China's GDP tops Japan in Q3

    China's economy again beat Japan's in the third quarter（第三季度） of this year, AFP reported on Dec 9.
    China's nominal¹ GDP amounted to $1.42 trillion during July to September, compared with Japan's $1.37 trillion, the report said, citing Japan's cabinet office in Tokyo.
    China had already eclipsed Japan in the second quarter, as the latter was hit by cooling exports and flat domestic consumption in April-June, the report said.
    However, Japan's nominal GDP for January-September was $3.96 trillion, while China's was $3.95 trillion, according to the report.
    Japan remains² more than 10 times richer than China in terms of per-capita GDP, the report said, citing the International Monetary³ Fund.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 nominal   

adj.名义上的；(金额、租金)微不足道的

参考例句：

• The king was only the nominal head of the state. 国王只是这个国家名义上的元首。
• The charge of the box lunch was nominal.午餐盒饭收费很少。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。