2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(21)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="one">one</span></p><p> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ticking">ticking</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grabbed">grabbed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="adopting">adopting</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="polices">polices</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="declines">declines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yen">yen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Deutsche">Deutsche</span> <span word="mark">mark</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="good">good</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span>. <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="declines">declines</span>. <span word="Cries">Cries</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="abate">abate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="snap">snap</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="stocks">stocks</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="prompts">prompts</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="abroadespecially">abroadespecially</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="improving">improving</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span>. <span word="Consequently">Consequently</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="investors">investors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="export">export</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="anticipation">anticipation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="faddish">faddish</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>; <span word="if">if</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="rally">rally</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="stall">stall</span>.</p><p> <span word="Improving">Improving</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="anothers">anothers</span> <span word="competitiveness">competitiveness</span>.</p><p> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="verging">verging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="export">export</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="yen">yen</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>. <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>. <span word="Share">Share</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Frankfurt">Frankfurt</span> <span word="plummeted">plummeted</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Bonn">Bonn</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p>
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