Overview of the Banking Industry in China
! P# y8 z- O( j I.The Role of the Banking Sector in China
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1 Y4 U, h" t) i/ m8 G 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.
' `6 q" H* j c; e ^ 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。
+ v" ]7 N0 b$ s4 v* { (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……”。
5 n0 V& o! A6 D! P8 c through介词,后面跟了几个并列的“动名词短语”,有mobilizing…,allocating…,transmitting…,providing…,transforming…。. _# h- m+ L4 u/ m
(2)the banking industry in China C! J5 f, h( L
banking:银行业, b: K, \& {2 O5 l. i
例:the banking industry in China:中国银行业! I' \/ S7 L* |
the banking sector:银行业2 q' E7 j# Y5 s# p' c9 V
a banking crisis:银行业危机 ^3 Z. g" t3 {1 U
banking hours:银行营业时间; q1 Y. d3 K( z$ g; i! u
industry:①产业6 p/ b2 D' W& a) N) f
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): b- t2 Z! k! L2 L0 | l; y
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)
* F! O5 h4 U4 ], @3 m 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)
, y/ U" Z) C/ @. [ ②行业& k( j& X3 r+ Q3 D# l) b% X$ C0 h9 N
例:advertising industry:广告业, ~9 n% T' D( s1 p+ G- E- u8 @
the insurance industry:保险业
; j% I8 Y" p0 Y, ~) N ③sector:部门;部分
8 m4 I& `3 J7 s$ Y7 Z8 H 例:All sectors of the economy suffered from the rise in the exchange rate., Q+ p9 R' m- A% O: _" O2 w) D9 r7 w
所有经济部门都受到汇率上升的影响。
' e& }4 G% _1 ~# G public sector:政府部门;公营部门
1 ~# B1 `8 t+ y* ]6 H; @ i private sector:私营部门/ v2 e [* K5 g% ?/ ^
(股票市场的)行业;按行业(如银行业)分类上市股票
1 W% U3 B! K9 V. N (3)share common features:具有共同特征
3 e V/ l* @9 z9 l8 D share: have a share:(share in sth):共有;分享;分担
) @+ T, B8 k" S4 C6 V, O 例:to share losses(expenses):分担损失(费用). r2 H) }1 Y- }: n. I0 [5 f" o
to share the blame(responsibility):分担过失(责任)0 N4 \0 F% m4 V6 u$ T, y
to share in profits:分享利益# L! |) y0 X5 j6 D. Z& J
(4)profit-seeking business:以盈利为目的的企业
5 }* n7 `1 v, V business: shop; commercial enterprise,etc:商店;工商企业等 |