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.

( 무역적자, 무역흑자, 1조, 10억 이라는 단어! )

 

어느 싱크탱크가 제출한 추계(推計)에서는, 2002년까지,

예산적자가 430조엔에 달할것이고, 무역흑자는 1300억

달러에 달할것이라고 한다.

 

Words,Phrases & Patterns

> estimate ; 견적서, 추정액 

> think tank ; 싱크탱크
> deficit ; 적자, 부족분

> amount to ; 총계(금액이).....가 되다

> trillion ; 1조(兆)

> surplus ; 흑자, 잉여, 과잉

> billion ; 10억(億)
 

여기서 budget deficit  는 예산적자, trade surplus 는

무역흑자, trillion 는 1조, billion는 10억, 1억은 100 million,

1 million은 100만.

 

참고로, the trade surplus 130 billion dollars 에서는

원래는 the trade surplus ( would amount to ) 130 billion

dollars. 로 앞문장과의 공통요소, 즉 would amount to가

생략된것임.

 

deficit ; 적자

surplus ; 흑자

trillion ; 1조

billion ; 10억

 

우리말로;

적자, 흑자 라고 표현하고 싶을때는, deficit, surplus 를 써 보세요.

 

예를들어; 

(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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