VOA标准英语2011--Turkish Businesses Cast Wide Net to Promote Exports

Turkish Businesses Cast Wide Net to Promote Exports

Turkey's economy has been steadily¹ growing thanks to measures put in place when Istanbul was actively² trying to enter the European Union. Turned down, Turkey no longer seems interested in joining the EU. Instead, it is looking elsewhere to promote its exports and expand its considerable regional influence.

Exporters like Erenson, a company that produces industrial boilers⁴, are thinking globally. In the past, Turkey geared its exports to European countries hungry for quality yet inexpensive goods that could be delivered quickly.

"And this boiler³ entails⁵ information about every welder⁶ that workd (on it)," said Erenson CEO Ali Eren. He says roughly 55 percent of Turkey's export market is Europe. But he is working closely with top government officials to end his country's dependency on western markets. "We are growing into Asia, Asian markets are very important for us, Africa, starting from North Africa and the Middle East is a big market and also South America is one of our targets. Of course in the north, Russia is very important market for us."

Turkey is now the world's 17th largest economy. The streets of its largest city, Istanbul, glitter with the priciest name brands. The ancient market at the city's center also draws daily crowds. The Bosphorus is one of the busiest waterways in the world.

International Crisis Group analyst⁷ Hugh Pope says Turkey has had a great decade. "It's increased its exports three times, and it has given a lot of wealth to a lot of citizens and you can feel the tide rising in many places, even in the far poor east of the country. So, that is a great success," he said.

But Turkey's once flourishing textile industry is beginning to feel the bite of a slowing world economy. So far, the country has managed to avoid the main blows of the world financial crisis. But some industrialists⁸ worry the country is headed for tougher times.

T-shirt factory owner Turan Comert is worried about rising prices and competition from Asia. "Salaries are getting higher every day, electricity is going up, and I cannot compete with Bangladesh. They have less expenses than we do. The only thing we have now is that our quality is better," he said.

Economists¹⁰ say that the country's currency has slipped. The gap between imports and exports is unsustainably high. Growth rate predictions have been pushed down from previous years to 2.5 percent.

Economist⁹ Emre Alkin says the low growth rate presents an obstacle to Turkey's plans. "There is fear of a slow down, not a soft landing, and actually, the slow down is bad," he said.

Turkey's economic future, he says, will depend on how successfully it builds on its traditional exports toward more high-tech¹¹ value-added industries such as hybrid¹² cars, software and aerospace¹³.

Until then, Turkey will have to bet on the entrepreneurship of businessmen like Eren.

1 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

2 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

3 boiler   

n.锅炉；煮器(壶，锅等)

参考例句：

• That boiler will not hold up under pressure.那种锅炉受不住压力。
• This new boiler generates more heat than the old one.这个新锅炉产生的热量比旧锅炉多。

4 boilers   

锅炉，烧水器，水壶( boiler的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Even then the boilers often burst or came apart at the seams. 甚至那时的锅炉也经常从焊接处爆炸或裂开。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• The clean coal is sent to a crusher and the boilers. 干净的煤送入破碎机和锅炉。

5 entails   

使…成为必要( entail的第三人称单数 )； 需要； 限定继承； 使必需

参考例句：

• The job entails a lot of hard work. 这工作需要十分艰苦的努力。
• This job entails a lot of hard work. 这项工作需要十分努力。

6 welder   

n电焊工

参考例句：

• He left school at 15 to become an apprentice to a welder.他15岁离开了中学成为一个焊接工人的学徒。
• Welder done at least once a month when the dust handling.焊机时每月至少做一次除尘处理。

7 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

8 industrialists   

n.工业家，实业家( industrialist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This deal will offer major benefits to industrialists and investors. 这笔交易将会让实业家和投资者受益匪浅。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has set up a committee of industrialists and academics to advise it. 政府已成立了一个实业家和学者的委员会来为其提供建议。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

10 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》

11 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

12 hybrid   

n.(动，植）杂种，混合物

参考例句：

• That is a hybrid perpetual rose.那是一株杂交的四季开花的蔷薇。
• The hybrid was tall,handsome,and intelligent.那混血儿高大、英俊、又聪明。

13 aerospace   

adj.航空的，宇宙航行的

参考例句：

• The world's entire aerospace industry is feeling the chill winds of recession.全世界的航空航天工业都感受到了经济衰退的寒意。
• Edward Murphy was an aerospace engineer for the US Army.爱德华·墨菲是一名美军的航宇工程师。