Ⅰ. Now the question must be reversed. What can the West’s overly indebted and sluggish nations learn from a flourishing Asia? (2012. 06 阅读 Text3)

【翻译】现在问题反过来了。巨额负债的、经济发展缓慢的西方国家能从繁荣的亚洲学到点什么?

【词汇】1. reverse v. 反转，颠倒，掉换

例：The government must take action to reverse the economic decline.

政府必须采取行动扭转经济颓势。

2. indebted a. 负债的，受惠的

例：The company is heavily indebted to the bank.

这家公司欠了银行很多债。

3. sluggish a. 经济发展缓慢的，迟钝的

例：The recovery of economy remains sluggish.

经济恢复很迟缓。

4. flourishing a. 繁荣的

例：Our village quickly became a flourishing town.

我们的村庄很快就变成了一个繁荣的小镇。

Ⅱ. In the same way, a significant reduction of wasteful agricultural subsidies could also lower the deficit.(2012. 06 阅读 Text3)

【翻译】同样地，大幅减少浪费的农业补贴也可以减少亏空。

【词汇】1. wasteful a.浪费的，奢侈的

例：You should get rid of your wasteful habits.

你要改掉你浪费的坏习惯。

2. agricultural a. 农业的

例：agricultural commodities 农产品

3. subsidy n.补贴，津贴

例：the unemployment subsidy 失业补贴

4. deficit n.赤字，亏空，逆差

例：trade deficit 贸易赤字

Ⅲ. Meanwhile, Europe has fallen prey to a different ideological trap: the belief that European governments would always have infinite resources and could continue borrowing as if there were no tomorrow.(2012. 06 阅读 Text3)

【翻译】同时，欧洲也成为了另一个思想陷阱的受害者，那个陷阱就是认为欧洲政府将一直拥有无限的资源，可以像没有明天那样继续无节制地借用。

【词汇】1. meanwhile adv. 同时

例：I was watching a film, and meanwhile Jenny was writing an E-mail.

我在看电影，与此同时Jenny在写电子邮件。

2. prey n. 被捕食的动物，受害者

例：fall prey to 成为……的牺牲品，受……之害

3. ideological a. 思想上的，意识形态的

例：the ideological and political education 思想政治教育

4. infinite a.无穷的，极大的

例：Teaching kids requires infinite patience.

教小孩子需要极大的耐心。