大学外贸英语（第四版）chapter2美国经济.ppt

This is the end of Chapter 2 * * * * Chapter 2? American Economy 美国经济 What do you know about America? Can you describe the economic base and industrial structure of America? What is the current situation of the American economy? New words 1 ore n. 矿，矿砂 2 zinc n. 锌 3 lead n. 铅（/led/） 4 sulphur n. 硫，硫黄 5 phosphate n. 磷酸盐 6 sophisticated a. 尖端的 7 chemical n. 化学制（药）品 8 mechanized a. 机械化的 9 cereal n. 谷类 10 soya bean大豆 New words 11 livestock n. 牲畜、家畜 12 to raise vt. 饲养 13 diehard n.铁杆分子；死硬分子(a person who opposes change and refuses to take up new ideas even when they are good, e.g. diehard fans of Pop king Michael Jackson 流行音乐王麦克杰克逊的铁杆“粉丝”) 14 optimist n.乐观主义者(a person who believes that things will end well, 其反义词为pessimist） 15 nifty a.妙的；精明的(very good and clever) New words 16 calculus n.演算；计算 17 derivative n.派生物 18 assertion n.主张；断言 19 to revise vt.修订；修正 20 annualised a.按年度的 21 margin n.幅度 22 marginally adv.勉强地 23 to edge vi.徐徐移动 24 to surge vi.陡增；急增 New words 25 preceding a.前面的；在行的(that came just before in time) 26 punitive a.惩罚性的（指极高的利率） 27 issuer n.（证券）发行人 28 to tap vt.开发（to tap the market 开发市场） 29 to offset vt.抵销；补偿（to offset losses补偿损失） 30 scrap n.点滴（a few scraps of news 几则新闻） 31 rout n.溃败(a complete defeat and disorderly flight) Economic Terms 1 retail sales零售额(... the sales volumes and revenue for the retailers including retail shops) 2 corporate fleets旗舰式公司；大公司 3 mini-depression n.微型萧条（less severe than normal depression but more serious than ordinary recession When there is depression, there is an extended or severe period of recession. Depressions occur infrequently and some economists believe they occur in long (about 50 year)cycles 4 interbank rates(银行）同业拆借率（interest rate at which banks lend to each other） Economic Terms 5 money supply货币供给（the quantity of money issued by a country’s monetary authorities, usually the central bank.) 6 credit supply信贷供给(the quantity of money lent by banks and other n