商业报道:经济放缓冲击，中国能否规避？

Can China cushion the blow?

China's surging economy may be able to cushion the blow from a slowdown in the U.S. CNN's John Vause reports.

Like so many of China’s growing middle class, Pan Honglin is cashed up and ready to spend, he wants to buy this fully-loaded SUV, price tag including taxes,45,000 US dollars. But he will have to wait, the salesman told me I can’t have it for more than 3 months, he says, there are orders for this car until April.

Chinese consumers wealthier than ever are spending more than ever, helping¹ to drive this economy like never before. For five years now, the economy has been growing at double-digit speed, so fast the government has struggled to slow it. So a drop in demand from the US, China’s No1 customer for exports would be seen here as not necessarily a bad thing.

It would tone down Chinese trade surplus a bit, it would tone down inflationary pressures a bit and it would tone down overall growth a bit.

Many exporters are feeling the pinch like this Beijing textile company, manager Yang Aiwu tells me her sales to the US are down but she adds "we’re doing better business with Europe, Russia and Australia", some economists² argue China is now so robust³ that a drop in US exports won’t have a major impact at all. ”

The thing is what we’ve seen in recent years is significantly growth not all the way, by any means been driven by exports it’s been domestic demand, It's been consumption and investment

Investment in all those things China didn’t build for 50 years. Roads, airports and skyscrapers⁴, lots of skyscrapers. in recent years an estimated 40 billion US dollars has been spent rebuilding Beijing alone.

In fact, some economists now argue that China’s economy is so big and getting bigger, that while it may not be able to save the world from a US-led recession, Chances are it will soften⁵ the blow. John Vause, CNN, Beijing.

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 skyscrapers   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
• On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。

5 soften   

v.(使)变柔软；(使)变柔和

参考例句：

• Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.塑料适当加热就可以软化。
• This special cream will help to soften up our skin.这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。