英语资讯：香港位列世界第二大经济体.docxVIP

Hong Kong ranked the worlds second most competitive economy, up from the fourth place last year, according to the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Yearbook 2015.瑞士国际管理学院2015年全球竞争力年鉴显示，香港已位列世界第二大最具竞争力的经济体，去年香港排在第四名。We welcome the IMDs high regard of Hong Kong as the worlds second most competitive economy, Financial Secretary John Tsang said Thursday. Hong Kong is highly competitive vis-a-vis most other economies in the world, especially in terms of government efficiency and business efficiency in which Hong Kong attains1 the top rank globally. This once again affirms the importance of our steadfast2 fiscal3 discipline, robust4 financial system and favorable business environment, Tsang said. We will continue to consolidate5 Hong Kongs institutional strengths and broaden the economic base on various fronts, and will strive to uphold our leading position as a key metropolitan6 city in the world, he continued. According to the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2015 released Wednesday, Hong Kongs rank rose to the second among the 61 economies assessed, only after the United States. The report ranks the competitiveness of 61 economies around the world in various aspects. The four competitiveness factors assessed are: economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure7, each consists of five sub- factors.词汇解析：1 attains （通常经过努力）实现( attain的第三人称单数 )；达到；获得；达到（某年龄、水平、状况）参考例句：This is the period at which the body attains maturity. 这是身体发育成熟的时期。The temperature a star attains is determined by its mass. 恒星所达到的温度取决于它的质量。2 steadfast adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的参考例句：Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。3 fiscal adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的参考例句：The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。4 robust adj.强壮的，强健