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Word文档下载后（可任意编辑） 第 第 PAGE 1 页 共 NUMPAGES 1 页 GRE阅读练习： 非洲商业发展还得靠自己 GRE考试模拟：GRE阅读练习： 非洲商业发展还得靠自己 GRE考试精品课程训练  “IS ANYONE here actually hoping to make any money, or are you all just trying to minimize your losses?”  “在座的有没有任何人希望能赚到钱，还是大家都只是想把损失降到最 低?”  The question, asked at a dinner in London for investors who specialize in Africa, showed how the mood has changed in the past year.  这个问题在伦敦一个为专事非洲投资的投资者举办的晚餐会上提出来，体现出过去一年的情绪变化。  The financiers around the table—mostly holders of African bonds—all said they were simply trying not to lose money.  在座的各位金融家大部分手中都持有非洲债券，他们都说自己只是想不要亏钱。  Only a few years ago people were queuing up to invest in Africa.  然而仅仅在几年前，大家都还挤破头要在非洲投资。  As recently as 2012 Zambia paid less than Spain to borrow dollars.  就在2012年，赞比亚美元贷款的利息比西班牙还低。  Private-equity funds dedicated to Africa raised record sums to invest in shopping malls and firms making everything from nappies to fruit juice.  专注投资非洲的私募股权基金筹得破纪录的资金用于投资购物中心和企业，这些公司生产的产品从尿片到果汁一应俱全。  Business folk salivated at the prospect of selling to the fast-growing African middle class, which by one measure numbered 350m people.  非洲的中产阶级正在快速成长，一项数据显示其人数可达3.5亿，商界人士一想到这些人是他们未来的销售对象便垂涎三尺。  Miners sank billions into African soil to feed Chinas appetite for minerals.  矿产公司也向非洲的土地中砸入数十亿美元以满足中国对矿产资源的需求。  Now investors are glum. In the short run, they are right to worry.  但现在投资者们个个愁容满面。  In the long run, as our special report on African business shows this week, the potential rewards from a market of 1.2 billion people are too juicy to ignore, despite the risks.  短期来看，他们确实有理由担心。长期来说，我们本周对非洲经济的特别报道显示，这个有着12亿人口的市场潜在回报巨大不容忽视，尽管风险也不小。  From oil in the gears to sand in the wheels  从一路顺风到磕磕绊绊  For decades, sentiment about Africa has followed commodity prices, rising and falling like a bungee-jumper at Victoria Falls.  数十年来，对非洲的投资情绪一直随大宗商品价格波动，如同在维多利亚瀑布蹦极跳一样忽上忽下。  The recent plunge has caused a 16% drop in s