VOA标准英语2011--Buffett Eyes India for Investment Opport

American investor¹ Warren Buffett says he is looking at investment opportunities in India. The world's third richest man, who has given away most of his fortune, has also expressed optimism that philanthropy will increase in India.
Warren Buffet²'s first-ever visit to India this week was packed with high profile meetings attended by top industry leaders, Indian billionaires and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Big market
Buffett, famed for his skills in identifying lucrative³ investments, said that in recent years, he is seeing more investment opportunities beyond the United States. He says he considers India a logical place to look and hopes to spend some money here.
Buffett says he would not classify India as an emerging market, but a very big market.
"We need to invest billions of dollars, and that is very tough in many emerging countries, they just are not that large," Buffet said. "We tend to look at larger countries, in India, China, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, you name it, those all fit us."
His parent company, Berkshire Hathaway, made its first investment in India earlier this month in the insurance sector⁴ when it agreed to become a corporate⁵ agent for Indian insurance company, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance.
Buffett says restrictions⁶ on foreign ownership of up to 26 percent in the insurance sector in India could act as a deterrent⁷ to investment. 
Berkshire Hathaway had $38 billion in cash and cash equivalents at the end of 2010 for investment, and Indian businesses hope to attract some of that capital to their country.
Good for everyone
Buffet dismissed fears that the growing economies of India and China present any sort of threat to the United States. He says more trade is good for everyone.   
"The more India prospers⁹ or China prospers, the more the United States is going to prosper⁸ over the long term, and there are people in every country that resist that idea, whether it is the United States or you name it around the world, but I think they have been shown to be wrong by economic history and I think they will continue to be shown wrong," he said.
Meeting of the rich
Buffett, along with Microsoft founder¹⁰ Bill Gates, also held a closed-door meeting with about 70 of India's richest men for what was termed a "giving discussion." The two men have donated much of their wealth to charity and hope to nudge other billionaires to do the same.
Although no firm pledges were announced after the meeting, Buffett called the meeting productive. He said people "drew strength and conviction from hearing others talk" and expressed confidence that there will be increases in India in the percentages going to philanthropy over the next decade.
In a country where 450 million people live in poverty, about 50 billionaires account for a staggering 20 percent of the country's gross domestic product. But India's super rich have often attracted criticism for earmarking only tiny amounts for philanthropic activities, and not doing enough for charitable causes.

1 investor   

n.投资者，投资人

参考例句：

• My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
• The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

2 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

3 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

4 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

6 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

7 deterrent   

n.阻碍物，制止物；adj.威慑的，遏制的

参考例句：

• Large fines act as a deterrent to motorists.高额罚款是对开车的人的制约。
• I put a net over my strawberries as a deterrent to the birds.我在草莓上罩了网，免得鸟歇上去。

8 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。

9 prospers   

v.成功，兴旺( prosper的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Whatever prospers my business is welcome. 凡使我生意兴隆者皆竭诚欢迎。 来自辞典例句
• Whatever prospers my business is good. 任何使我生意兴隆的都是好的。 来自辞典例句

10 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。