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Unit one Balance of the Economic Power 3. V ocabulary

1) To put it another way

2) tumbled

3) robust

4) converted

5) incentives

6) account for

7) clout

8) rebounded

9) dampened

10) offset

11) soared

12) slash

4. Word Building

1) undercut

2) underperform

3) underestimated

4) underdeveloped

5) undercounted

6) undrdone

7) underrate

8) underpaid

9) underbid

10) understate

7. Translation from Chinese to English

1) It’s reported that the company understated its production figures to avoid (dodge) tax.

2) Tumblin g stock prices dampened the investors’ confidence in the capital market.

3) Economists think differently about China’s soaring foreign exchange reserves.

4) Positive incentives help to encourage people to work hard.

5) China’s growing share has been large ly offset by the decline in Japan.

unit Two

3. V ocabulary

1) play down

2) stand out

3) take credit for

4) took the spotlight off

5) was tinged with

6) commensurate with

7) tied with

8) chastised for

9) foisted on

10) steeped in

11) touched a nerve

12) be wary of

4. Word Building

1) outnumber

2) outvote

3) outmanoeuvred

4) outstripped

5) outlived

6) outweigh

7) outran

8) will outperform

9) outbid (outbidden)

10) outgrow

7. Translation from Chinese to English

1. He believes that it is wrong of the doctors to play down the severity of the patients on purpose.

2. In some countries, it is stipulated in the law that a woman’s pay should be commensurate with that of a man who does the same work.

3. It will take China longer time and more effort to outpower Japan in terms of per capita income.

4. He was not frustrated by being left behind. On the contrary, he was determined to overtake people in front of him.

5. The interdependence between China and some of its Asian neighbors makes them partners as well as rivals.

unit 4

3. V ocabulary

1) vented

2) reel

3) erode

4) amplify

5) petered out

6) vulnerable

7) prompted

8) alleviate

9) initiative

10) incentive

11) bleak

12) bail out

13) plunging

14) liquidate

4. Word Building

1) depreciate

2) deflation

3) deregulation

4) Delisting

5) destocking’

6) deleveraging

7. Translation from Chinese to English

1) Illegally priced steal is eroding the market.

2) He vented (gave vent to) his anger with a string of curses.

3) We’ll take measures to prevent the supply of coffee from petering out.

4) The President is vulnerable on a number of foreign policy and defence issues.

5) The burning off of inventory excesses may indicate that the economy is starting to bounce back.

unit 5

3. V ocabulary

1) gaining steam

2) erupted