第九期外刊视频课

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第一讲

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题源外刊

time.com   时代周刊

nytimes.com  纽约时报

usnews.com  美国新闻与世界报道

economist.com  经济学家

newsweek.com   新闻周刊

scientificamerica.com   科学美国人---环球科学（中国版，原文翻译）

1.    RomneyAppears to Win Ohio Primary
primary election 初选
general election 大选

2.    Nativeson Newt Gingrich collected a much-needed win in Georgia on Tuesday.

3.    Inthe months before leadership change, the battle over economic reform isheating up.

4.    Jobspassed away after years of battling cancer.

5.    昂山素季 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi  缅甸

6.    csmonitor.com（ Christian Science Monitor 基督教科学箴言报)

7.    leavesb./sth in the dust / Apple leaves its rivals in the dust.

8.    AssociatedPress 美联社（一分钟新闻）

9.    China is targeting its lowest growth rate since2005. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

10.   put an end to sth

11.   I hope that your marriage will come to a positive end.

12.   Racism is one of the most common contributorsto black kid’s underperformance in school.

13.   understaffed =Our company is short of hands.

14.   pay lip service（to）嘴上说的好听，只说不做

15.   outperform / outweigh / outpace / outrace

16.   give… an impetus         
         give … stimulus = stimulate
          give … a boost = boost
           give … a lift = lift

17.   soaring / surging / rocketing / thriving /booming / robust / slowing / sluggish / failing + economy

18.  翻译使人精确

19.  。。have pinned Britain’s recovery hopes on anexpanded private sector investing and exporting more.

20.  智障儿童 intelligence challenged children
= mentally retarded children
= mentally disabled children

21.   GDP= Gross Domestic Product

22.   onthe brink of = on the edge / verge / border of

23.   economic recession = economic slump = economicdownturn

24.   theGreat Recession 大衰退
         the Great Depression  大萧条

25.   acute pain 剧痛，急性疼痛

26.   acute illness / chronic illness

27.   Thecontinued crisis in the euro zone underlines just how important it is for the UK to diversifyits export efforts to high –growth countries.

28.   In areport released for its annual conference, the CBI said government talk ofincreasing trade must be matched by action, such as tax breaks forexporters, better access to export finance and improved transportlinks.

29.   Yourtalk of improving English must be matched by action.

30.   China Agricultural Bank 。。。this financial institution
         university。。。 this academic institution

31.   Too often businesses are finding that the government’s public rhetoric does notmatch the reality.

32.   immigrationcaps 移民限制
        emission caps 排放限制

33.   China’sdeparture from the market-oriented and export-oriented economy, I believe,would undermine the country’s decades-long push to bring its poverty to an end.

34.    Amazon shares hit a record high as it releasesthe Kindle 2.

35.   The CBI blamed the decline on Britain’sfocus on the advanced economies and its inability to break into emerging markets.

36.   break into = expand into = penetrate into

37.   Ourcourse will help you gain an edge over your rivals in the tough job market.

38.   Britain’sgoods trade deficit widened in September to its highest since the seriesbegan in 1998 after a record  rise in imports, official data showed thismonth.

39.   besymptomatic of = be indicative of
= be suggestive of = be predictive of
= be demonstrative of = be supportive of

40.   Whatyou do in college is highly predictive of your future performance in society.

41.   literal translation 直译
        free translation 意译

42.   Without strong social connections, you maymiss a host of opportunities in this society —— literally.

43.   Thepast decades saw a sharp increase in the number of rural kids with accessto schooling.

44.   Evento the lucky few who managed to land jobs in an impenetrable ( or perhapsnonexistent ) job market, the real world would drew back to deal thema cold cruel slap of reality.

45.   InJapan, the home market evolved into a impenetrable combination (blend）of government officials and tycoons.

46.   dealwith 处理；涉及

47.   deal… a blow 给 … 以打击