VOA标准英语10月-US Economist Paul Krugman Wins Nobel Prize
时间：2019-02-02 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（十月）
Paul Krugman
The Nobel committee awarded this year's Nobel to Princeton University professor Paul Krugman for his theories to answer questions about free trade and globalization. Among other things, the committee said in its statement, Krugman's ideas were based on economies of scale - that it's cheaper to produce things in mass.
And his theories also explain why trade is dominated by countries with similar economic conditions and countries that trade in similar products. The committee said Sweden - which both imports and makes cars - is a case in point.
In a telephone interview after the announcement, the U.S. economist said the award would enhance his visibility. And he described the current global economic turmoil 2 as terrifying.
Krugman comments on politics as well as economics as an analyst 3 for the New York Times newspaper. He has sharply criticised the Bush administration on a number of
issues - including the US-led war in Iraq.
Krugman spoke 4 on ABC Television on Sunday before he won the Nobel prize and was asked about the world coming together to solve the current financial crisis.
"I mean, if something doesn't come out by late today, you know, I mean we don't know but it's very scary, and I have to say it's been really disappointing," Krugman said. "The communique, the big G-7, the big powers, released a communique on Friday which was boilerplate; it was not an actual plan, it was.... in fact, if you're used to reading communiques which alas 5 I am, it had all the signs of basic disagreements papered over, so this is not good. You know, at each stage during this crisis, policy has been less than people expected, and that builds up a cumulative 6 loss of credibility here. You know, I just heard someone this morning that somebody from Treasury 7 is saying 'well we plan to begin these equity 8 injections into banks within two weeks.' Two weeks! You know, Gordon Brown in Britain announced a plan on Wednesday, and they're going to do the equity injections in Britain tomorrow."
Krugman's $1.4 million award ends the series of Nobels for this year. Last week, the Nobels for physics, chemistry, mathematics, literature and peace were awarded.
- He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
- He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。
- His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
- The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
- Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
- This drug has a cumulative effect.这种药有渐增的效力。
- The benefits from eating fish are cumulative.吃鱼的好处要长期才能显现。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。