華爾街的賺錢經(jīng)：第83期 中國消費者與美國消費者的"較量" (1)

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中國消費者與美國消費者的“較量”

International trade data could show whether anybody else in the world is ready to replace the U.S. consumer as a global growth engine.

國際貿(mào)易數(shù)據(jù)顯示，世界上是否有人能取代美國消費者成為全球經(jīng)濟增長的引擎。

The Census Bureau is due to release March trade data on Tuesday. Economists, on average, think the U.S. recorded yet another trade deficit and that the gap widened to $29.7 billion from a surprising 1O-year low of $26 billion in February.

美國統(tǒng)計局預(yù)定星期二(5月12日)發(fā)布了三月的貿(mào)易數(shù)據(jù)。經(jīng)濟學(xué)家們普遍認為美國面臨又一個貿(mào)易赤字記錄，貿(mào)易逆差將從二月份驚人的260億美元這個十年最低點擴大到297億美元。

Since imports subtract from gross domestic product and exports add to it, a smaller trade gap-fewer imports and more exports-is generally good for the economy.

因為進口會從國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值中減去，而出口要加到其中。所以，以減少進口增加出口形成較小的貿(mào)易赤字是有利于經(jīng)濟的。

February's relatively skinny deficit-which was less than half the size of the gap in October 2008-was driven partly by falling oil imports and an unexpected surge in exports.

二月份的貿(mào)易赤字相對減少，還不到2008年10月貿(mào)易赤字的一半，很大程度上是因為石油進口量下降和出口的意外猛增。

注釋：

1. release vt. 釋放;發(fā)射;讓與;允許發(fā)表

例句：We have to release the news before 5 o'clock tomorrow morning. 我們必須在明晨五點以前將這條新聞發(fā)布出去。

2. record vi. 記錄;錄音

例句：I'm giving you this information for the record. 我向你提供這個情報， 以供記錄在案。

3. deficit n. 赤字;不足額

例句：They must retrench their expenditure for the purpose of making up the deficit. 為了彌補赤字，他們必須壓縮開支。

4. subtract vt. 減去;扣掉

例句：Subtract that from one, 100 multiply it by 100 and you have something between zero and 100.

用一減去后面那部分，再整體乘以,你就能得到0-100間的一些數(shù)值。

5. domestic adj. 國內(nèi)的;家庭的;馴養(yǎng)的;一心只管家務(wù)的

例句：Low prices crimped domestic output and foreign imports. 低物價阻礙了國內(nèi)出口和國外進口。

6. surge v. 洶涌;起大浪，蜂擁而來

例句：The surge across the poverty line is a period of accelerating growth both for the new middle class and for the country it inhabits.

跨過貧困線的人數(shù)的激增，對于新興中產(chǎn)階級和其所居住的國家而言，都意味著加速發(fā)展的一段時期。