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新西兰英语 395 Government to sell state assets

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  John Key said this week that the government will sell some state assets2 after the next elections3. He listed four energy companies: Solid Energy which is a coal company, and three electricity companies – Meridian4 Energy, Genesis and Mighty5 River Power. These are state assets because they belong to the government. The government may also sell some shares in Air New Zealand. At the moment, the government has 74% shares in this company.
John Key said that the government would keep a 51% share in all these companies. Other shares would be offered to New Zealanders.
The government has to borrow $300m a week from overseas. Selling some state assets would help reduce the government debt. The Labour Party said this would be a bad idea. People may have to pay more for electricity.
Selling state assets is not a popular idea in New Zealand. In the 1980s and 90s, the government sold many state assets which made a few people very rich but a lot of people lost their jobs. The government sold New Zealand rail in 1993 but bought it back again three years ago.Listen to May 10th 2008 for more about this.
However, if the government keeps control of the company, more people will be happy about selling 49% of the shares.
Questions
Do you think that electricity companies should be private companies or public companies?
What other public companies could become private?
Vocabulary
An asset1 is something valuable you own like your house or car. A state asset is something valuable the government (state) owns.
An asset can also be a good quality you have that helps you to be successful. For example, for a basketball player, height (being tall) is an asset.


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1 asset ovWzM     
n.有价值的资源,优点,长处;财产,资产
参考例句:
  • Ability to get along with people is an asset in business.在商业界善跟别人相处是可贵的优点。
  • Intelligence was her main asset.智力是她的主要财富。
2 assets oyEzom     
n.财产;资产
参考例句:
  • We capitalized our assets to avoid bankruptcy.我们把资产转作资金以避免破产。
3 elections b9dd4e28c0fe5673909bb6c0615f5f22     
n.选举,当选,推举( election的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The Republicans got shellacked in the elections. 共和党在选举中一败涂地。
  • He emerged victorious in the elections. 他在竞选中脱颖而出获得胜利。
4 meridian f2xyT     
adj.子午线的;全盛期的
参考例句:
  • All places on the same meridian have the same longitude.在同一子午线上的地方都有相同的经度。
  • He is now at the meridian of his intellectual power.他现在正值智力全盛期。
5 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
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