在英美經(jīng)貿(mào)報刊中，關于國際經(jīng)濟貿(mào)易發(fā)展和預測其發(fā)展趨勢的文章占據(jù)相當大的比重。這些文章除在內(nèi)容上具有涉及范圍廣泛的特點外，在文章的表達方式上也具有鮮明的特點。比如，有關國際經(jīng)貿(mào)發(fā)展及預測其發(fā)展趨勢的文章通常涉及各種指數(shù)的變化和比較，而這些指數(shù)變化的文字表達構成該類文章的一大特點。掌握這些特點，無疑對迅速而準確地理解文章的內(nèi)容起到十分重要的作用。
下面我們就先來歸納一下有關經(jīng)濟貿(mào)易發(fā)展方面常用的表達方式。
描述經(jīng)濟貿(mào)易的發(fā)展無非是上升、下降和趨勢平穩(wěn)三種情況，再加上各種指數(shù)之間的比較以及表達"約估"這個概念，來看以下的歸納總結：
有關經(jīng)濟貿(mào)易發(fā)展方面常用的表達方式：
1. 上升情況
例：Also, fourth-quarter consumer spending appears to be perking up. After strong 0.8% advance in September, October retail sales rose 0.2%. The gain was modest, but excluding car dealers, sales increased a strong 0.4%.
此外，第四季度消費者消費額趨于上揚。零售指數(shù)在九月份以0.8%的比例強勁增長后，十月份又上漲了0.2%。利潤雖然不多，但除汽車銷售外，銷售額有0.4%的大幅增長。
例：Consumer outlays surged 1% in May, followed by a 0.4% advance in July.
消費者的消費額5月份上升1%，6月份上升0.4%。
常用于描述上升趨勢的短語有：
an increase/to increase
a rise/to rise
a gain/to gain
an upward movement/to go up
a jump/to jump
a peak/to (hit) reach a peak/to peak
a growth/to grow
a hike/to hike
a leap/to leap
a soaring/to soar
a surge in/ to surge
2. 下降情況
例：The Nation's purchasers said industrial activity declined in August, and the government composite index of leading indicators fell 0.2% in July.
全國的購買商稱：八月份的工業(yè)生產(chǎn)下降，政府主要指標的綜合指數(shù)七月份下降了0.2%。
例：The unemployment rate dipped from 5.7% in July back to 5.6% - its June reading - but the non-farm workweek was cut, and hourly wage fell.
失業(yè)率從七月份的5.7%下降至六月份的5.6%，但非農(nóng)業(yè)企業(yè)的周工作時間縮短，時工資降低。
常用于表示下降趨勢的短語有：
a dip/to dip to
a decline/to decline
a drop/to drop
a decrease/ to decrease
a collapse/to collapse
a cut/to cut
a downward movement in/go down
a fall off/to fall off
a leveling off/to level off
a low point/to reach a low point
a slip in/to slip off
a slump in/to slump
a slide/to slide
下面我們就先來歸納一下有關經(jīng)濟貿(mào)易發(fā)展方面常用的表達方式。
描述經(jīng)濟貿(mào)易的發(fā)展無非是上升、下降和趨勢平穩(wěn)三種情況，再加上各種指數(shù)之間的比較以及表達"約估"這個概念，來看以下的歸納總結：
有關經(jīng)濟貿(mào)易發(fā)展方面常用的表達方式：
1. 上升情況
例：Also, fourth-quarter consumer spending appears to be perking up. After strong 0.8% advance in September, October retail sales rose 0.2%. The gain was modest, but excluding car dealers, sales increased a strong 0.4%.
此外，第四季度消費者消費額趨于上揚。零售指數(shù)在九月份以0.8%的比例強勁增長后，十月份又上漲了0.2%。利潤雖然不多，但除汽車銷售外，銷售額有0.4%的大幅增長。
例：Consumer outlays surged 1% in May, followed by a 0.4% advance in July.
消費者的消費額5月份上升1%，6月份上升0.4%。
常用于描述上升趨勢的短語有：
an increase/to increase
a rise/to rise
a gain/to gain
an upward movement/to go up
a jump/to jump
a peak/to (hit) reach a peak/to peak
a growth/to grow
a hike/to hike
a leap/to leap
a soaring/to soar
a surge in/ to surge
2. 下降情況
例：The Nation's purchasers said industrial activity declined in August, and the government composite index of leading indicators fell 0.2% in July.
全國的購買商稱：八月份的工業(yè)生產(chǎn)下降，政府主要指標的綜合指數(shù)七月份下降了0.2%。
例：The unemployment rate dipped from 5.7% in July back to 5.6% - its June reading - but the non-farm workweek was cut, and hourly wage fell.
失業(yè)率從七月份的5.7%下降至六月份的5.6%，但非農(nóng)業(yè)企業(yè)的周工作時間縮短，時工資降低。
常用于表示下降趨勢的短語有：
a dip/to dip to
a decline/to decline
a drop/to drop
a decrease/ to decrease
a collapse/to collapse
a cut/to cut
a downward movement in/go down
a fall off/to fall off
a leveling off/to level off
a low point/to reach a low point
a slip in/to slip off
a slump in/to slump
a slide/to slide