非洲的经济发展 Africa's economic progress

Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, the programme where we discuss a topical subject and introduce you to some of the interesting vocabulary connected to that topic. I’m Neil and with me today is Jen.
欢迎收听BBC六分钟英语栏目，在本栏目中我们会一起讨论一个周边话题，并将向您介绍一些相关有趣词汇。我是尼尔，今天来到我们节目的还有珍。
Hi there.
大家好。
It seems we can’t go a day without hearing about the crisis in the Eurozone getting deeper and deeper. And now it appears it could have a knock on effect in Africa.
看来我们每天都能听到欧元区危机越来越深的消息。现在看来这在非洲可能产生一个连环冲击效应。
Yes, the continent is already suffering economically as a result of the Arab Spring.
是的，经过了阿拉伯之春运动，非洲大陆也已遭受了经济危机。
But is it all doom and gloom for Africa? Possibly not... We’ll hear more about a new report which has come out about the economic prospects for the continent, but of course we will start as usual with a quiz question. Are you ready for it Jen?
但它给非洲带来了凄惨吗？或许不是...稍后我们将听到有关非洲经济前景的新报道，但我们首先要像往常一样从一个问题开始。珍，你准备好了么？
Yes I am. Hit me with it.
我准备好了，开始提问吧。
Okay. I would like to know which is the largest country in Africa? Is it:(a) Egypt(b) South Africa(c) Algeria
好吧，我的问题是以下哪个是非洲最大的国家？答案是：(a)埃及(b)南非(c)阿尔及利亚
Hmm, I wouldn’t have chosen any of those but I’ll go for (c) Algeria.
我不认为是其中的一个，但我准备选(c)阿尔及利亚。
Okay, any particular reason?
好吧，有什么特别原因吗？
I think it looks the biggest on the map, if that makes sense…
我认为在地图上它看起来是最大的，如果有意义…
Okay. Have you ever been to Africa?
好吧，你到过非洲吗？
I have. I’ve been to Kenya, which is very lovely but not one of these options so I don’t know.
我去过。我去过肯尼亚，那里很令人愉快，但它并不在选项中，所以我不知道选什么。
Is it a big country?
它是个很大的国家吗？
It is rather big, yes.
是的，它真的很大。
But not as big as these, probably. We will find out the answer at the end of the programme.
但它或许并不比这些大。我们会在节目末尾揭晓答案。
Now, we were talking about the economic outlook for Africa.
现在，让我们谈论一下非洲的经济前景。
The African Development Bank has published a report which says that as the Eurozone crisis deepens, Africa could suffer.
非洲开发银行发布了一份报告称，随着欧元区危机的加深，非洲可能会陷入其中。
Listen to this first part of a report from the BBC’s Martin Plaut. How does he say the African economy could be affected?
让我们听听BBC记者马丁报告的第一部分。他说到非洲经济可能会受到什么影响呢？
If the Arab spring hit Africa’s growth last year, it could be Europe that’s the problem in 2012.Europe’s difficulties could reduce earnings from exports and tourism. It could also reduce international aid and the remittances from African migrant workers. Despite this, the Bank concludes that the prospect for the year ahead is generally optimistic, after what it calls a decade of impressive growth.
如果“阿拉伯之春”去年打击了非洲的增长，在2012年的问题可能是欧洲。欧洲的困难可能会降低出口和旅游业的收益。这还会减少国际援助和非洲移民工人的汇款。尽管如此，经过一个所谓的十年令人印象深刻的增长，银行推断未来一年的前景普遍乐观。
He said Europe’s difficulties could reduce money from exports – that’s the money earned from goods sold abroad. Tourism, international aid and remittances could also see a drop.
他说欧洲的困难可能会减少出口获得的资金——来自海外销售商品的收入。旅游业、国际援助和汇款也下跌了。
Remittance is the money earned by people working abroad and then sent back to their home country to help their families, for example.
汇款是指由在国外工作人们将赚来的钱送回祖国以帮助他们的家庭。
So the continent is at risk, but the report suggested the prospect – or future – is generally optimistic. It isn’t all doom and gloom!
