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专八人文常识精讲(1) 英国经济
I. The Evolution of the British Economy since the
战后英国经济成长
The evolution of the British economy since WWII falls into three periods:
二战后英国经济成长可分为三个阶段：
(1) Steady development in the 50s and 60s: The British economy in this period is characterized by slow but steady growth, low unemployment and great material prosperity with rising standards of consumption.
(1)战后50-60年月平稳成长时代。其首要特点是经济迟缓而持续增添，失踪业率低，物质丰硕，人平易近消费水平不竭增添。
(2) Economic recession in the 70s: In the 1970s among the developed countries, Britain maintained the lowest growth rate and the highest inflation rate, and the high record of trade deficits.
(2)70年月经济滞胀。在70年月，英国在所有的发家成本主义国家中，始终连结最低经济增添率，最高的通货膨胀率，和最高的商业赤字记载。
(3) Economic recovery in the 80s: An outstanding feature of the economic recovery in the 80s was its length, lasting seven years. Another was the improved financial position of the government, with stronger current account of the balance of payments.
(3)80年月经济清醒。一个显著特点是时刻长，清醒持续了7年。另一个特点是国际收支大大盈利，政府金融地位最高。
II. Measures taken by Mrs. Thatcher's government to improve the economy
撒切尔政府的经济清醒政策
Mrs. Thatcher's government took numerous measures to improve the efficiency of the economy during the past decade, using both macroeconomic and microeconomic policies.
撒切尔政府运用宏不美观经济政策和微不美观经济政策，采纳了良多法子提高经济效益。
(1) Macroeconomic measures were directed towards bringing down the rate of inflation and achieving price stability.
宏不美观经济政策直接针对降低通货膨胀率和维持物价不变。
(2) Microeconomic policies were aimed at working with the grain of market forces by encouraging enterprise, efficiency and flexibility.
微不美观经济政策旨在经由过程鼓舞激励实业，效率和矫捷性配合全力提高市场竞争力。
III. Reasons for the British coal mining is called a "sick" industry today.
英国煤矿被称为"生病"工业的原因
Today the coal industry in Britain is on the decline，the number of miners, collieries and the total output have been falling.
现在的英国煤矿业衰退，从而导致矿工、煤矿的数目和总产量都大大下降。
The reasons for the decline are as follows: exhaustion of old mines, costly operations of extraction, poor old equipment, little investment, fall in demand due to imports of cleaner, cheaper and more efficient fuels, etc.
煤工业衰退的原因搜罗：琅缦愫矿的枯竭，昂贵的提炼费用，破旧的设备，少少的投资，因为进口更清洁、更廉价、更高效的燃料导致的需求下降等等
IV. Britain's oil and natural gas
英国的石油和自然气。