CCTV9英语新闻：商务部：十二月出口增长可能“较快”

China’s Commerce Ministry¹ said on Wednesday that China’s exports should grow at a "relatively² fast" pace in December, after posting a surprising 12.7 percent year on year gain in November, up from October’s 5.6 percent rise.

"November’s trade, especially export grew relatively fast. It was helped by the government’s efforts to assist exporters in the latter half of the year, as well as the recovering economy both in and outside China. It was within the expectation of the Commerce Ministry and many experts." Shen Danyang, Spokesman of Ministsry of Commerce said.

 

Shen Danyang said although exports in December are likely to grow "relatively fast", the country should not be too optimistic.

 

Shen Danyang said although exports in December are likely to grow "relatively fast", the country should not be too optimistic. He said an exporter confidence index rose by 1.1 percentage points to 100 in November, still hovering³ near the boom-bust line, showing that trading companies are still cautious about the future.

He also said that Shanghai is working on a revised list of restricted investment areas for its free trade zone for 2014. Till the end of November, 58 foreign companies have registered to set operations in the FTZ, with a total registered capital of over 610 million US dollars.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• 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 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 hovering   

鸟( hover的现在分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫

参考例句：

• The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
• I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。