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China Becomes World’s Second Largest Economy 中国跃升全球第二大经济体

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China Becomes World’s Second Largest Economy   中国跃升全球第二大经济体

After overtaking Germany as the world’s 3rd largest economy in 2007, China’s financial success has kept on rolling. In 2010, the nation catapulted past Japan to become the world’s second largest economy. Despite losing the number two position which they’d held for over 40 years, the Japanese seemed to take the news in stride, seeing China’s success as a victory for Asia. In addition, many Japanese companies are excited by the potential to launch new product lines in China in the near future – as Japan is already the world’s biggest exporter to China. Many economists are applauding China, as its growth has helped the overall world economy to rebound from the recession. China has emerged from its recent triumphs as the world’s top energy consumer and it has also become the largest car market. If China maintains its current pace, it will overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy before 2030.

中国在2007年超越德国成为全球第3大经济体之后，经济仍持续成长。2010年中国便超越日本成为全球第2大经济体。日本虽然失去了稳坐40几年的第2名席次，但日本人却坦然面对这个消息，并视中国的成功为亚洲的胜利。此外，许多日本公司对于在近期内向中国推出新产品的可能性感到兴奋，因为日本已经是出口中国最大的国家。许多经济学家都赞扬中国的成就，因为中国的成长帮助全球经济从萧条中回升。中国最近也以世界最大的能源消耗国之姿胜出，也成为最大的汽车市场。如果中国维持目前的速度，它将在2030年之前超越美国成为全球最大的经济体。

Widescreen Tablets are on the Way  宽屏幕平版计算机出炉

In 2010, tablet computers lived up to the hype surrounding them and emerged as the hottest trend in consumer electronics. Industry analysts are now speculating that tablet shipments will increase by 200% this year. Although Apple’s iPad has led the way so far as the top brand, they will have plenty of competition to deal with. In particular, companies are targeting one of the iPad’s weak spots to gain some market share. Many manufacturers are launching tablets which feature widescreen displays, as some iPad owners have complained that watching videos on the device is frustrating due to its sheet-of-paper-like dimensions. Samsung’s tablets will have a 16:9 ratio on their displays, which matches the format that movies are designed for. Motorola, LG, Blackberry, and several others also plan to throw their hats in the ring as well.

2010年平版计算机在大肆宣传的炒作下不负众望，成为消费性电子产品中最众所注目的新潮流。产业分析师现在猜测平版计算机的出货量在今年会增加百分之二百。虽然苹果的iPad目前是领先品牌，但它将应付许多的竞争，尤其其他公司针对iPad的缺点之一攻击以获得市场占有率。许多制造厂商推出宽屏幕显示器的平版计算机，因为有些iPad拥有者抱怨iPad屏幕比例像纸张一般，使得看影片变得令人苦恼失望。三星平版计算机的显示器将是16比9，这符合电影所设计的格式。摩托罗拉、LG、Blackberry以及其他许多厂商也计划加入战局。

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Vocabulary

单词发音

catapult [ˋkætə͵pʌlt]  v. 弹出去; 射出去

launch [lɔntʃ]  v. 把〔新产品﹑新书等〕投放市场; 出版; 发行

applaud [əˋplɔd] v. 向……鼓掌；向……喝采

recession [rɪˋsɛʃən] n.（经济的）衰退；衰退期

triumph [ˋtraɪəmf] n.（大）胜利  the fact of being victorious; victory or conquest

hype [haɪp] n.〔传媒的〕大肆宣传

speculate [ˋspɛkjə͵let] v. 推测

shipment [ˋʃɪpmənt] n. 出货量; 装载的货物（量）a quantity of goods or cargo that are shipped together

dimension [dɪˋmɛnʃən] n. 大小，规模

format [ˋfɔrmæt] n. 格式; 版式

Idiom

片语发音

take something in stride 从容地对付某事 to calmly and easily deal with something unpleasant or difficult and not let it affect what you are doing

live up to 实践；不辜负 to live or act in accordance with

lead the way 领路, 带路 to be the most popular

market share 市场占有率

throw one's hat in the ring 宣布加入战斗 to do something that makes it clear you want to compete with other people, especially to compete for a political position

TOP 10 largest economies of the world 2012.