美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-05-12

 How much sleep should we get and why are wegetting it? Some ABCs of these just a few minutes. First up, today, Wall Street.Yesterday, the Down Jones industrial average closed today about 15,000. That's significant, but why? For starters, it has never happened before and thatnumber 15,000 comes from a complicated formula based 30 stocks that part of Down Jones average. Higher number equals higher value for those starts. Thosecompanies represented for a variety of industries. The Downs gives an idea how the stock market is doing and stock is one indicator¹ how the U.S. economy isdoing. So, when the Dow reaches a new record, it means investors² are feeling more positive experts saying this is a sign that the U.S. economy is improving.

Next, President Obama welcomed South KoreanPresident Park Geun-hye to the White House yesterday. This is the first visitto the United States as South Korea's leader. The countries have been alliesfor decades. And as part of  that relationship the two countries run joint³ military exercises every year. Majorpart of this year exercises have wrapped up last week. Something else the U.S.and South Korea have a common, both countries have a tense relationship withNorth Korea. That country recently made threats against South Korea and U.S.The tension has calmed down a little bit, the North Korea gave a new warning thisweek about military drills happening off the west coast of Korean Peninsula.

See, if you can ID me. I am a country thathas one of world's only communist governments. I am the fourth largest nationin sizes, but I have the world's second largest economy. I am first when itcomes to the population.I am China and I became the world's second largesteconomy in 2010.

China took over that number two economicranking because its economy grew. Something you hear U.S. politicians talk alot about economic growth, usually it has considered a good thing. When acountry's economy growth too much too quickly. There is a chance it can startsupplying things that aren't in demand. Ivan Watson gives us one big example: It's May Day a national holiday here inChina and in this factory town; families are packed into this amusement parkoutside a big shopping mall, all taking advantage the day off to have a goodtime.

From the outside this place looks like afestive boom town, but the view inside it's very very different. Take look atthis, this is the new south China mall. When it opened more than five yearsago, it was promoted as the world's largest shopping mall. But look at ittoday, the escalators are covered with sheets, the elevators are not evenworking and it is virtually deserted⁴ a ghost mall some people call it. Thereare almost shops opened into this entire place in fact, it looks like there arevery very few retail⁵ tenants⁶ operating any business here at all. The ground islittered with garbage and it smells like a lot of people have been using thisplace as a giant public bathroom.

It's here in this eerie⁷ urban landscapethat we stumble across to the Taiwanese businessmen who say the timing⁸ was badfor the new South China Mall.

You can't say just because you build it, itwill work. You have to have enough demand first.

The businessmen say they are negotiating adeal to turn the failed shopping mall into office park. It's too early to saywhether not these Taiwanese businessmen were succeed and turning what wassupposed to be a Venetian-inspired shopping experience into a profitable officecenter. But it's important to know this is not the first ghost mall we've seenin China. There are perhaps examples of what happens when the economy tries togrow too big to fast. You are bound to get some pretty big mistakes along theway.

Ivan Watson, CNN, Dongguan in southernChina.

1 indicator   

n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

4 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

5 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。

6 tenants   

n.房客( tenant的名词复数 )；佃户；占用者；占有者

参考例句：

• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。

7 eerie   

adj.怪诞的；奇异的；可怕的；胆怯的

参考例句：

• It's eerie to walk through a dark wood at night.夜晚在漆黑的森林中行走很是恐怖。
• I walked down the eerie dark path.我走在那条漆黑恐怖的小路上。

8 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。