08/Dec/15/Mon Today's English ( deficit, surplus )

Good morning all,

 

Let's start Monday with vigor!

 

it is clear sky but so cold this morning. weather farecast

said it is coldest day since this winter season got started.

it is about 3.9 degrees this morning and daytime highs will

be about 9 degrees here in Tokyo.

 

Here is today's english!

 

Seq# 41 (unit 386)

 

An estimate submitted by a think tank indicated that

by 2002 the budget deficit would amount to 430 trillion

yen and the trade surplus 130 billion dollars.

( 貿易赤字, 貿易黒字, 1兆, 10憶 という 単語! )

 

ある シンクタンクが提出した 推計では 2002年までに、予算赤字は

430兆円に なり、貿易黒字は 1300憶　ドルに達する

とのことであった。

 

Words,Phrases & Patterns

> estimate ; 見積もり, 推定額 

> think tank ; シンクタンク
> deficit ; 赤字,

> amount to ; 総計(金額が).....に なる

> trillion ; 1兆

> surplus ; 黒字

> billion ; 10憶
 

ここで budget deficit  は 予算赤字, trade surplus は

貿易黒字, trillion は 1兆, billionは 10憶, 1憶は　100 million,

1 millionは 100万.

 

参考で, the trade surplus 130 billion dollars では

本来は the trade surplus ( would amount to ) 130 billion

dollars. で　前の文書との 共通要素, つまり would amount to

が省略さらたこと.

 

deficit ; 赤字

surplus ; 黒字

trillion ; 1兆

billion ; 10憶

 

日本語で;

赤字, 黒字 と 表現したい場合 deficit, surplus を　使って　ください。

 

例えば; 

(a) The trade balance has been in deficit for the past five years.

(b) There is a deficit of $3 million in the total needed to complete the project.

(c) The trade surplus of $400 million

 

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