大学外贸英语（第四版）chapter3中国经济.ppt

This is the end of Chapter 3 * * * * Chapter 3? China’s Economy 中国经济 What do you know about China’s economy? Can you describe the main strength of China’s economy? New words 1 wonder n. 奇跡 economic wonders 经济奇跡 2 flagging 动名词 “正在衰退中的” 3 incentive n.刺激；鼓励（material incentives物质刺激） 4 astounding a.令人震惊的 5 ox n.牛（统称）（the year of ox 牛年） 6 to stumble vi. 放慢速度=to slow down 7 to symbolise vt. 象征 8 fortitude n.坚忍；刚毅 9 castrated a.经过阉割的（~bull 阉割过的公牛） New words 10 robust a.强劲的=strong 11 migrant a.季节性（~workers 农业季节性工人；农民工） 12 dismal a. 低落的；忧郁的 13 outright a.彻底的 14 slump n. vi. 萧条；陷入萧条=depression or falling into depression. 15 compelling a.使人非相信不可的 16 energy-guzzling a.能源消耗大的 New words 17 to deflate vt. 使缩小（to~a potential bubble对一个潜化的泡沫进行缩小） 18 build-up n. 逐步扩大（~in stocks 库存变大） 19 to exacerbate vt. 加剧 20 mantra n.赞歌；赞美圣歌 21 destocking n.除库存化 22 to trash vt.视为无用(to consider sth. worthless) 23 fake n.伪造品 New words 24 boost n.坛加；促进（有时也当动词用如，to boost the economy） 25 to dent vt. 削降 26 to scrape vt.废弃（to remove） 27 to waive vt.放弃；坚持 28 down-payment n.首付（a partial payment made at the time of purchase, to permit the buyer to take the merchandise） 29 to surge vi. 快速上升 30 to cripple vt. 使丧失经营能力 New words 31 to revive vi. 复活；恢复生机 32 heavy-handed a.严励的；不客气的（rather unkind） 33 to meddle vt.多管闲事（to interest oneself or take action when it is not one’s concern.） 34 to hobble vt.阻碍；使跛行（to~a bull 使公牛跛行） 35 virility n. 刚强有力 36 hoof n.蹄 37 HSBC=Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Company 汇丰银行 Economic Terms 1 slump n. 萧条（depression）An extended or severe period of recession. 2 rebate n. 折扣/回扣（a discount offered on the price of a good or service.） 3 command economy(planned economy)计划经济 An economy in which the activities of firms （企业；公司）and the location of productive resources are determined by government direction rather than market forces. Economic Terms 4 capitalism (capitalist economy)资本主义（经济）An economic system based on the private owners