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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’smostprofligateholidayspende
2、rs?[2]Theseven-dayLunarNewYearholiday,alsoknownasGoldenWeek,istypicallyoneofthebiggestspendingperiodsoftheyearinChina.LikeAmericansatThanksgivingandChristmas,Chineseconsumersgreetthearrivalofthenewyearbyopeningtheirwalletstostockrefrigerators,buyluxurygiftsforfriends,getnewoutfitsforthemsel
3、vesandsplurgeonquantitiesoffireworkslargeenoughtothreatentheexistenceofsignificantstructures.[3]WithleadersinBeijingencouragingdomesticconsumptioninabidtobalancethecountry’sexport-dependenteconomy,thisyear’sholidayperiodsparkedunprecedentedindulgence.ConsumerspendingoverthesevendaysofGolden
4、Weeksurged19%to404.5billionyuan,orroughly$61.3billion,overthesameperiodayearearlier,accordingtostatisticsrecentlyreleasedbytheMinistryofCommerce.Inotherwords,Chineseshoppersmanagedtoripthroughanaverageof$8.75billionperdayoverthebreak.[4]Americanshoppers,meanwhile,managedtospendonly$7.57bill
5、ionperdayduringtheirownholidayspree,accordingtotheNationalRetailFederation.[5]DoesthatmeanChineseconsumersareshowinguptheirAmericancounterparts?[6]Notquite.WhiletheChineseappeartohavespentmore,it’simportanttorememberthattheU.S.holidayseasonlaststwofullmonths—ashoppingmallmarathontoChina’ssp
6、rint.And,then,ofcourse,thereisthevastdifferenceinpopulation.Percapita,Americansspent$24.50adayover61days—andthisinthemidstofaglaciallysloweconomicrecovery.Chineseconsumers,despitethecountry’sintimidatingGDPgrowthnumbers,doledoutonly$6.73percapitaeachdayofGoldenWeek.[7]WithincomesrisinginChi
7、na(42%ofChinesepeoplegotraisesinthelastyear),thecountry’sconsumersareboundtocontinuespendingmore,especiallyasthegovernmentencouragesamoreprofligatelifestyle.Still,leadersinBeijingwillhavetofindawaytocontrolheftyinflationandmendthecountry’sbrokensocialsaf