要习惯中国经济的慢速增长【双语快讯】第453期

文章导读
本文选自《经济学人》2019年7月20日文章。现在中国的经济增长速度是三十年来最慢的，但未来人们可能不得不习惯于这种慢速增长。现在中国已经是一个价值近14万亿美元的经济体，有这样的经济增长速度已实属不易，再加上特朗普发动的贸易战火上浇油，中国政府极力鼓励扩大内需来促进增长，但内需能否抵消贸易战带来的动荡，尚未可知。
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选文精讲

China’s growth is the slowest in nearly three decades: get used to it
中国的增长是近三十年来最慢的:习惯就好
The trade war with America hurts, but the government is wary of stimulus
（中国遭受）美国的贸易战打击，但政府对刺激措施持谨慎态度

Jul 20th 2019 | SHANGHAI
CHINA’S ECONOMY is slowing, again. After a good start to the year annual growth slipped to 6.2% in the second quarter, the weakest in nearly three decades. That is hardly cause for panic: for an economy now worth nearly $14trn, such a growth rate is impressive. As the trade war with America hurts exporters, it also underlines the extent to which China’s economy is now fuelled by domestic demand. The question for the coming months is whether that domestic strength will remain sufficient to offset the trade turmoil.

offset: 抵消

中国经济再次放缓。今年开局不错，但第二季度的年增长率降至6.2%，为近30年来的最低水平。这还不至于引起恐慌：对于一个现在价值近14万亿美元的经济体来说，这样的增长率已经让人很佩服了。与美国的贸易战打击了出口商，也突显出中国经济目前在多大程度上是由内需推动的。未来几个月的问题是，内需是否仍足以抵消贸易动荡。
The export picture has clearly worsened. Last year, even as America’s president, Donald Trump, first levied tariffs on China, the country still managed to increase its exports by 10%. But this year Chinese exports have all but stopped growing.

levy on: 征税

出口形势明显恶化。去年，即使美国总统唐纳德·特朗普首次对中国征收关税，中国的出口仍成功增长了10%。但今年中国的出口几乎停止增长。
In May Mr Trump ratcheted up tariffs on Chinese goods, and he has threatened to hit China with yet more duties if trade negotiators fail to resolve an impasse. China, for its part, appears to be in no rush to reach a deal: Zhong Shan, the hard-nosed commerce minister, recently joined the Chinese negotiating team. In published comments this week he blamed America for the trade war, calling it “a classic example of unilateralism and protectionism”.

ratchet up: 逐渐提高
impasse: 僵局、死路
hard-nosed: 精明的、务实的

今年5月，特朗普提高了对中国商品的关税，并威胁称，如果贸易谈判未能打破僵局，他将对中国征收更多关税。中国方面似乎并不急于达成协议：精明的商务部部长钟山最近加入了中国的谈判团队。在本周发表的评论中，他将贸易战归咎于美国，称其为“单边主义和保护主义的典型例子”。

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