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新加坡第二季度经济增长缓慢

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2011-07-14 07:39 字体： [ ]　

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singapore's economic growth stalled in the second quarter as manufacturing activity in the country ¹.

新加坡制造业不景气导致第二季度经济增长缓慢。

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as economies in the region try to rein in growth demand for goods has been slowing down
growth was 0.5% in the three months to the end of june compared with a year earlier, a sharp decline from 9.3% growth in the previous quarter.

singapore authorites said the sharp turnaround was led by a drop in demand for ³ computer chips.

manufacturing was down 5.5% in the second quarter compared with a year ago.

singapore has been struggling to maintain last year's record pace of growth.

compared to the previous three months, gdp contracted at a rate equivalent to an annual 7.8%.

the weaker-than-expected numbers have led to concerns that the city-state may not be able to meet its growth targets for the year.

"the growth forecast of 5-7% that the government has is looking a bit too positive," said chua ⁴ of bank of america-merrill lynch.

the services ⁵ recorded modest growth of 3.3% year-on-year, down from 7.6% in the january-march period, reflecting a slowdown in the distribution and financial ⁶, the trade and industry ⁷ said.

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1
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
the train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。 she lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

2
n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治
参考例句：
the horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。 he never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

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n.半导体
参考例句：
in the beginning,engineers hoped to use semiconductor lasers.在开始时，工程师们希望能够利用半导体激光器。 the main agent of the company brand semiconductor sales.本公司主要代理各品牌半导体销售。

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n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] dos文件名:二进制目标文件
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he emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。 he threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

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n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形
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the export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。 the enemy have attacked the british sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

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n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形
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berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。来自《简明英汉词典》 industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

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n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
they sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。 we probed the air ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。