3. 趋势平稳

例：After falling sharply in the previous two years, the unemployment rate has hardly moved since April. August unemployment stood at 8.2% and the annual pace of weekly earnings slowed to 3.25%.
失业率在过去两年急剧下降的情况下，四月份以来几乎没有变化。八月份的失业率保持在8.2％，而年均周收入增长速度七月份降至3.25％。

例：The economic expansion will most likely continue at a modest pace, turning into one of the longest ever in peacetime. But growth could slow to a crawl.
经济增长很可能以较小的幅度(适度)增长，成为和平时期以来持续最长的一次经济增长。但此增长速度可能会变得如爬行一般。

例：Measured against the currencies of the major industrial countries, the dollar is likely to hover about where it is for several calendar quarters at least.
用主要工业国家的度量衡量，至少在以后的几个季度里，美元汇率可能在目前水平上徘徊。

二、西方经贸报刊中常使用的比较手法

1. 一般比较

例：Foreign trade, however, remains at a negative. The July trade deficit widened further to $11.56billion, from $$11.3billion in June. Imports fell 1.7%, but exports dropped 2.3%. The trade gap began the third quarter wider than its second-quarter reading.
外贸处于负增长。七月份的贸易赤字继续扩大，由六月份的113亿美元上升至115亿美元。进口额下降了1.7％，但是出口也跌落了2.3％。第三季度贸易逆差比第二季度增大。

例：But if the budget cuts look credible - and if the economy is no peppier than it is now - look for lower rates by year end.
但如果预算削减成为可能--如果经济状况与现在相比没有转机--年底可望利率下调。

2. 对比与变化程度的表达

例：Japan's exports of steel grew 1.4-fold, making it the largest exporter by a considerable margin.
日本的钢出口量增加1.4倍，使其一跃成为远远超过其他国家的最大钢出口国。

常用于描写经济贸易情况变化程度的词汇有：
big change / small change / marked(ly) / fractional(ly) / great(ly) / marginal(ly) / considerable(ly) / slight(ly)

fast change / slow change ; quick(ly) / gradual(ly) ; sudden(ly) / slow(ly) ; rapid(ly) / gentl(e)(ly)

三、西方经贸报刊中有关"约估"概念的表达方式

例：Kengan stocks have risen nearly 135%, Chanian stocks are up about 70%.
Kengan股市上涨近135％，而Chanian股市上升约70％。

例：The State Bank of India (SBI) is the country's largest commercial bank controlling around 25% of the total banking business.
印度国家银行为印度最大的商业银行，控制全国近25％的银行业务。

例：The company now spends approximately $1 billion to design a microprocessor and then pours $1 billion into each plant that builds it.
该公司现投资近10亿美元设计一种微型处理器，然后再向每一家生产该产品的厂家投入10亿美元。

描写经济发展趋势时常用的"约估"词汇有：

表示远远高于：far (over) above

表示略高于：just over, just above

表示左右：around, about, approximately, more or less

表示略低(高)：almost, nearly, just under, just above

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