新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 9-7
时间：2018-12-17 作者：英语课 分类：新视野大学英语：视听说教程 4
MODEL2 The Chinese are working miracles.
Script
Susan: Hey, John!
John: Hey! Look at this headline! China’s foreign trade should reach $1 trillion this year!
Susan: Are you sure the figure is correct? How can they keep up such rapid growth for so many years running?
John: A senior official of the Ministry 1 of Commerce said so in Beijing Wednesday.
Susan: As far as I know, China’s foreign trade volume was already $851.2 billion last year, a 37.1 percent jump over the previous year. That volume ranked fourth in the world, following only the United States, Germany, and Japan.
Susan: But the Chinese are working miracles. In the first half of this year, foreign trade reached $523 billion, up 39.1 percent over last year.
John: I wonder how it can grow so fast.
Susan: The U.S. economy has been very good. Booming consumption has created opportunities for China’s exports.
Susan: Is that the only one reason China’s exports have increased? No other factors?
John: China encourages exports. Exporters can get rebates 2 from the customs department.
Susan: What’s happening with Chinese imports?
John: Well, China has met her commitments to the World Trade Organization since she joined two and half years ago. She has gradually been decreasing tariffs 3 and strengthening intellectual property rights. She has opened her doors to the outside world wider. All these changes have led to an increase in her imports.
Susan: You seem to be looking at China through rose-colored glasses.
John: China is not without her problems. Some of her state-owned industries have only a blunt competitive edge. They have a weak anti-risk capability 4. Some industries still depend on trade protectionism.
Susan: John, I really admire your wide knowledge. I think you’ll be in line for Nobel Prize in Economics some day.
John: You’re just pulling my leg again.
- They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
- We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
- The VAT system offers advantages, such as rebates on exports. 增值税有其优点，如对出口商品实行回扣。 来自辞典例句
- In more recent years rate rebates have been introduced for households. 近年地方税的减免已适用于家庭。 来自辞典例句
- British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
- The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。
- She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
- Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。