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Business Scotland - Home Made TX 1/2/3 Nov 2014

Sun, 2 Nov 14

This week Business Scotland looks at whether Made in Scotland or Made in Britain is seeing something of a revival¹. The perception is that our manufacturing base has dwindled² - yet we now make more than we ever did and official growth figures earlier this year showed a surge in manufacturing. Gillian Marles also looks at another trend - companies shifting production from abroad back home - so called re-shoring. She finds that as prices and wages rise in countries such as India and China, Scotland and the rest of the UK is looking like a much more attractive prospect³.

1 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

2 dwindled   

v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
• His wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。