因此，非洲大陆面临风险，但该报告认为前景通常是乐观的。并不是所有都是凄惨的！
No it’s not all doom and gloom – meaning bad and depressing news. In fact the report claims that countries such as Niger are expected to flourish – or even get stronger – as its growing oil industry will allow its economy to develop.
不，并不是所有都是凄惨的——这意味着坏的和令人沮丧的消息。事实上，该报告声称，尼日尔等国预计会繁荣——甚至变得更强——因为其日益增长的石油行业会让经济继续发展。
And where else are prospects looking good?
其它还有什么地方前景很好呢？
Nigeria continues to look in good shape as its telecommunications and construction industries are also expanding.
尼日利亚看起来仍处于良好状态，其电信和建筑行业也正在扩大。
But there are a few things which will continue to cause problems across Africa, such as unemployment and corruption. However, the report focuses on one thing in particular that is essential to Africa’s future. What do you think it could be?
但有一些事情将继续在非洲引发问题，如失业和腐败。然而，该报告聚焦在一个特定的问题上，尤其是这对非洲的未来至关重要。你认为这会是什么？
Listen to the next part of the report to find out.
听听报告的下一段，你就会知道了。
This year’s report focuses on Africa’s youth. With almost 200 million people aged between 15 and 24, Africa has the youngest population in the world. And it’s growing fast, with numbers doubling by 2045. But the Bank warns that without urgent action to modernise their economies, African countries risk wasting the potential offered by their youth.
今年的报告集中在非洲青年问题上。非洲有近2亿年龄在15岁至24岁的年轻人，拥有世界上最年轻的人口。而且非洲人口正在快速增长，到2045年，人口数将会增加一倍。但是同时有警告说，如果不采取紧急行动以实现经济的现代化，非洲国家有浪费青春力量的风险。
So the focus of the report was…
所以这份报告的重点是…
Africa’s youth. There are lots and lots of young people in Africa. In fact Africa has the world’s youngest population.
非洲青年。非洲有大量年轻人。事实上非洲拥有世界上最年轻的人口。
Yes there are over 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 and the number of young people is growing very fast. Can you guess what will happen by 2045?
是的，有超过2亿年龄在15岁到24岁的年轻人，而且数量正快速增长。你能猜到到2045年会发生什么吗？
The number of young people will double, according to the report. So there will be twice as many young people – 400 million. And for that reason, the future looks positive for many African countries.
报告中说，年轻人的数量会增倍。因此会有两倍的年轻人——4亿。因此，许多非洲国家的前景很乐观。
But there are warnings in the final part of the report. It says there is an urgent need to modernise. If not, African countries risk wasting the potential of all these young people.
但报告的最后部分有一些警告。它表示现在迫切需要现代化。如果不这样，非洲国家有浪费所有这些年轻人潜力的风险。
But generally the outlook is encouraging. Many African countries are seen as dynamic and exciting places to make investments.
但是通常来说，前景是令人鼓舞的。许多非洲国家被视为进行投资的有活力和令人兴奋的地方。
Let’s hope the warnings are listened to and African youth can fulfil its potential.
让我们期待这些警告不要被忽视，并且非洲青年可以发挥潜力。
OK, Jen, at the start of the programme I asked you a question about Africa. I asked you what the largest country in that continent is. Is it:(a) Egypt(b) South Africa(c) Algeria
好了，珍，节目开始我提问你了一个有关非洲的问题。我问你非洲最大的国家是哪个。答案是：(a)埃及(b)南非(c)阿尔及利亚
And I said (c) Algeria because I think it looks the biggest on the map.
我选择了(c)阿尔及利亚，因为我认为它在地图上看起来最大。
And well that is a pretty good technique because you are absolutely correct!
这是一个非常好的技巧，因为你的答案绝对正确！
Fantastic!
太棒了！
OK, we’ve come to the end of today’s programme. Would you mind just reminding us of some of the words we heard today?
节目该结束了。你能帮我们提示一下今天听到的词汇吗？
Of course, they are:
当然可以，他们是：
outlook
展望
international aid
国际援助
remittance
汇款
prospect
前景
doom and gloom
凄惨
dynamic
有活力的
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今天的栏目到此结束，欢迎继续收听BBC六分钟英语栏目。再见！
Bye!
再见！