The British economy and Brexit: The right kind of budget
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Evidence 诸葛亮扮演者abounds that business are holding off on investment as they wait for clarity about Britain’s future relationship with the EU.
试译：很多公司正推迟投资因为他们在等待一个明确的交代关于英国与欧盟未来的关系，这样的证据大量存在。
#扫清生词#
养猫注意事项hold off 推迟
clarity n. 明确，清晰
#写作表达#
如何写“有很多……”
★ there’re many
★★ there’re a large number of
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★★★ … abound
e.g. 1 Ah, the holiday — that time of the year when stress abounds. (Let this Amtrak video ea some of that holiday stress - Washington Post)
e.g. 2 Yet uncertainty abounds: though Mr Trump has promid huge tax cuts, deficit hawks in Congress may restrain him. (Wishful thinking? Trumpflation - The Economist)
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He has already ditched the target t by his predecessor of reaching a budget surplus by 2020.
试译：他已经抛弃了由他的前任所设定的目标，即在2020年以前达到预算盈余。
#扫清词汇#
ditch n. 沟，渠 v. 抛弃，扔掉
predecessor n. 前任
便捷的近义词budget n. 预算
surplus n. 剩余，过剩
#写作表达#
如何写“抛弃，扔掉”
★ give up
★★ abandon, get rid of
★★★ ditch
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e.g. 1 One of the most controversial policies launched under David Cameron has been ditched in a humiliating Tory U-turn. (The Tories just quietly ditched one of David Cameron's most hated housing policies - uk)
e.g. 2 After meeting with Obama and lunching with Hou Speaker Paul Ryan, Trump ditched the media again. (Donald Trump ditched the media twice in one day - Washington Post)
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Investing in transport, housing and suchlike will boost Britain’s long-term growth potential as well as propping up spending in the short term.
试译：在交通、住房及同类行业上的投资将会推动英国的长期增长潜力，也能扶持短期的支出。
#扫清词汇#
suchlike adj. 这样的；诸如此类的 pron. 这一类的事物，诸如此类的东西
boost v. 推动，促进
prop up 支撑；扶持
#写作表达#
如何写“等等，此类”
★ and so on，and something like that
★★ and suchlike, alike
e.g. 1 As described in a 1657 ordinance, when New York was still called New Amsterdam, “… many burghers and inhabitants throw their rubbish, filth, ashes, dead animals and suchlike things into the public streets to the great inconvenience of the community.” (What does New York do with all its trash? One city's waste – in numbers - The Guardian)
e.g. 2 This is not to prai mylf: this is to say to people to think for themlves and not to abdicate their thinking to media, opinion polls, drawing room chatter and suchlike. ('Lets Stop Indulging the White Man, Misogyny Won Trump the Polls' – Google [press relea])
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By global rankings, the quality of British infrastructure has slipped in recent years—hardly a surpri when public-ctor net investment is down by a quarter since 2010-11.
试译：根据全球排行，最近几年英国基础设施的质量一直在下滑——这并不奇怪，自2010-11年以来，国营部门净投资下降了四分之一。
事业编改革 #扫清词汇#
ranking n. 排名
infrastructure n. 基础设施
slip v. 变坏，下降
#写作表达#
如何写“……，这是因为……”
★ …, becau / for …
★★★ ..., which is due to the fact that …
★★★ …, hardly a surpri / which is no surpri when … / come as no surpri when
e.g. 1 The results come as no surpri when Google emerged the fastest in all the locations chon with an offering of 75 percent faster speeds than that of the Eero and twice as that of the Luma in the living room. (Google Wi-Fi Crushed Other Routers In Speed Test - University Herald)
e.g. 2 That was pretty clear to everyone, so it was hardly a surpri when the LME jacked up the trading fees at the end of the moratorium period. (London Metal Exchange may need to look to China - Financial Times)
原文：
The Economist | The British economy and Brexit: The right kind of budget
TWO months on from Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, the economyhas not plunged. The stockmarket has recovered strongly; retail spending remainssolid. Yet it would be foolish to sound the all-clear (e article). Evidenceabounds that business are holding off on investment as they wait for clarityabout Britain’s future relationship with the EU. The fall in the pound willsoon put a squeeze on real take-home pay. And, on past form, a burst ofexport-led growth is unlikely to compensate.
Slower growth ems inevitable and the economy could yet fall intorecession. The Bank
of England has done what it can to prevent this, cuttingthe ba rate of interest to near zero and launching another round of“quantitative easing” (bond-buying), alongside an array of “macroprudential”tools to ensure that lower borrowing costs filter through to firms andindividuals. But now the limits of monetary policy areapproaching. It is time for fiscal policy to play a bigger role.
