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On the face of it, the pundits[k1] appear to have got their projections for Latin America's two biggest economies upside downthis year. Mexico, which started with the most promise,unexpectedly suffered a 0.7% slump[k2] in thesecond quarter compared with the first three months, according to data released on August 20th, due to a slump inconstruction, mining and exports.[k3] Brazil, which has been the subject [k4] of much hand-wringing since China's demand for commodities collapsed, is expected to show decent growth when second quarter figures arepublished on August 30th.[k5]
Adding to the bafflement, manufacturing, which has long been considered weak in Brazil, has been doing better there than in Mexico, where it is usually the most efficient part of the economy thanks to close integration withthe United States. [k6] Neil Shearing of London-based Capital Economics says industrial output rose by 1.1% in Brazil in the second quarter over the previous three months. In Mexico, adding in construction, it sank by 1.1%.
Yet you only need to look at the Brazilian currency,which has slumped from 1.53 reais to the dollar in mid-2011 to 2.42 reais on August 21st, to realize that the gloom about Brazil persists. It has been the second worst-performing emerging market currency this year.
[k1]Experts 替换词 [k2](销售量、价格、价值等的)骤降 [k3]这句话的结构是定语从句,主体(本身含有时间状语和比较状语),状语从句,原因状语从句。(口语和写作都可以套用这种结构。但要主语主题句谓语的时态和数。 [k4]Subject的用法 [k5]结构:主语,定语从句(包含原因状语),主体句(包含时间状语)。 [k6]结构:状语从句,主语,定语从句,主体句(包含比较结构),地点状语从句(包含原因状语)。 |