宫东风老师英汉对照A计划(6月1日——6月31日)

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1、附件1：宫东风老师英汉对照A计划（6月1日——6月31日）宫东风老师英汉对照A计划第1篇HolidayShoppingSprees:ChinaChallengingtheU.S.?[1]China’sconsumersareatriskofruiningtheir“savingforarainyday”reputationwithallthecashtheyburnedthroughduringtheLunarNewYear,butaretheycapableofreplacingAmericansastheworld’smostprofligate

2、holidayspenders?[2]Theseven-dayLunarNewYearholiday,alsoknownasGoldenWeek,istypicallyoneofthebiggestspendingperiodsoftheyearinChina.LikeAmericansatThanksgivingandChristmas,Chineseconsumersgreetthearrivalofthenewyearbyopeningtheirwalletstostockrefrigerators,buyluxurygiftsforfrien

3、ds,getnewoutfitsforthemselvesandsplurgeonquantitiesoffireworkslargeenoughtothreatentheexistenceofsignificantstructures.[3]WithleadersinBeijingencouragingdomesticconsumptioninabidtobalancethecountry’sexport-dependenteconomy,thisyear’sholidayperiodsparkedunprecedentedindulgence.C

4、onsumerspendingoverthesevendaysofGoldenWeeksurged19%to404.5billionyuan,orroughly$61.3billion,overthesameperiodayearearlier,accordingtostatisticsrecentlyreleasedbytheMinistryofCommerce.Inotherwords,Chineseshoppersmanagedtoripthroughanaverageof$8.75billionperdayoverthebreak.[4]Am

5、ericanshoppers,meanwhile,managedtospendonly$7.57billionperdayduringtheirownholidayspree,accordingtotheNationalRetailFederation.[5]DoesthatmeanChineseconsumersareshowinguptheirAmericancounterparts?[6]Notquite.WhiletheChineseappeartohavespentmore,it’simportanttorememberthattheU.S

6、.holidayseasonlaststwofullmonths—ashoppingmallmarathontoChina’ssprint.And,then,ofcourse,thereisthevastdifferenceinpopulation.Percapita,Americansspent$24.50adayover61days—andthisinthemidstofaglaciallysloweconomicrecovery.Chineseconsumers,despitethecountry’sintimidatingGDPgrowthn

7、umbers,doledoutonly$6.73percapitaeachdayofGoldenWeek.[7]WithincomesrisinginChina(42%ofChinesepeoplegotraisesinthelastyear),thecountry’sconsumersareboundtocontinuespendingmore,especiallyasthegovernmentencouragesamoreprofligatelifestyle.Still,leadersinBeijingwillhavetofindawaytoc

8、ontrolheftyinflationandmendthecountry’sbrokensocialsaf