六级深度讲义—阅读理解Passage Eight 20101002
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="Eight">Eight</span></p><p> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="economically">economically</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="tobacco">tobacco</span>, <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>, <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="imports">imports</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span>, <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="only">only</span> $285 <span word="million">million</span>; <span word="from">from</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="shipping">shipping</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remittances">remittances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> #375 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="washes">washes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> $400 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="exceed">exceed</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="drachma">drachma</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="defense">defense</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> -- $66 <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decent">decent</span> <span word="reserve">reserve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="coalescing">coalescing</span> <span word="incompatible">incompatible</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="majorities">majorities</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="summarizing">summarizing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="minimize">minimize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greeces">Greeces</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poorest">poorest</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="margin">margin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="of">of</span> $60 <span word="to">to</span> $70 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peasant">peasant</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="plagues">plagues</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="base">base</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="here">here</span>:</p><p> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="statesmanship">statesmanship</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="willingly">willingly</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="ward">ward</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="bogged">bogged</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shrewdness">shrewdness</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="points">points</span>.</p>
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