Overview of the Banking Industry in China
8 X+ V7 }0 [4 O' N) ^ I.The Role of the Banking Sector in China$ X7 @% E9 A$ Q7 `# ^; l& d$ ]
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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.. ?3 H. z* |2 ?$ W
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。$ t) {$ Y# ~6 n. N/ Y3 c
(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……”。0 {3 B5 R. Q2 N2 H5 E
through介词,后面跟了几个并列的“动名词短语”,有mobilizing…,allocating…,transmitting…,providing…,transforming…。
( |* _* u# Y2 ? y (2)the banking industry in China5 S( E+ L. [, r
banking:银行业
i: p0 d5 ]4 H 例:the banking industry in China:中国银行业
0 G- _& o# o( N the banking sector:银行业- Z. ~; I' C9 P! I# G5 f. k' K5 Y
a banking crisis:银行业危机
$ \/ q D4 L6 g8 \# n banking hours:银行营业时间" y( t3 ~# @- J: x3 i5 W, b0 }- C
industry:①产业
1 b: @' _1 I. ]; ^ 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)3 ^, h: w% ~8 B# F" Q
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), N' c/ |/ T4 S0 ^0 Z* R* l
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)7 u! Y* o% y" Q$ ?. }9 R& \
②行业. [9 G5 J, b* A8 U7 E6 x
例:advertising industry:广告业
y+ U" o( M" E, K' P the insurance industry:保险业" g4 G- f! A/ @+ f" @- T f
③sector:部门;部分
4 b" v# L3 R" \$ y; R 例:All sectors of the economy suffered from the rise in the exchange rate.9 m G6 ^2 ?5 R7 G% I
所有经济部门都受到汇率上升的影响。# S5 Z M. X& U; |; N) Z
public sector:政府部门;公营部门9 s" [ E) w+ m: W) N6 V3 X
private sector:私营部门
6 B3 n( w5 ^, r9 j3 d0 l Y5 G* E (股票市场的)行业;按行业(如银行业)分类上市股票
& |" O& ?0 d$ c8 C% Z( o- G6 s (3)share common features:具有共同特征
: x% l9 y( v5 X; L# a9 Q2 I share: have a share:(share in sth):共有;分享;分担- `: k. W4 p* P2 p
例:to share losses(expenses):分担损失(费用)# g" v7 t: c8 K5 p6 K
to share the blame(responsibility):分担过失(责任)
+ I5 ]7 T. w4 l; y; A8 W# @ to share in profits:分享利益
$ a* q+ U$ J, d: u& q6 w+ r (4)profit-seeking business:以盈利为目的的企业' ^5 w I& h4 J, Y5 }; f- ^
business: shop; commercial enterprise,etc:商店;工商企业等 |