[外语学习]国际经贸高级英语1_1.ppt

* * * * * * * * Unit OneKnowledge and Economic Growth Ⅱ. Translate the following sentences into English: 1. 不少经济学家认为，像香港、新加坡这样土地稀少的地区，其经济的快速发展应该主要归功于教育程度的提高。在此基础上，经济学家们得出了结论：知识是这些国家或地区经济发展的主要因素。 (attribute to) Many economists attributed the rapid economic growth rate of some land-desiring areas, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, to the enhancement of educational levels of their populations. Based on this, they drew their conclusion that knowledge is the key to their economic development. Unit OneKnowledge and Economic Growth 2. 60年代，日本在从发达国家大量引进尖端技术和技术诀窍的基础上，进行了大规模的经济扩张活动，使日本的经济在短短的20年间迅速赶上了世界先进水平。(know-how) In the 1960s, on the basis of importing much sophisticated technology and know-how from developed countries, Japan expanded its economy on a large scale, enabling its economy to keep up with the most advanced level of the world in a short period of 20 years. Unit OneKnowledge and Economic Growth 3. 新经济理论的发展给统计学提出了许多课题，例如，高就学率并不意味着经济的高增长率，如果教育质量很差，或受过教育的人们在一个扭曲的劳动力市场上不能人尽其用的话。(be employed at one’s potential; translate into) The development of new economic theories has raised many subjects to statistics. For example, high rates of school enrollment may not translate into high rates of economic growth if the quality of education is poor, or if educated people are not employed at their potential because of distortions in the labor market. Unit OneKnowledge and Economic Growth 4. 1994年，在经过长期研究之后，著名经济学家克鲁格曼发表了一份对多国技术进步情况调查的报告。他指出，亚洲的经济不是建立在技术进步的基础上，所以含有很多泡沫。3年后爆发的东南亚经济危机证实了他的猜想。(variations in technical progress) In 1994, after a long period of research, the famous economist Krugman presented a study report analyzing variations in technical progress across a large number of countries. He said in the report that the economic development of Asia was not based on the progress of technology, so the economy contained much foam. Three years later, the sudden break-out of Southeast