The manufacturing PMI has remained above the 50-point mark. Several international organizations
have revised up their forecasts for China’s growth this year.
词汇讲解
本词汇为经济术语。
荣枯线,即采购经理指数(PMI)和企业家信心指数的临界值,可运行反映宏观经济的景气状况、发展变化趋势和企业家对宏观经济的看法与信心。PMI数值通常以50%作为经济强弱的分界点,而企业家信心指数以100%作为荣枯线。例句这里指的是PMI的荣枯线,因此直接将其内涵译出,处理为“
the 50-point mark”。这一概念也可以表示为:“the threshold of PMI”,其意义为:“The threshold of PMI is usually using 50
percent as the cut-off point for economic performance. If PMI above 50 percent, it reflects the
manufacturing economy is expanding; if less than 50 percent, it reflects the manufacturing economy is
in recession.” 除此以外,根据具体语境,也可将“荣枯线”意译为:“boom-or-bust line”或“the mark separates growth from
contraction”。
例句解析
例句的两个分句都为简单句,主语不一致,因此可分别成句。
“制造业采购经理指数”是经济领域的常见词汇,其翻译为:“ the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index”,可缩写为:“the manufacturing
PMI”。“连续站在荣枯线以上”可以直接用“stand”一词,处理为:“has continuously stood above the 50-point
mark”。“stand”一词经常用于表示数据的句型,比如:“中国经济对世界经济增长贡献率将超过三分之一”可译为:“China's contribution to global economic
growth will stand at over one third”。