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11 Is There a Way to Keep the Britains Economy Growing 是否有办法使英国经济继续保持增长 In todays knowledge economy, nations survive on the things they do best. Japanese design electronics while Germens export engineering techniques. The French serve the best food and Americans make computers. 现今的知识经济体系下，各国都发挥其特长以求生存。日本靠生产电子产品，而德国出口工程技术。法国有著名的美食，美国则制造计算机。 Britain specializes in the gift of talking. The nation doesnt manufacture much of anything. But it has lawyers, stylists and business consultants who earn their living from talk, talk and more talk. The World Foundation think tank1?says the UKs four iconic jobs today are not scientists, engineers, teachers and nurses. Instead, theyre hairdressers, celebrities, management consultants and managers. But can all this talking keep the British economy going? The British government thinks it can. 英国人以口才见长。英国制造不出什么东西，但却有一把把的律师、造型师和商业顾问。他们每天的生计除了说，还是说。世界基金组织的智囊团公布，如今英国的四大偶像职业已不再是科学家、工程师、教师和护士，而变成了发型师、名流显要、管理顾问和商业经理。但这些以说见长的工作是否能保持英国经济的增长？英国政府认为可以。 Although the countrys trade deficit was more than ￡60 billion in 2006, UKs largest in the postwar period, officials say the country has nothing to worry about. In fact, Britain does have a world-class pharmaceutical industry, and it still makes a small sum from selling arms abroad. It also trades services — accountancy, insurance, banking and advertising. The government believes Britain is on the cutting edge2?of the knowledge economy. After all, the country of Shakespeare and Wordsworth has a literary tradition of which to be proud. Rock “n” roll3?is an English language medium, and there are billions to be made by their cutting-edge bands. In other words, the creative economy has plenty of strength to carry the British economy. 尽管2006年英国的贸易赤字已超出600亿英镑，创英国战后史上的最高，英国官方却称此不足为患。事实上，英国的确拥有世界先进水平的制药工业和可以小赚一笔的军工业。除此之外，它还出售服务业，即会计业、保险业、银行业和广告业。英政府认为英国正处在知识经济的风口浪尖上。毕竟这个诞生出了莎士比亚和华兹华斯的国度有着可以引以为荣的文学传统。摇滚乐也是传播英语的媒介，英国就有很多顶尖的摇滚乐队，可以带来数十亿的收入。换句话说，这种以创造力为本的经济有诸多优势来承载英国经济的发展。 However, creative industries account