高中英语教学：18-寻求比GDP更好的经济衡量标准.docx

优点英语 PAGE PAGE 5 原文期刊：时代周刊 原文标题：Searching for a Better Wealth Measure Than GDP 文章通过说明GDP的增长并不代表人民幸福感的增加，指出GDP不是衡量经济经济表现的精确标准。本文是一篇观点论证型文章，按照“提出观点——论证观点——补充观点”的脉络展开论述，可分成三个部分。 【原文】 ⅠWe treat it with a?numerologists?zeal. When it drops, we assume that grave societal consequences will follow. Macroeconomic policy is formed in its shadow. But now the granddaddy of economic statistics — gross domestic product (GDP) — is under attack. A variety of economists, psychologists and sociologists are beginning to say that GDP is an imprecise measurement of economic performance that?distracts?policym