华尔街的赚钱经第85期:中国消费者与美国消费者的"较量" (2)

 　　Unfortunately, both developments were probably short-lived. Oil imports likely rose thanks to rising prices, and many economists¹ think a months-long trend of weaker demand for U.S exports will reassert itself. Recovery in other corners of the globe is expected to lag behind the U.S.

　　遗憾的是，这两个事态的发展可能是罢花一现。石油进口量可能由于价格上涨而增加，许多经济学家认为持续数月疲软的需求将使美国的出口难以支撑。全球其他地方的经济复苏预计将落后于美国。

　　The first step of that process seems to be happening-U.S. consumers are more cautious----but it is unclear who will take up their slack.

　　改变的第一步似乎将要发生，美国消费者越来越谨慎，可还不清楚谁将担负起他们的颓势。

　　China is the hope of many economists-particularly now, as it is blessed with a $585 billion fiscal² stimulus³ package that is among the world's largest. Already U.S. companies such as Caterpillar⁴ and General Motors say they are benefiting from stronger Chinese spending. However, The impact of this demand remains⁵ to be seen.

　　中国是许多经济学家的希望，尤其是现在。中国得天独厚地开出 5850亿美元的财政剌激政策，这在世界各国中是最多的。诸如卡特彼勒和通用汽车等美国公司称他们正受益于中国日益庞大的支出。然而，这一需求的影响力仍然有待观察。

1 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

3 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

4 caterpillar   

n.毛虫，蝴蝶的幼虫

参考例句：

• A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.蝴蝶是由毛虫脱胎变成的。
• A caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly.毛毛虫必须经过茧的阶段才能变成蝴蝶。

5 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。