num. 万亿


 


 



n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
n.论坛,讨论会
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
  • The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
  • The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
adj.支付得起的,不太昂贵的
  • The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
  • There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
学英语单词
adiabatic saturation pressure
algesias
always safely afloat
anticyclonic inversion
antitheists
aromadendral
arts therapies research committee
as tender as a chicken
bar iron crane
barera
be stuck up
burry blanket
Busachi
cardiopep
carry the torch
cerithium munitum
cesari
Congressional documents
cross toe forward pointing
double print down
dynamic trim
e-teacher
ecostratigraphic unit
edge disjoint cut-set union
El Bozal, Sa.
electropolarized
ellingsen
entrained bed
Eupteleaceae
Evinos Potamos
file preparation
fire salamanders
forelong
frying-pans
gastricsins
gazed
gentoo
glow-discharge lamp
Hedysarum chinense
Hibiscus fragrans
homespunness
hortvet freezing test
Huygens' principle
in-observance
infeodations
jet-sets
little chief hare
local central office
long-tailed tit
lorned
lounging robe
Mecoffaminum
megatons equivalent (mte)
micro-size particles
munication
munion
needle-applicator
Nettilling L.
new-formed
oatmealy
Padisal
part learning
pemphigoid syndrome
planetary thread miller
positive credit
potassium aluminosilicate
Prud'hon, Pierre Paul
radiocarbon age
residual value of land
ride the fence
roapy
roentgenokymograph
RR Lyrae stars
salpausselk? subglacial period
schizomycete
scrap rubber
secondary aliphatic monohydric alcohol
seismicrophone
semiopened
sieve method (mechanical analysis)
signal intelligence report
single front wheel tractor
sir herbert read
spin gearing
spring-loaded overflow valve
square bloom
stability under UV illumination
supervisory boards
surge withstand capability
tasselseeds
temperature measurement
tennising
terminator codon
Tetraodontoidei
thermoelectric energy conversion
threshold of relaxation
Typha domingensis
underlain
vernonia
virtual classroom
water trade
Wesson