第一季度中国GDP增长6.9% 增幅超预期

 　　A surge in industrial activity has pushed up China’s annual economic growth rate to 6.9 per cent in the first quarter, according to government statistics released on Monday,

　　周一发布的中国政府统计数据显示，工业活动的急剧攀升，将今年第一季度中国经济同比增长率推升至6.9%。

　　Growth for the first three months of 2017 came in above Chinese premier¹ Li Keqiang’s prediction that full year growth would be “around 6.5 per cent”, after recording² 6.7 per cent growth in 2016.

　　2017年头三个月的增长速度超过了中国总理李克强关于全年增速将在“6.5%左右”的预期。2016年，中国经济增长了6.7%。

　　Industrial production for March rose 7.6 per cent compared with the same month last year, surpassing expectations of 6.3 per cent growth, while retail³ sales for the month jumped 10.9 per cent.

　　3月份，中国规模以上工业增加值同比增长7.6%，超过了6.3%的增幅预期，社会消费品零售总额同比跃升10.9%。

　　Fixed⁴ asset investment in the first quarter expanded 9.2 per cent, beating forecasts of 8.8 per cent.

　　一季度，全国固定资产投资同比增长9.2%，超过了8.8%的预期。

　　China has kept growth relatively⁵ robust⁶ thanks in part to rising levels of corporate⁷ debt, with credit continuing to grow at more than twice the rate of the underlying⁸ economy. The country’s overall indebtedness is creeping towards 300 per cent, most of it concentrated in the corporate sector⁹.

　　中国保持了相对强劲的增长，部分要归因于企业债的攀升，中国的信贷继续以基础经济增速两倍多的速度增长。中国的总体负债率正悄然接近300%，其中多数债务集中于企业部门。

　　The relative predictability of China’s official growth figures masks big swings in specific regions or industries.

　　中国官方增长数据的相对可预测性，掩盖了特定地区或产业的巨大波动。

　　The four-year slump¹⁰ in the oil, coal and steel industries afflicted¹¹ the northern and western parts of the country. A recovery in resources prices since the first quarter of 2016 has buoyed¹² the economy and helped producer prices return to positive territory in September after four years of deflation.

　　石油、煤炭和钢铁产业长达四年的低迷，令中国北部和西部陷入困境。2016年第一季度以来的资源价格回升提振了经济，帮助工业生产者出厂价格指数(PPI)在滞留萎缩区间达四年之久后、于去年9月重返扩张区间。

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

5 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

6 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

7 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

8 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

9 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

10 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

11 afflicted   

使受痛苦，折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• About 40% of the country's population is afflicted with the disease. 全国40%左右的人口患有这种疾病。
• A terrible restlessness that was like to hunger afflicted Martin Eden. 一阵可怕的、跟饥饿差不多的不安情绪折磨着马丁·伊登。

12 buoyed   

v.使浮起( buoy的过去式和过去分词 )；支持；为…设浮标；振奋…的精神

参考例句：

• Buoyed by their win yesterday the team feel confident of further success. 在昨天胜利的鼓舞下，该队有信心再次获胜。
• His encouragement buoyed her up during that difficult period. 他的鼓励使她在那段困难时期恢复了乐观的情绪。 来自《简明英汉词典》