2018考研英语双语阅读：日本经济两年增长速度惊人

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        　　Japan’s economy grows at fastest pace for more than two years
        　　日本经济两年增长速度惊人
        　　Japan’s economy grew at its fastest pace for more than two years in the
second quarter as consumer spending and capital expenditure ramped up.
        　　随着消费购买和资本支出陡升，两年多来，日本经济在今年第二季度达到最快增长速度。
        　　Gross domestic product expanded at an annualised rate of 4% in the
April-to-June period, government data showed, beating expectations for a 2.5%
rise.
        　　政府数据显示，四月至六月期间，国内生产总值年均增长率为4%，高于预期的2.5%。
        　　The economy grew 1% compared to the previous quarter.
        　　同比去年同一季度经济增长为1%。
        　　Japan is enjoying its longest economic expansion in a decade, buoyed by
spending and investment.
        　　由于支出和投资，日本在十年间享有最长的经济扩张。
        　　The world’s third-largest economy has been gaining strength thanks to
rising exports, including smart phones and memory chips.
        　　得益于包括手机和记忆芯片在内的出口增长，世界第三大经济体一直在斩获实力。
        　　Investment tied to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has also given Japan’s economy a
boost in recent months.
        　　与东京2020奥林匹克运动会相关的投资也在近几个月促进了日本经济。
        　　Strong domestic demand helped to offset a drop in exports during the second
quarter of the year.
        　　强劲的国内需求有助于抵消今年第二季度出口下降。
        　　Is this a triumph for Abenomics? Certainly, the growth in consumer spending
and business investment is welcome. Nonetheless while six consecutive quarters
of growth may be Japan’s best run in a decade, it is not that impressive
compared with other developed economies.
        　　这是安倍经济学的胜利吗?诚然消费支出增长和商业投资是受欢迎的。尽管连续六个季度实现增长是日本十年内最好的表现，但是同比其它发达经济体，还没那么出众。
        　　Abenomics is at best unfinished business. At 0.4% inflation is still well
below the Bank of Japan’s 2% target. And there is the demographic challenge,
Japan’s rapidly ageing population and declining workforce.
        　　安倍经济学是未竟的事业。0.4%的通胀率仍然低于日本银行2%的目标。还有人口挑战，日本人口急剧老龄化，劳动力减少。
        　　There are reform plans in the Abenomics agenda, intended to encourage more
people to get in to the labour market. Japan needs that to work.
        　　安倍经济学机构有一些改革计划，旨在鼓励更多的人进入劳动力市场。日本需要这种工作。
        　　Japan has been trying to lift consumer spending, which accounts for more
than a half of the country’s GDP.
        　　日本一直在尝试提升消费支出，这占日本GDP一半以上。
        　　The latest figures could be a help to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who pledged
to reignite growth and spending through his Abenomics reforms.
        　　最新的数据对承诺通过安倍经济学改革重振经济和消费的首相安倍晋三来说有帮助。