大学外贸英语chpter 11 The Balance of Payments

1、chapter 11the balance of payments国际收支国际收支what is meant by the balance of payments?what are the main purposes of the balance of payments? new words 1. systematic a. 系统的 2. theoretically adv. 理论上地 3. quarterly a. 季度的 4. principal a. 主要的 5. household n. 家庭，户 6. resident n. 居民 7. conversely adv. 相反地 8.

2、merchandise n. 总称商品，货物 9. book-keeping n. 记账 10. to utilize vt. 利用 11. to match vt. 与相称/相配economic terms 1. the balance of payments 国际收支，简称为bop（注意不能直译为“付款平衡”，payment要用复数） 2. accounting principle 会计原则 3. economic policy 经济政策（注意不能将economic 误写成economical节俭的，节约的） 4. monetary policy (policy dealing with

3、money supply)货币政策 5. fiscal policy (use of government spending to influence macroeconomic conditions）财政政策（注意：不要将fiscal policy 理解成financial policy） 6. employment policy 就业政策 7. expenditure(s)n. 开支，支出（它比用spending 正规）useful phrases and idiomatic expressions 1. to provide information about sth.提供关于信息 2.

4、 to be composed of.由组成 3. to consist of.包括 4. a payment from sb. 来自的付款 5. to lead to.导致 6. to pay for.为付钱 7. on the right-hand side在右侧，在右边 1. asset n. 资产(包括有形和无形) 2. sub-account n. 分账 3. current account 经常项目账户，经常账户，往来账目 4. capital account 资本项目账户，资本账户，资本账目 5. property income 资产收入(包括利息、股息、利润等) 6. curr

5、ent transfers 馈赠，赠与(详见课文) 7. in comparison with 与相比 8. visible trade 有形贸易(反义词为invisible trade无形贸易)notes 9. entry n. 记入账户中的项目(a record in a book of account) 10. official reserve account官方储备账户 11. net errors and omissions净错误与遗漏 12. credit transaction贷方交易 13. debit transaction借方交易 14. doubleentry bookk

6、eeping复式簿记 15. credit side and debit side贷方和借方notesdefinition of the balance of payment a countrys bop is a systematic record of theoretically all its international transactions. an international transaction refers to the exchange of goods, services, and assets1 between one country and the rest of t

7、he world or all other nations. a countrys bop can either become positive or negative. to provide information about a countrys international economic position to its government to give help to its government in the formulations of economic policies such as monetary policy fiscal policy trade policy investment policy employment policy, etc.purposes the current account the capital accountmain component parts debits and credits double-entry bookkeepingbop accounting principles can you briefly describe the two most important sub-accounts or component p