chapter 2 business english(商务英语).ppt

Because of the authorities huge policy stimulus, yields on corporate bonds have edged lower/slowed down/dropped off slowly. Except for Chinese credit, there is little encouraging in the rest of the world. 目前我们已经采取了强有力的重要措施，以刺激我们的经济，提供流动性，增强金融机构的资本。 在美国，零售销售额在一月份比2008年的十二月份增长了1%，这是自2008年六月份以来的首次月增长。 Map of the United States The Economic Base and Industrial Structure America’s economy was based on manufacturing industry and the exploitation of the country’s rich natural resources. manufacturing industry → motor vehicles, aircraft, machinery, consumer goods, sophisticated computers, and chemicals → export natural resources → coal, oil, natural gas, iron ore, zinc ore, aluminum, lead, copper, sulphur, phosphates, and petroleum → import . The agricultural sector of American economy is also important, with highly mechanized farming methods and efficient pest-control techniques. Main agricultural exports: cereals, cotton, tobacco, soya beans, potatoes, oranges, and livestock (including cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens) Since 1920s, service industry in the U.S. has become more and more important, making up more than 60% of American economic activities and 25% of the world’s trade. That’s why some economists regard American economy as a service-led economy like that of Britain. The ministry of human resources data shows 3.82 million job openings in tertiary industry or the service sector in the third quarter, up from 3.58 million in the second quarter. 人力资源和社会保障部发布的数据显示，第三季度第三产业（即服务业）招聘职位为382万个，较第二季度的358万个有所增加。 In terms of restructuring, the major tasks in the next five years will be promoting consumption, restraining the high energy consumption and excess production capacity, and driving industial upgrade and advancement in tertiary industry. 从结构调整的角度来看，鼓励消费、限制高耗能和产能过剩、积极推动产业升级和推动服务业发展，将成为未来5年的重要任务。 Industry, industrial, industrious America needs an energy policy and an industrial policy. 美国需要一项能源政策和产业政策。 So Americans should be especially alert to signs t