第五单元英国经济.pptVIP

UNIT 5 The UK Economy ; Absolute Decline and Relative Decline absoulute means total and complete relative means something is true to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind The UKs economic decline is relatibe instead of absolute ;By the 1880s the British economy was dominant in the world, producing one third of the worlds manufactured goods. But by 1900 this was no longer the case, the UK hacing been overtaken by both the United States and Germany. Why we say it is relative?;Because Britain enterde the post-war world as one of the successfu