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Clouds with silver lining 四万亿带来的机会

来源：发布时间：2008-12-16

　Clouds with silver lining
　　四万亿带来的机会　　
　　THIS is not the best time to be a graduate. A recent survey by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security says that the Chinese job market has shrunk by one-third in September. According to the survey, there will be 210 million unemployed people around the world by 2009.
　　But every cloud has a silver lining. “The financial crisis may have caused problems, but challenges bring opportunities,” said Ding Zhijie, finance professor at the University of International Business and Economics. “It’s like an ocean current from the South Pole. It may be cold, but it brings lots of nutrients.”
　　According to Ding, students will soon find job opportunities opening in new areas. Just last week the central government announced a 4 trillion yuan stimulus plan to invest in projects in 10 major areas. Local governments also continue to release plans to improve the market.
　　Companies see opportunities in the crisis. “The 2 trillion yuan investment in the railways represents big opportunities for us to supply railway equipment,” Zhang Jianwei, president and chief country representative of Bombardier (China), a Canadian rail transportation equipment maker, told China Daily. “To finish our assignments, we will release more positions for graduates.”
　　Besides construction, transportation may also benefit. The high technology industries – especially those of new energy and environmental protection – will become a new growth sector.
　　“Students can try to search for chances in these areas,” said professor Ding. “It is important not only to focus on big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou. Companies always cut jobs in these cities during hard times.”
　　There has even been an increase in people starting their own businesses.
　　“Many local governments have new policies to support small and middle-sized companies. For example, Beijing increased the guarantee fund for loans to small businesses from 300 million yuan to 1 billion yuan,” said Wang Yiming, an expert at the Academy of Macroeconomic Research in Beijing. “So if young people launch their own companies, they will receive more support.”
　　But while some students are becoming anxious about the job market, others are taking the chance to travel or study abroad. Liang Ying, 21, a senior majoring in English at Sun Yat-sen University, is applying for universities in Australia.
　　“As the exchange rate of the Australian dollar has dropped, I can save about 70,000 yuan per year studying,” said Liang. “Some businesses offer scholarships to attract students as people change to other majors.”
　　appreciation 增值
　　automation 自动控制
　　devastate 毁坏
　　diversion 转移
　　exemption 免税
　　macroeconomic 宏观经济
　　metallurgy 冶金
　　nutrient 有营养的
　　prospect 前景
　　BONUS
　　Expressions
　　Here are what employers usually do in the face of economic difficulties:
　　downsize
　　裁员, 缩编
　　Jack lost his job because the boss says we need to downsize. 捷克丢了工作，因为老板裁员。
　　slice payrolls
　　削减薪酬
　　The employers will slice payrolls to survive the economic downturn. 雇主将削减薪酬来渡过经济下滑期。
　　cutback
　　减少开支
　　Many factories were forced to make some cutbacks during the crisis. 危机期间，很多工厂都会被迫减少开支。
　　But this is what you should do in the face of adversity:
　　Every cloud has a silver lining
　　什么事情总有好的一面，在对话中你可以只说
　　Even though her boyfriend left her, it meant she could go out with someone else she liked. As they say, “every cloud (has a silver lining)”. 她的男朋友离开了他，但是这意味着她可以和别的人约会。事情得往好的方面想啊。
　　You can’t win them all.
　　你不可能赢得所有
　　Never mind about losing the football match. You can’t win them all. 别在意输球，你不可能赢得所有。
　　Light at the end of the tunnel
　　隧道深处的曙光
　　Keep working hard as there is only one more week of school left. There’s light at the end of the tunnel. 只有一周就放假了，好好学习吧，曙光就在前边。

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