Overview of the Banking Industry in China% D: d% o* M( |/ f
I.The Role of the Banking Sector in China
& `! N) R. g, p1 m+ R4 w Paragraph 1(P1)
2 A8 p) f( k7 q1 d5 S+ B: ~9 ]$ Z 1.Although banks share many common features with other profit-seeking businesses, they play a unique role in the economy through mobilizing savings, allocating capital funds to finance productive investment, transmitting monetary policy, providing a payment system and transforming risks.
, \: T- G2 B5 C$ m6 ? 尽管银行与其他以盈利为目的的企业具有许多共同的特征,但它在国民经济中还发挥着特殊的作用。银行可以动员储蓄,为生产性企业投资调配资金,传递货币政策,提供支付系统,转化风险。
# y# [! t# ^' r; p/ o (1)整个第一段是由“连词although……”引导的主从复合句(让步状语从句),意为“虽然;纵使;尽管……但……”。
$ W0 o8 w/ A" \/ l# A, ^1 ~# Q, a through介词,后面跟了几个并列的“动名词短语”,有mobilizing…,allocating…,transmitting…,providing…,transforming…。
: @3 y% N6 c3 h6 i9 W5 b (2)the banking industry in China( ]3 N, `% K% S- P
banking:银行业6 ]2 h4 o( x+ F6 {
例:the banking industry in China:中国银行业
7 a6 |9 M( L3 O! { the banking sector:银行业
! ~. Y: Y/ M1 b$ Y4 t a banking crisis:银行业危机
. w2 T0 f+ R! p" j banking hours:银行营业时间0 g3 X% {2 Q3 D8 u: |/ ^4 O- i
industry:①产业( ^! w* R) c6 u) f' X0 z; l* h0 x; V. L7 P
例:primary industry第一产业;初级产业(从事初级原材料,如煤炭、木材、农产品等生产的产业)% v3 I1 F& T7 o w1 J% ?* D$ I
secondary industry第二产业;次级产业(从事利用初级原材料生产加工制成品的产业)) @# s5 n% d4 c& T7 O$ T. `+ F
tertiary(service) industry第三产业;服务行业(不生产原材料,也不生产加工制成品,而仅提供服务的产业,例如银行业、零售业、会计工作等)
' E, [- [1 H& l7 _ ②行业
. K3 a. m) @" i8 Y) Z2 F! |( H 例:advertising industry:广告业
0 b' r5 q5 ?% p ^ the insurance industry:保险业
: Q& o4 c# B' I8 A' |9 S ③sector:部门;部分
5 Z- s) g& o) w- Q 例:All sectors of the economy suffered from the rise in the exchange rate.
8 R0 v* c. {! ^ 所有经济部门都受到汇率上升的影响。9 A2 m7 v& Z4 }7 A, Z8 C" d+ l( f3 ~
public sector:政府部门;公营部门0 {1 a4 Q6 a5 t/ N4 @/ ?# c% V1 c
private sector:私营部门
# H2 e" C! P* ~# t0 `1 W- v7 V (股票市场的)行业;按行业(如银行业)分类上市股票9 s! g- u. a" k# w% b6 g% d- Y
(3)share common features:具有共同特征
: E2 J3 |* o3 w. T' O, [* D/ c6 T share: have a share:(share in sth):共有;分享;分担9 ^& ?* [4 U& B! E7 F* b
例:to share losses(expenses):分担损失(费用)# `+ V. f8 M8 ?9 d
to share the blame(responsibility):分担过失(责任)9 `' E2 A6 |* r w h7 Y1 Y
to share in profits:分享利益7 ~- _/ _: }2 l2 q, V) |3 ?
(4)profit-seeking business:以盈利为目的的企业
% J, @' I! K, Q) `+ l" B1 T business: shop; commercial enterprise,etc:商店;工商企业等 |