英语听力精选进阶版 14003

Singapore reports economic growth

Summary

16 July 2010

Singapore looks set to become the world's fastest growing economy this year, with government estimates showing that output grew at a record annual rate of almost 20% in the three months to June.

Reporter:

Pauline Mason

Report

Much of Singapore's growth has been fuelled by investment and tourism from overseas.

It has positioned itself as a high-end manufacturer. It makes complex nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals¹ and biotech products like flu vaccines².

Exports of electronics alone were up 49% in June.

And visitors from wealthy neighbours China and Indonesia have flocked to its two new casino resorts, which opened in April.

But Singapore's main trading partner remains³ the European Union. And, despite austerity measures imposed by EU governments, exports to the bloc⁴ surged 75% in June.

That prompted Singapore's government to raise its annual growth forecast to a record high of between 13 and 15% for the year.

Pauline Mason, BBC News, Singapore

1 pharmaceuticals   

n.医药品；药物( pharmaceutical的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the development of new pharmaceuticals 新药的开发
• The companies are pouring trillions of yen into biotechnology research,especially for pharmaceuticals and new seeds. 这些公司将大量资金投入生物工艺学研究，尤其是药品和新种子方面。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

3 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。

4 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。