经济学人下载:中国经济匀速前进

China's economy
中国的经济

Even splits
匀速前进

China does its bit to calm worries about the world economy
中国为平息人们对世界经济的担忧尽了自己的一份力

A RUNNER cannot sprint all the time, noted Sheng Laiyun of China’s National Bureau of Statistics, after the release of China’s new growth figures on July 13th; he must pace himself so that he can run better later. Over the past four quarters China’s economy has recorded what runners call “even splits”, keeping a steady pace, lap after lap. It grew by 9.5% in the second quarter (year on year), having grown at a similar rate in the previous three.

7月13日，在发布中国最近的增长数据之后，中国国家统计局的盛来运指出，跑步运动员无法一直快速前进，他必须放慢步伐，这样随后才能跑出更好的成绩。在过去4个季度，中国经济创造出了跑步运动员所谓的“匀速前进”的记录，一次次保持了稳定的速度。中国经济第二季度（同比）增长了9.5%，前三个季度的增长速度与此如出一辙。

The figures helped allay fears of a hard landing for China’s economy. But they raised some doubts about whether the economy is landing at all. Consumer prices rose by 6.4%. in the year to June. The economy’s pace may be steady. But is it too fast to sustain?

这些数据减少了人们对中国经济硬着陆的担忧。但是它们引发了人们对中国经济是否会着陆的疑虑。截至今年6月，消费价格上涨了6.4%。中国经济的增速可能是稳定的。但是是否过快难以为继了呢？