经济类短语
(包含个人财务、贫富差距、政府资金分配、国际贸易、国际援助)
1 consumer culture
它的意思不是“消费者文化”, 而是“崇尚消费的文化”
增加对于产品的需求increase the demand for products
创造就业 create jobs
对比:
对自然资源构成压力put pressure on natural resources
2 often overspend
经常过度消费
购买他们并不真正需要的物品
buy things that they do not really need
欠下债务have debts
3 focus on money and possessions
集中精力在金钱和财产上面
过于物质化的,过于追求物质享受的
are too materialistic
4 have good spending habits
有良好的消费习惯
对比:
经常过度消费 often overspend
冲动地购物 buy things on impulse
5 reduce costs
(企业)减少开支
6 provide lower prices
(网络商店)提供更低的价格
价格更合理are more affordable
7 low-income families
低收入的家庭(名词短语)
减少贫困
reduce poverty
减少不平等现象reduce inequality
8 give financial support to ...
(政府、大学、发达国家等)为....提供资助
对比:
(学校、博物馆等)资金不足are under-funded
9 have more important concerns
(政府)还有其它更加急需关注的问题
只有有限的可用资金 have limited funds to spend
10 raise people's standard of living
改善人民的生活水平
改进公共服务,
例如教育、医疗、公共交通
improve public services
11 pay taxes
纳税
政府税收(名词短语) government tax revenue
规律:
政府的收入叫revenue,个人的收入叫income
12 contribute to the economy
对经济做出贡献,例如广告、历史建筑、旅游业
13 boost economic growth
促进经济的增长
economy是名词“经济”,economic是形容词“经济的"
14 create jobs
创造就业
让国家变得更有竞争力 make the country more competitive
15 take away jobs from ...
(跨国公司、长距离运输的食品、人工智能)抢走.....
就业机会
跨国公司
multinational companies / multinational corporations
[经济学人例句]
Food that is transported over long distances takes away jobs from local farmers and local food producers (当地食品生产商).
16 increase the burden on ...
加重....的负担
加重纳税人的负担increase the burden on taxpayers
加重医疗体系的负担
increase the burden on the healthcare system
17 are interconnected
(国家之间,经济之间)是相互联系的
国际贸易international trade
文化交流cultural exchange

