英闻天下——128 China Eyes Latin America for Trade Growth

 　　China is seeking deeper trade and investment cooperation with Latin America amid the global economic slowdown and sluggish¹ international demand.

 

　　Tian Deyou is director of the Americas division under the Ministry² of Commerce.

 

　　"China's export increased 7.9 percent last year. That's no modest figure but still it is the lowest in a decade. With this in mind, we should refocus our attention on rising markets including Latin America."

 

　　Bilateral³ trade between China and Latin America increased about 16 percent for the first half of last year to reach nearly $150 billion.

 

　　China has become Latin America's third-largest trade partner, and the region's third-largest investment source.

 

　　Latin America economy is facing historic opportunities as the upcoming World Cup and the Olympic Games bring enormous development in its infrastructure⁴ and other sectors⁵.

1 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

4 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

5 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》