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在英美經(jīng)貿(mào)報(bào)刊中,關(guān)于國(guó)際經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易發(fā)展和預(yù)測(cè)其發(fā)展趨勢(shì)的文章占據(jù)相當(dāng)大的比重。這些文章除在內(nèi)容上具有涉及范圍廣泛的特點(diǎn)外,在文章的表達(dá)方式上也具有鮮明的特點(diǎn)。比如,有關(guān)國(guó)際經(jīng)貿(mào)發(fā)展及預(yù)測(cè)其發(fā)展趨勢(shì)的文章通常涉及各種指數(shù)的變化和比較,而這些指數(shù)變化的文字表達(dá)構(gòu)成該類文章的一大特點(diǎn)。掌握這些特點(diǎn),無疑對(duì)迅速而準(zhǔn)確地理解文章的內(nèi)容起到十分重要的作用。
    上一課我們歸納了有關(guān)經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易發(fā)展方面常用的表達(dá)方式,今天我們繼續(xù)歸納西方經(jīng)貿(mào)報(bào)刊中有關(guān)預(yù)測(cè)的表達(dá)方式。
    英美經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易報(bào)刊在描寫經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易發(fā)展趨勢(shì)時(shí)經(jīng)常要根據(jù)過去,目前情況對(duì)未來表示預(yù)測(cè),如:
    A survey of leading bankers projects that job cuts in the industry will average some 90,000 jobs annually until the year 2000.
    一份由主要銀行家提供的調(diào)查報(bào)告預(yù)計(jì),到2000年,工業(yè)方面每年將大約削減9萬份工作。
    On the other hand, unemployment is expected to rise everywhere, to the highest level known since the Korean war.
    另一方面,失業(yè)人數(shù)預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)在全球范圍內(nèi)上升,達(dá)到朝鮮戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)以來的高水平。
    Moreover, monetary policy cannot ignore fiscal policy. The Fed will probably want to wait and see how much near-term deficit reduction is contained in the 1996 federal budget before sanctioning another drop in rates.
    此外,貨幣政策不能忽視國(guó)家的財(cái)政政策。聯(lián)邦儲(chǔ)備委員會(huì)很可能在批準(zhǔn)利率再度下調(diào)之前等待和觀望1996年的聯(lián)邦預(yù)算短期赤字削減為多少。
    用于預(yù)測(cè)未來經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易發(fā)展趨勢(shì)的詞匯主要有:forecast, project, anticipate, expect, hope, etc.
    對(duì)未來的經(jīng)濟(jì)與貿(mào)易政策和發(fā)展趨勢(shì)所作出的預(yù)測(cè),通常有如下三種形式:1) 肯定的(certain);2) 可能性比較大的(probable);3) 只有一般可能性的(possible)。
    1. 表示通貨膨脹肯定要上升時(shí)的表達(dá)方式:
    Inflation will / is bound to / is certain to / is about to / will certainly / will surely / will definitely / will no doubt increase.
    (It is certain that inflation will increase.)
    2. 表示通貨膨脹很有可能要上升的表達(dá)方式:
    Inflation is likely to / should / would / will probably increase.
    (It is probable that inflation will increase.)
    3. 表示通貨膨脹只是一般有可能上升的表達(dá)方式:
    Inflation may / will possibly / might / could increase.
    (It is possible that inflation will increase.)
    西方報(bào)刊中,表示經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易狀況及預(yù)測(cè)未來發(fā)展趨勢(shì)的詞匯很多,除以上提到的動(dòng)詞機(jī)構(gòu)外,還有名詞、形容詞。另外,掌握固定的前置詞結(jié)構(gòu),對(duì)準(zhǔn)確把握和理解經(jīng)濟(jì)貿(mào)易發(fā)展變化的程度也很有幫助。
    常與百分比搭配使用的固定前置詞有:
    to grow / to fall / to increase / to rise / to cut / to go down / to drop by 5%
    to run at a rate of 5%
    to slow down from 10% to 5%
    to increase from a 5% average to a 6% average
    與時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)一同搭配的前置詞結(jié)構(gòu)有:
    in the last decade
    over the past ten years
    between 1996 and 2006s
    between 2004-2006
    during the last decade
    in 2006
    in 2005-2006
    since 2000
    before the end of the year / decade / century
    the the year 2006
    in USA
    in Europe