CNN 新闻在线听附重点讲解 20090325

一重点长难句翻译
1.It’s consciously opened itself to the world economy and particularly to the newly emerging economies in China or in India, it adopted a regular tree regime which fits in with that, it’s made itself open culturally etcetera, it’s thought through what globalization means.
   它有意识的对全球经济开放，特别是向新兴的经济体制，如中国或印度。它采用的这个政策使得伦敦在文化等方面对全球开放，这也就是全球化意涵所在。 

2.Its not, I agree of course finance and business serves are its key, but we are also tremendously strong in creative industries, entertainment, leisure,what I would call  sort of visit tourism, although these are all built around the great financial city of London obviously.
   我当然同意，金融和贸易是关键,但在创新行业，娱乐，休闲，以及被我称之为观光旅游的行业我们也同样强大，很明显这些都是围绕着强大的伦敦金融城而建立的。 
【结构分析】这是一个较复杂的并列句，即连词but连接两个并列句I agree of course finance and business serves are its key和we are also tremendously strong in creative industries；而连词although引导的是让步状语从句，从属于并列句。

3.that’s why we’re so concerned about cross rail which is the big new tube line which will go from Heathrow through to the city of London and out Canary Wharf, and the mayor said many times this is the single most important infrastructure investment for London. 
这就是为什么我们如此关注铁路建设的原因，这是一个大的新管道线，将从希思罗机场经过伦敦城直通金丝雀码头。市长多次表示,这是伦敦一个最重要的基础建设投资。
 【结构分析】这也是一个复杂的并列句，我们不妨以并列连词and 为界将句子分为两段.在第一段that’s why we’re so concerned about cross rail which is the big new tube line （which will go from Heathrow through to the city of London and out Canary Wharf）中why引导一个表语从句因为它置于be动词后面；which引导一个定语从句修饰先行词cross rail，同时这个定语从句中还包含一个which引导的定语从句，修饰的先行词是 tube line

4.But that’s why the government is putting an act through parliament at the present time in order to give the Mayor greater strength over the question of planning to get this process through quicker
   但是这也是政府现在向议会提交提案的原因，为了给市长更大的权力，让这个过程变得更加快捷。
【结构分析】句子的主干是that’s why the government is putting an act through parliament at the present time，其中why 引导的是表语从句；in order to give the Mayor greater strength是不定式做目的状语；over the question为介词短语修饰strength;of planning to get this process through quicker也是介词短语,对名词question进行补充说明.

二 词汇讲解
1.out-rank v. 居……之上位, 地位高于……

2.implication n. 牵连, 含意, 暗示
例句：Study the implications of the president's statement. 
      研究总统声明的含义.

3.emerge v. 显现, 浮现
例句;After the rain, the sun emerge from behind the clouds.
         雨过后，太阳从云层后面出来。

4.regime n. 政体, 政权, 政权制度
例句;：The regime had been propped up by foreign aid. 
       该政权是靠外国援助维持著的.

5.tremendously adv. 可怕地, 非常地
例句:The buying ability of the contempatary youth is tremendously strong.
       当代的年轻人购买能力极强。

6.infrastructure n.基础设施，基础结构
例句：We should strengthen the infrastructure for science and technology.
       加强科技基础条件建设。

7.etcetera   n. 附加的人, 附加物, 以及其它, 等等
例句：It's not just the food for the guests I have to think about there are all the etceteras as well. 
           我要考虑的不仅仅是客人的食物--还有其他各种东西.

8.widget  小器具,装饰品;窗口小部件

三 语法讲解
1.I think that London has attached itself to the best of any major city in the world to understand all the implications of globalization. 
  我认为伦敦已成为世界最优秀的主要城市之一，它很清楚全球化意味着什么。
  attach oneself to 依属；依附；固着
  用法：
    To attach oneself to another in the manner of a leech. 
     以寄生的方式依附并榨取他人。

2.We are absolutely not complacent about being ranked number one I mean, not merely as the competition with New York, extremely intense, but there are always new Asian economies coming down the line from Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore. 
  我们绝对不会因为排名第一而自满，我们不仅仅要和纽约竞争，虽然这个竞争已经很激烈了，我们还要同香港,汉城,新加坡这些新的亚洲经济城市竞争。
    complacent adj. 自满的, 得意的
    be complacent about 满足于，以...自满 ；对某事疏忽大意 
例句：He shows a complacent smile.  
      他得意地笑了。
    We must not be complacent about our achievements.  
    我们决不能满足于自己的成绩