夏说英语新闻晨读 第4期:日本经济来根事后烟

 本期内容：

Japan returned to recession in the third quarter. GDP contracted at an annualised rate of 0.8%, more than economists¹ had feared,having shrunk by 0.7% in the second. The recession is the second since Shinzo Abe became prime minister in December 2012. Nominal² GDP, which includes inflation and is Mr Abe’s new focus, was flat in the quarter, though it rose by 3.1% year-on-year.

词义解析:

recession：经济萧条

contract：收缩

annualised rate: 年化率

nominal GDP：货币计价的GDP

1 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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。