VOA慢速英语听力 ECONOMICS REPORT（WORD文本）：0709A.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家标题：voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:奥巴马希望出口行业创造就业岗位对应音频：0709a.mp3听力内容：Obama Looks for Hope in Exports to Create JobsThis is the VOA Special English Economics Report.The International Monetary Fund has raised its prediction for world economic growth to four and six-tenths percent this year. That is a hal

2、f-percentage point higher than the estimate in April.The IMF credited expansion in Asia and growing demand in the United States. But the lenders chief economist also warned that downside risks have risen sharply.President Obama talked this week about the importance of building exports as a way to cr

3、eate jobs and economic growth at home.BARACK OBAMA: American exports grew almost seventeen percent over the first four months of this year, compared to the same period last year. Part of this, of course, is due to the global recovery. But we are also moving forward on improving conditions for Americ

4、as exporters.Mr. Obama re-launched the Presidents Export Council. The group includes business and labor leaders who will advise on trade issues.Last week the government reported that private employers added only eighty-three thousand jobs in June. Unemployment remains high even after six months of j

5、ob growth. As the president points out, there are still five unemployed workers for each job opening.Export-related jobs, he said, pay fifteen percent more than average. In two thousand eight, American exports supported almost seven percent of all jobs, including one-third of jobs in manufacturing.I

6、n January, in his State of the Union speech, President Obama promised to double exports in five years. In his comments Wednesday, he said the United States must work to remove trade barriers and open new markets.BARACK OBAMA: Ninety-five percent of the worlds customers and fastest-growing markets ar

7、e beyond our borders. So if we want to find new growth streams, if we want to find new markets and new opportunity, we have got to compete for those new customers, because other nations are competing for those new customers.He said the United States offers some of the worlds lowest barriers to trade

8、 - and expects free and fair access to other countries in return.In late June, the World Trade Organization ruled that Airbus received billions in illegal European aid. The ruling was a victory for its American competitor Boeing.American lawmakers have also long complained that China suppresses the

9、value of the yuan to lower the price of its exports. China recently promised to let the yuan trade more freely against the dollar.China passed Germany to become the worlds top exporting country last year. The United States was third.Some American companies have been doing well in developing markets.

10、 For the first time, General Motors has announced higher sales in China, the worlds largest car market, than in the United States.And thats the VOA Special English Economics Report, by Mario Ritter with Kent Klein. Im Steve Ember.这里是VOA特别英语经济报道。国际货币基金组织将今年世界经济增长率预期提升至4.6%。比四月份的评估增加了0.5个百分点。IMF称赞了亚洲的

11、经济发展和美国的需求增长。但是该组织首席经济学家还警告称，“经济下滑的风险已经急剧增长。”奥巴马总统本周讲述了促进出口在创造就业机会和促进国内经济增长方面的重要性。奥巴马：“今年的前四个月，美国出口总额比去年同期增加了接近17%。当然，部分原因是由于全球经济复苏。但是同时也是由于我们不断改善美国出口商的环境。”奥巴马总统重新成立了总统出口委员会。该组织包括商业和劳工方面的领袖，提供贸易方面的建议。上周，政府报告称，六月份私有雇佣者仅增加了8.3万个就业岗位。经过六个月的就业增长之后，失业率仍然非常高。就像总统指出的，对于每个岗位空缺，仍然有五个失业者在竞争。他说，与出口相关的工作薪资比普通岗位

12、刚出15%。2008年，美国出口支撑了几乎所有工作的7%，其中包括制造业三分之一的岗位。一月份，在国情咨文讲话中，奥巴马总统承诺五年内将出口额翻倍。在周三的讲话中，他表示，美国必须竭尽全力消除贸易障碍，开辟新的市场。奥巴马：“世界上95%的客户和增长最快的市场在在美国以外。所以，如果我们希望找到增长源泉，如果我们希望寻找新的市场和新的机会，我们必须竞争那些新的客户，因为其他国家也在竞争这些新的客户。”他说，美国的贸易壁垒在全世界是最低的，给予其他国家的货物自由和公平的准入特权，希望他们也能够这样做。六月末，世界贸易组织裁决，空客公司接收了数十亿美元的非法欧洲援助。该裁决对于美国竞争对手波音公司

13、来说是一个胜利。美国立法者长期以来抱怨中国压制人民币的价值，降低了出口产品的价格。中国最近承诺允许人民币更自由地绕美元浮动。去年，中国超越德国成为世界最大的出口国。美国排在第三位。一些美国公司在发展中的市场进展良好。通用汽车首次宣布在中国，世界上最大的汽车市场的销量超过美国。1.raise v.增加; 提升例句：They raised their output by more than half in less than three years.不到三年, 他们把产量提高了一半还多。We must do everything we can to raise the peoples living

14、 standards.我们要想一切办法来提高人民的生活水平。2.credit v.认为是…的功劳；把…归于;赞扬例句：She aways credited her distinctive character to her parents.她总是把自己独特的性格归功于父母。3.downside adj.下降趋势的4.rule v.判定, 裁定, 判决例句：The king rules in that country.那个国家一切听从国王裁决。The judge ruled that the witness (should) be heard.那位法官裁定要传唤证人问话

15、。5.lower vt.vi.(使)降低; (使)跌落例句：The sun lowers in the west.太阳从西边落下。6.suppress vt.政府、统治者等 镇压；（武力）平定；压制例句：The new government quickly suppressed the rebellion.新政府迅速把叛乱镇压下去。禁止发表, 查禁; 隐瞒例句：They suppressed news that was not favourable to them.对他们不利的新闻他们就扣留下来。1.American exports grew almost seventeen percent

16、over the first four months of this year, compared to the same period last year. Part of this, of course, is due to the global pare to与…相比例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。due to由于，因为例句：Her absence is due to illness.她因病缺席。Due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant

17、 the trees.由于天气很冷, 所以我们无法去植树。2.He said the United States offers some of the worlds lowest barriers to trade - and expects free and fair access to other countries in return.in return作为回报,作为交换;反过来,反之例句：Every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return. 他的每一位下属都感受到了他对人的蔑视态度，所以大家把厌恶作

18、为对此的回应。3.For the first time, General Motors has announced higher sales in China, the worlds largest car market, than in the United States.the worlds largest car market是China的同位语。higher than in the United States是连在一起的。4.The IMF credited expansion in Asia and growing demand in the United States. But t

19、he lenders chief economist also warned that downside risks have risen sharply.rise，raise，arise区别raise (vt.)(raised, raised )“举起，抬起，使升起”，说明主语发出的动作是要作用于其他事物的。饲养，养大 = keepHis speech raised my interest . 固定说法；raise a subject 提出一个问题raise one’s voice 提高嗓门raise a family 养家糊口raise money = collect mone

20、y 筹款raise price 提高价格raise one’s spirits 打起精神raise fish/chicken 养鸡/养鱼rise（vi.）(rose , risen )“升起，上升，起立”，说明主语自身移向较高的位置， 如；自然界的日月星辰雾云的上升，人体从睡，跪，坐，躺等姿势站立起来。不能跟宾语，不能用于被动语态；arise ( arose , arisen ) vi.发生，出现，呈现，短语；arise out of / from 因某物而产生，造成，引起A new difficulty has arisen .出现了新的困难。These are the problems arising out of the lack of communication . 这是因缺乏交流而出现的问题。高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！