Ⅰ. Now the question must be reversed. What can the West’s overly indebted and sluggish nations learn from a flourishing Asia? (2012. 06 阅读 Text3)
【翻译】现在问题反过来了。巨额负债的、经济发展缓慢的西方国家能从繁荣的亚洲学到点什么?
【词汇】1. reverse v. 反转,颠倒,掉换
例:The government must take action to reverse the economic decline.
政府必须采取行动扭转经济颓势。
2. indebted a. 负债的,受惠的
例:The company is heavily indebted to the bank.
这家公司欠了银行很多债。
3. sluggish a. 经济发展缓慢的,迟钝的
例:The recovery of economy remains sluggish.
经济恢复很迟缓。
4. flourishing a. 繁荣的
例:Our village quickly became a flourishing town.
我们的村庄很快就变成了一个繁荣的小镇。
Ⅱ. In the same way, a significant reduction of wasteful agricultural subsidies could also lower the deficit.(2012. 06 阅读 Text3)
【翻译】同样地,大幅减少浪费的农业补贴也可以减少亏空。
【词汇】1. wasteful a.浪费的,奢侈的
例:You should get rid of your wasteful habits.
你要改掉你浪费的坏习惯。
2. agricultural a. 农业的
例:agricultural commodities 农产品
3. subsidy n.补贴,津贴
例:the unemployment subsidy 失业补贴
4. deficit n.赤字,亏空,逆差
例:trade deficit 贸易赤字
Ⅲ. Meanwhile, Europe has fallen prey to a different ideological trap: the belief that European governments would always have infinite resources and could continue borrowing as if there were no tomorrow.(2012. 06 阅读 Text3)
【翻译】同时,欧洲也成为了另一个思想陷阱的受害者,那个陷阱就是认为欧洲政府将一直拥有无限的资源,可以像没有明天那样继续无节制地借用。
【词汇】1. meanwhile adv. 同时
例:I was watching a film, and meanwhile Jenny was writing an E-mail.
我在看电影,与此同时Jenny在写电子邮件。
2. prey n. 被捕食的动物,受害者
例:fall prey to 成为……的牺牲品,受……之害
3. ideological a. 思想上的,意识形态的
例:the ideological and political education 思想政治教育
4. infinite a.无穷的,极大的
例:Teaching kids requires infinite patience.
教小孩子需要极大的耐心。