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


英语课



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.

 



1 ministry
n.(政府的)部;牧师
  • 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。
2 rebates
n.退还款( rebate的名词复数 );回扣;返还(退还的部份货价);折扣
  • 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
3 tariffs
关税制度; 关税( tariff的名词复数 ); 关税表; (旅馆或饭店等的)收费表; 量刑标准
  • 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。
4 capability
n.能力;才能;(pl)可发展的能力或特性等
  • 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。
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study guide for elementary labanotation
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