历史英雄名人演讲第36期:一个潜力巨大的消费者市场(1)

 　　China——A Consumer Market Full of Potential

　　中国——一个潜力巨大的消费者市场

　　I have nothing but admiration¹ for the progress China has made since I first visited in 1972.

　　自1972年我第一次来到中国之后，就目睹了中国的巨大发展，对此我钦佩不已。

　　The Chinese leadership has shown great skill in achieving stunning² economic growth

　　在过去的25年里，中国取得了令人震惊的经济发展，

　　over the past 25 years while at the same time managing the change and transition³ that this level of growth inevitably⁴ brings.

　　同时也妥善处理了高速增长往往会引发的过渡问题。

　　The development of consumer markets is an important party of this process because two-thirds of most economies are driven by consumer spending.

　　消费者市场的发展是这一进程中的一个重要部分，因为在众多经济体中，有三分之二的经济体是由消费者的消费椎动的。

　　China has huge potential consumer markets which will underpin⁵ economic growth both today and, even more so, tomorrow.

　　中国具有潜力巨大的消费者市场，这一市场，现在会，将来更会，椎动经济的发展。

　　Globally, HSBC sees the consumer markets of tomorrow as China, India, Brazil, Mexico;

　　汇丰认为，未来全球的消费者市场包括中国、印度、巴西和墨西哥；

　　all countries that have the potential to move very rapidly up the GDP-percapita scale.

　　也就是所有那些有潜力实现GDP快速增长的国家。

　　We would put China at the top of the list.

　　在这些国家中，中国位居首位。

　　Everywhere I go, I see tangible⁶ signs of China's progress: in the hotels, in the airports, the transport systems.

　　在中国，元论我走到哪里，都会看到中国发展的生动例证:在酒店、在机场、在交通运输方面。

　　And there is much more to come.

　　我坚信未来还会有更多。

1 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。

2 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

3 transition   

n.转变，变迁，过渡

参考例句：

• Adolescence is the period of transition between childhood and adulthood.青春期是童年与成年之间的过渡时期。
• They all support a peaceful transition.他们全部都支持和平过渡。

4 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

5 underpin   

v.加固，支撑

参考例句：

• China needs regional stability to underpin its continued economic growth.中国需要地区稳定来巩固其持续的经济增长。
• These developments are underpinned by solid progress in heavy industry.重工业的稳固发展为这些进展打下了基础。

6 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。