2021年经济学人 中国第二季度经济增长同比增长1.3%超出预期

The world this week - Business

本周国际要闻——商业

The European Union unveiled ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions¹ by 55% by 2030 (compared with 1990 levels) and to reach net zero by 2050.

欧盟公布了雄心勃勃的目标，即到2030年将温室气体排放量减少55%(与1990年的水平相比)，到2050年实现净零排放。

The plan sets out a range of policies to help meet the targets, but the main thrust is an expansion of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme, in which companies pay to pollute.

该计划制定了一系列帮助实现目标的政策，但其主要目标是扩大欧盟的排放交易计划，在该计划中，企业需要为污染买单。

It would also introduce a Carbon Border-Adjustment Mechanism², in effect a tariff³ on goods from outside the EU that are not green-friendly.

它还将引入碳边界调整机制，实际上是对来自欧盟以外的不环保商品征收关税。

The announcement came days before China was expected to announce an emissions-trading scheme that will create the world's largest carbon market.

中国预计将在几天后宣布一个碳排放交易计划，该计划将创建世界上最大的碳市场。

China's economy expanded by 1.3% in the second quarter, compared with the previous three months, helped by growth in manufacturing, retail⁴ sales and investment.

得益于制造业、零售业和投资的增长，中国经济在第二季度同比增长1.3%。

China's exports, meanwhile, rose by 32% in June (in dollar terms) over June 2020.

与此同时，中国6月份的出口(以美元计算)比2020年6月增长了32%。

Although the rebound⁵ in trade reflects an easy comparison with the depths of the pandemic, it is much stronger than analysts⁶ had forecast.

尽管贸易的反弹显示出与疫情严重时期的简单对比，但其强劲程度远远超过分析师的预测。

America's annual rate of inflation hit 5.4% in June, another 13-year high.

美国6月份的年通货膨胀率达到5.4%，再创13年来新高。

Consumer prices have been driven up by higher energy costs, including for petrol, and also by demand for used cars.

包括汽油在内的能源成本上涨，以及对二手车的需求，都推高了消费者价格。

Prices for second-hand⁷ vehicles have accelerated as the production of new cars stalls amid a global shortage of chips.

由于全球芯片短缺，新车生产陷入停滞，二手车价格加速上涨。

The Bank of England scrapped⁸ the restrictions⁹ on banks' dividend¹⁰ payouts and share buybacks that it imposed during the pandemic.

英国央行取消了疫情期间对银行派息和股票回购的限制。

The Federal Reserve has already removed similar curbs¹¹ on most banks in America; the European Central Bank is expected to follow suit.

美联储已经取消了对美国大多数银行的类似限制；预计欧洲央行也将效仿。

Meanwhile, the ECB gave the go-ahead for a pilot project for a digital version of the euro as an alternative to crypto currencies, such as bitcoin.

与此同时，欧洲央行批准了一个数字版欧元的试点项目，作为比特币等加密货币的替代品。

In London police seized ￡180m-worth ($249m) of cryptocurrency linked to money-laundering and other nefarious¹² activities.

在伦敦，警方查获了价值1.8亿英镑(2.49亿美元)的加密货币，这些加密货币与洗钱及其他不法活动有关。

It was one of the biggest such seizures¹³ globally and came a few weeks after the city's police confiscated¹⁴ ￡114m in cryptocurrency from other illicit¹⁵ gains.

这是全球最大的此类收缴行动之一，就在几周前，该市警方从其他非法收益中没收了1.14亿英镑的加密货币。

1 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

2 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

3 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。

4 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。

5 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

7 second-hand   

adj.用过的，旧的，二手的

参考例句：

• I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
• They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。

8 scrapped   

废弃(scrap的过去式与过去分词)； 打架

参考例句：

• This machine is so old that it will soon have to be scrapped. 这架机器太旧，快报废了。
• It had been thought that passport controls would be scrapped. 人们曾认为会放开护照管制。

9 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

10 dividend   

n.红利，股息；回报，效益

参考例句：

• The company was forced to pass its dividend.该公司被迫到期不分红。
• The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.第一季度的股息增长了近 4%。

11 curbs   

v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• In executing his functions he is not bound by any legal curbs on his power. 在他履行职务时，他的权力是不受任何法律约束的。 来自辞典例句
• Curbs on air travel were being worked out and would shortly be announced. 限制航空旅行的有关规定正在拟定中，不久即将公布。 来自辞典例句

12 nefarious   

adj.恶毒的，极坏的

参考例句：

• My father believes you all have a nefarious purpose here.我父亲认为你们都有邪恶的目的。
• He was universally feared because of his many nefarious deeds.因为他干了许多罪恶的勾当，所以人人都惧怕他。

13 seizures   

n.起获( seizure的名词复数 )；没收；充公；起获的赃物

参考例句：

• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year. 今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Other causes of unconsciousness predisposing to aspiration lung abscess are convulsive seizures. 造成吸入性肺脓肿昏迷的其他原因，有惊厥发作。 来自辞典例句

14 confiscated   

没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。

15 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。