英美报刊阅读-十课经济新闻PPT课件.ppt

经济新闻Business reporting1.nLocal spot news storiesnFeaturesnInterpretative stories2.*principlesnWhen in doubt,lean toward the general readernAvoid jargon,and explain that which is usednExplain,but dont explain too muchnSay what a trend or event means,as well as what it is3.Example 1n美国经济增长缓慢 VOA nU.S.economy barely grew in the last quarter of 2007.Some economists say that is another sign the nation is moving toward a recession,but President Bush is more optimistic.I dont think were headed to a recession,but no question were in a slowdown,At a White House news conference,the president said robust action has been taken to prevent a recession,a reference to the economic stimulus package recently passed by Congress that will put rebate checks into the hands of many taxpayers and provide businesses with investment incentives.Consumerism is a significant part of our GDP growth,and we want to sustain the American consumer,encourage the American consumer and,at the same time,we want to encourage investment.4.nMr.Bush was asked if growing public unease about the economy might hurt his Republican Party in this years presidential election.He refused to answer directly,saying his concern when dealing with the economy is not politics but the welfare of the American people.And yet,it is clear that the upcoming election may,in part,prove to be a referendum on the presidents economic policies.nThe two remaining candidates for the Democratic Partys presidential nomination-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton-have both warned of a pending recession and have laid the blame squarely on the Bush administration.At a recent campaign debate in Texas,Obama spoke at length about the countrys economic woes.nYou dont need an economist or the Federal Reserve to tell the American people that the economy is in trouble,because they have been experiencing it for years now.5.nClinton followed up with a list of specific economic trouble spots that must be addressed,starting with corporate tax regulations.We are going to rid the tax code of these loopholes and giveaways.We are going to stop giving a penny of your money to anybody who ships a job out of Texas,Ohio or anywhere else to another country.Both said that tax cuts championed by President Bush have helped only the richest Americans,and vowed to put more of a focus on tax relief for the middle class.6.例2:香港官员承认香港经济从技术上已陷入衰退n香港特区政府上周五公布，香港第三季度生产总值(GDP)按年率计算只轻微增长1.7%，较第二季度4.2%的增长，进一步减慢；若按季度计算，则比第二季度负增长0.5%，成为继第二季度负增长1.4%的第二个季度负增长，从技术上来说已确认陷入衰退。n政府发言人称，鉴于香港整体经济在今年头三季度只有4.3%的升幅，因此将调整今年全年的经济增长预期，由早前预计的4%至5%下调至3%至3.5%，而通胀率则维持在4.2%的水平。n以中国代表团成员身份出席华盛顿G20峰会的香港财政司司长曾俊华上周六也承认，香港经济从技术上已陷入衰退，他同时表示，此次金融危机的威力是1930年大萧条以来最大，预料今年第四季度和明年上半年的香港经济将面临更大的困难。n四大行业雪上加霜n香港政府经济顾问陈李蔼伦表示，在金融海啸冲击下，香港的四大行业即：金融、贸易及物流、旅游及消费相关行业、地产与建造业将受打击最大，这些行业占香港GDP约56%，同时占整个香港就业人数约57%。n由于香港属于外向型经济，出口对经济发展极其重要，在金融海啸下，以美国为主的外围经济环境转差，大大降低对商品的需求，香港出口业首当其冲。数据显示，第三季度香港外贸出口只上升1.4%，是2002年第一季度以来最差的表现。n作为香港支柱产业之一的金融业也受到冲击，金融机构的裁员在近来也显得更加频繁。香港银行如汇丰、星展，投资银行如高盛，近期均在香港的分支机构进行了裁员。香港银行业雇员协会主席李丽贞预计，香港将爆发金融业裁员潮，银行业将成为重灾区。摩根大通指出，香港银行面对信贷成本上升，非利息收入减少等问题，估计2009年净利息收入按年率跌1.8%，非利息收入跌27.4%。n另外，零售业也将受累于消费者越来越低的购买力，陈李蔼伦表示，港股受全球股灾拖累而大跌，并连带物业行情也出现了调整，加上就业前景不明朗，均会打击消费者的欲望。恒生银行已把香港2008年及2009年零售销售量增长，由原来的6%及2%分别调低到4.8%及1.3%。n至于另外一大支柱产业楼市受到的打击更加严重，市场普遍预期香港楼价仍会向下，多家大行近期也先后发布报告，预料明年楼价将平均下跌约二成。n7n解决危机应依靠自身努力n当被问及香港第四季度会否出现负增长，陈李蔼伦认为，经济增长主要看外围金融情况，但出现负增长的风险的确较先前为高。而内地政府近来出台的经济刺激方案，对香港亦有一定程度的帮助，因为内地是香港最大出口市场以及最多游客来源地。n汇丰银行亚太区业务策略及经济顾问梁兆基表示，第四季度及明年首季度可能出现2003年以来首次经济负增长。当被问及政府应否加大开支来刺激经济时，梁兆基表示香港经济属开放型，增加开支效果不大；加上经济不知何时见底，政府未来数年都可能承受赤字，若目前增加开支恐怕再出现“非典”时财政储备大幅下滑的情况。他预计，2008年度香港财政赤字为400亿至500亿元。n香港的多数学者表示，香港不应期望中央政府再通过类似“自由行”和CEPA等措施，令香港经济像2003年般出现V型反弹。香港城市大学商业院金融系副教授李巨威建议，为了挽救香港经济，还是应该回到当年的老路，推动基础建设。也有学者认为，由于实行联系汇率制度，香港难以使用减息等货币政策，只有用财政政策刺激经济，目前，首要应做的就是尽快推动特首去年十月施政报告中提出的十大基建工程的实施，增加就业，保持经济增长。n此外，还有观点建议，香港政府应该协助香港企业寻找新商机，填补欧、美、日等市场不振所带来的影响，例如特区政府可以尽力争取中央政策，便利香港企业拓展内地市场，同时，在深港、港粤合作上要更进一步，使这些合作产生的商机能够成为香港经济的新引擎。8.