中国创新投资后来居上 后期研发支出已超越美国

 　　While the US remains¹ central to innovation research, China has become the biggest spender on later-stage development, a Boston Consulting Group study released last Monday shows.

　　波士顿咨询集团上周一发布的一份研究报告显示，虽然美国仍然处于创新研究的中心，但中国已成为在后期研发上支出最多的国家。

　　China is expected to invest up to twice as much as the US, or $658 billion, in the back end of the research and development chain by 2018, focusing on translating basic and applied² research into commercial products and new manufacturing processes.

　　到2018年，中国有望在后端研发链领域投入6580亿美元，达美国的两倍。中国在后端研发链领域的投入主要着力于将基本应用研究转化为商用产品和新的制造工艺。

　　US leadership in industrial innovation "looks far less secure", despite its push in front-end R&D investment, the report concluded.

　　报告总结称，虽然美国努力推动前端研发投资，但其在工业创新领域的领先优势看起来远没有那么稳固。

　　中国创新投资后来居上 后期研发支出已超越美国

　　The report suggested academic research should align³ with the interests of manufacturing industries.

　　该报告认为，学术研究应该与制造业的利益相一致。

　　The surge in research spending comes as part of the country's decade-long efforts to upgrade its manufacturing sector⁴.

　　研究支出的激增，部分原因是中国十年来在升级制造业方面的努力。

　　The world's second largest economy now ranks ninth according to the number of domestically domiciled high-tech⁵ public companies.

　　现在，这一世界第二大经济体在国内注册的高科技上市公司的数量位居全世界第九。

　　Innovation has sprawled⁶ out in diverse fields such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, drones, e-commerce, electronic vehicles, mobile telecommunications, high-speed rail, robotics and supercomputing.

　　创新已经延伸到包括人工智能、生物技术、无人机、电子商务、电动汽车、移动电信、高速铁路、机器人和超级运算在内的多个领域。

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

2 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3 align   

vt.使成一线，结盟，调节；vi.成一线，结盟

参考例句：

• Align the ruler and the middle of the paper.使尺子与纸张的中部成一条直线。
• There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals.有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。

4 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

6 sprawled   

v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的过去式和过去分词)；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• He was sprawled full-length across the bed. 他手脚摊开横躺在床上。
• He was lying sprawled in an armchair, watching TV. 他四肢伸开正懒散地靠在扶手椅上看电视。