主题特训 » 第6讲：经济新闻 » 要点精讲
一、宏观经济状况（Macroeconomic Situation）
发展：
Boom/expansion/growth
八棱海棠图片衰退：
Downturn / crisis / hardship / recession / shrinkage / slowdown
经济发展衡量指标（indicators）:
GDP (Gross Domestic Product), productivity, employment rate, the quality of life…
重要影响因素（Key factors in play）
Oversupply: Supply > Demand→Price↓
Undersupply: Supply < Demand→Price↑
二、经济峰会（Economic Summit）:
Conference / Forum / Meeting / Summit
Time & Location
Attendees: political or business leaders of world's major developed and developing economies
Event: sign commercial contracts; sign inter-governmental agreements
Fields of cooperation:
energy / railway / telecommunications (电信) / environment/tourism/science and technology…
Ways of cooperation
∙reduce trade barriers 减少贸易壁垒
∙construct infrastructure 建设基础设施
∙provide funds and technological support 提供资金技术支持
∙…炒米
Goals of cooperation
To discuss ways to/reach agreements to / promi to:
∙fight trade protectionism 反对贸易保护主义
∙prevent economic collap 防止经济崩溃
∙ek global economic recovery 复苏全球经济
∙solve the economic crisis 应对经济危机
∙abab式的拟声词strengthen the world economy and trade 加强世界经济和贸易
三、金融股市（Finance）
Stock market (stable or volatile?)
∙ri / increa
∙fall / decline / decrea / drop / tumble
∙fluctuate
∙家乡习俗作文北京游玩好去处bull market: rising prices in the stock market
∙bear market: decline in the stock market
Interest rate (increa or decrea?)
Goal: to deal with investment, inflation, and unemployment
Central bank: ↓interest rates → ↑investment & consumption
Exchange rate (changes?)
US Dollar (USD) to Chine Yuan(CNY)
1 USD = 6.83931 CNY
小学生画画四、企业（Corporation）
1. 招聘&裁员（Recruitment & Layoff）
job vacancies / laid-off employees
Goals：
∙expand business
∙improve business performance
∙cut unnecessary costs
∙downsize an organization
2. 投资（Investment）
Means: invest money / t up branches
Goals：
∙get entry to a new market
∙gain larger market share
∙increa their sales
∙make more profits
3. 发展状况（Performance）
主人忘归客不发ri / increa / fall / decline / decrea / drop
Indicators:
profit, revenue, sales…
4. 破产（Bankruptcy）
Caus
∙financial crisis
∙poor business performance
∙in heavy debt
Event
∙file for bankruptcy protection
∙ek protection from creditors
∙go into liquidation
Exerci 1
collectable[kə'lektəbl]n.珍藏物adj.可收集的
The Strand[- strænd]斯特兰德大街（英国伦敦中西部街）
antique[æn'tiːk]n.古董，古玩
feature['fiːtʃə]v.以……为特色
restructuring[riː'strʌktʃərɪŋ]n.调整，改组
1.America 2.Canada 3.Britain 4.Japan.
1.It was t up by Edward Stanley Gibbons in the year 1865.一百天英文
2.Its first shop was established in 1891 on The Strand in London.
3.Its overas sites in Hong Kong and India are developing fast.
4.It is best known for its business of lling coins and antiques.
Stanley Gibbons, the 160-year-old rare stamp and collectables business, has put itlf up for sale. The company has identified the Middle East and Asia as new markets for potential growth,[1] but said expansion would require further investment. It said that it would therefore examine its options, which could include the sale of part or all of the business.
The firm was t up by Edward Stanley Gibbons in 1856 and is the world’s longest established rare stamp trader. It opened its first shop in 1891 on The Strand in London where it continues to trade from today. It also has overas sites in Hong Kong and Singapore. The company also lls coins and antiques, but is best known for its rare stamps business.[2]
In April, it achieved a record for Indian stamps when a t of four featuring the portrait of Gandhi was sold for £500,000. The company said it had undergone a major restructuring recently and had cut costs by more than £10m.
∙Q1. Which of the following countries is the possible new market for Stanley Gibbons?
∙Q2. What can we learn about the company Stanley Gibbons from the news report?
Exerci 2
benchmark['ben(t)ʃmɑːk]n.基准
the Federal Rerve美国联邦储备委员会（美联储）
recession[rɪ'ʃ(ə)n]n.经济衰退，不景气
rate hike利率上调
inflation[ɪn'fleɪʃ(ə)n]n.通货膨胀
1.By 0.25%.
2.By 1%.
3.By 1.25%.
4.By 2%.
1.Becau low interest rates hurt the economy.
2.Becau low interest rates are of no help at all.
3.Becau the unemployment rate has declined.
4.Becau the Federal Rerve doesn’t want to cut interest rates any more.
Top officials of the US central bank raid the benchmark interest rate slightly Wednesday, as the recovering economy no longer ems to need quite as much of the boost it gets from extremely low rates. The Federal Rerve raid its short-term rate by a quarter of a percent, to a range between 1 and 1.25 percent.[3]
