标题: 时代周刊常用词汇 [打印本页] 作者: 岸上的猪 时间: 2009-11-27 18:41 标题: 时代周刊常用词汇 [原创] 时代周刊常用词汇
86.bust ：崩溃
An informal term referring to a financial or economic collapse
非正式用语，指金融或经济上破产。
The economy is currently in a bust.
目前经济处于崩溃之中。
87.buying power ：购买力
Purchasing power
购买商品的能力。
The buying power of the dollar has steadily declined during the last twenty-five years.
在过去的25年里，美元的购买力持续下降。
88.capital ：资本
Money, assets, or property used as a means of production or for investment
可以用作生产或投资手段的金钱、资产或财物。
Some futurists claim that human capital is a company’s greatest asset.
一些未来学家声称公司的人力资本是其最大的资产。
89.capitalism ：资本主义
An economic system based on private ownership and profit incentive
建立在私有制和利润刺激基础上的一种经济制度。
People in some countries don’t really understand the system of capitalism.
一些国家的人们并不真正理解资本主义制度。