外贸英语一点通第47期:投资环境(6)

 　　World recession 世界经济衰退

　　A: Now people are talking about world recession, which started more than a year ago. Can you give us your personal assessment¹ of the situation of the global economy?

　　B: As you know, we are in a very special time. This is a very hard time for many countries' economics, both developed and developing. I think the current economic situation could be described as synchronized² slowdown of major economies.

　　A: What is the direct impact of the terrorist attack upon your country's economy?

　　B: Once the US economy is in trouble due to the terrorist attack, the impact could be quickly felt in the rest of the world.

　　A: What challenges is your country's economy facing at the moment?

　　B: We do face a lot of challenges because there is still much uncertainty³ about the world economy. It's very important for us to strike a proper balance between investment in fixed⁴ assets and household consumption.

　　重点注释：

　　1.recession 经济衰退

　　2. assessment 评估，评价

　　3. fixed assets 固定资产

　　4. household consumption 住房消费

　　5. “due to the terrorist attack”是“由于恐怖袭击”的意思。”due to”意思是“由于……”,例如：Due to the storm, the baseball game was interrupted. 由于骤雨，那场棒球赛中止了。

　　汉语译文：

　　A: 现在人们都在谈论一年前开始的世界经济衰退。对于全球经济你能给我些个人评价吗？

　　B: 正如你所知道的，我们处在一个特殊时期。这是许多发达国家和发展中国家经济的艰难时期。我认为现在经济形势是经济大国同步减缓放慢。

　　A: 恐怖袭击对贵国经济的直接影响是什么？

　　B: 由于受到恐怖袭击，美国经济处于困境中，它的影响很快会蔓延到世界其他各国。

　　A: 此刻贵国经济面对的挑战是什么？

　　B: 我们有很多挑战，因为对世界经济来说还有不确定性。对我们而言在固定资产投资和住房消费方面达到适度平衡是很重要的。

 

1 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

2 synchronized   

同步的

参考例句：

• Do not use the synchronized keyword in Managed Objects. 不要在管理对象上使用synchronized关键字。 来自互联网
• The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane's propeller. 风门的调速与飞机螺旋桨的转动精确同步。 来自辞典例句

3 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。