2017年武漢大學(xué)考博英語(yǔ)真題6

English-Chinese Translation

Economics is no different.Supply,demand,elasticity,comparative advantage,consumer surplus,deadweight loss--these terms are part of the economist's language.In the coming chapters,you will encounter many new terms and some familiar words that economists use in specialized ways.(1)At first,this new language may seem needlessly arcane.But,as you will see,its value lies in its ability to provide you a new and useful way of thinking about the world in which you live.

Economists try to address their subject with a scientist's objectivity.They approach the study of the economy in much the same way as a physicist approaches the study of matter and a biologist approaches the study of life:(2)They devise theories,collect data,and then analyze these data in an attempt to verify or refute their theories.

To beginners,it can seem odd to claim that economics is a science.After all,economists do not work with test tubes or telescopes.(3)The essence of science,however,is the scientific methods--the dispassionate development and testing of theories about how the world works.

This method of inquiry is as applicable to studying a nation's economy as it is to studying th earth's gravity or a species'evolution.(4)As Albert Einstein once put it,"The whole of nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking."(225words)

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經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)也不例外。供給、需求、彈性、比較優(yōu)勢(shì)、消費(fèi)者剩余、無(wú)謂損失——這些術(shù)語(yǔ)都是《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》語(yǔ)言的一部分。在接下來(lái)的章節(jié)中，你將會(huì)遇到許多經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家在專業(yè)領(lǐng)域使用的新術(shù)語(yǔ)和一些熟悉的詞匯。但是，正如你將看到的，它的價(jià)值在于它能為你提供一種新的和有用的方式來(lái)思考你所生活的世界。

經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家試圖以科學(xué)家的客觀性來(lái)論述他們的課題。他們研究經(jīng)濟(jì)的方式與物理學(xué)家研究物質(zhì)的方式和生物學(xué)家研究生命的方式非常相似：他們?cè)O(shè)計(jì)理論，收集數(shù)據(jù)，然后分析這些數(shù)據(jù)，試圖驗(yàn)證或反駁他們的理論。

對(duì)初學(xué)者來(lái)說(shuō)，聲稱經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)是一門(mén)科學(xué)似乎有點(diǎn)奇怪。畢竟，經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家不使用試管或望遠(yuǎn)鏡。然而，科學(xué)的本質(zhì)是科學(xué)方法——冷靜地發(fā)展和檢驗(yàn)關(guān)于世界如何運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的理論。

這種探究方法既適用于研究一個(gè)的經(jīng)濟(jì)，也適用于研究地球引力或物種進(jìn)化。

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