VOA慢速英語:印度期待經濟復蘇

This is the Economics Report from VOA Learning English.

這里是美國之音慢速英語經濟報道。

India is hoping its economy will improve. In the last two years, economic growth dropped to its lowest levels in ten years. But there are few signs that the economy could return to the high growth rates that once made India one of the world's fastest growing economies.

印度正希望其經濟會有所改善。在過去兩年中，印度經濟增長下降至十年以來的最低水平。但鮮有跡象表明經濟能夠回到曾經讓印度成為世界增長最快的經濟體之一的高增長率。

Gurdet Singh grows crops on about 40 hectares of fertile land in northern Punjab state, the area is financially successful because of farming. Mr Singh says, he plans to buy a new and bigger tractor to make his work easier. Mr Singh is so successful that he hopes to buy a car after he pays the loans for his new tractor.

辛格(Gurdet Singh)在印度北部旁遮普州大約40公頃的肥沃土地上種植農作物。由于農業(yè)，該地區(qū)頗具經濟實力。辛格先生表示，他計劃購買一臺新的大型拖拉機使自己的工作更輕松。辛格先生成就斐然，因而他希望在還完新拖拉機貸款后購買一臺汽車。

India's automobile manufacturers have suffered severe financial problems during the past two years. Industry officials are hoping that people like Mr Singh and others in rural areas will begin buying cars again.

印度汽車制造商在過去兩年遇到了嚴重的財政問題。行業(yè)官員希望像辛格和農村地區(qū)的其他人將會再次開始購買汽車。

Vishnu Mathur is the head of the Society of Automobile Manufactures of India. He says there is weak demand in urban areas for passenger cars, but he says economic gains in India's rural areas could help car makers.

馬圖爾(Vishnu Mathur)是印度汽車制造商協(xié)會負責人。他表示，農村地區(qū)對乘用車的需求疲軟，但他表示，印度農村地區(qū)的經濟增長能幫助到汽車制造商。

Good feelings about the car industry may be a sign that the worst could be over for the Indian economy. Experts believe the economy will grow less than five percent when the 2013 fiscal year ends in March, but they say the country's agricultural industry will show better growth.

對汽車行業(yè)的看好可能是印度經濟最壞的情況即將過去的一種跡象。專家們認為，當今年3月份2013財年結束時，印度經濟增長將低于5%。但他們表示，該國的農業(yè)行業(yè)將呈現較好增長。

The Indian currency - the rupee lost more than 20 percent of its value compared to the dollar last year, that should help India's exports which are increasing.

與美元相比，印度貨幣盧比去年貶值超過20%，這應該有助于印度正在增長的出口。

Rafique Ahmed is the head of the Federation of Indian Export Organizations. He says exports are growing because the devalued rupee and better global economic conditions.

拉菲克·艾哈邁德(Rafique Ahmed)是印度出口組織聯合會的負責人。他說，出口增長是由于盧比貶值和全球經濟狀況改善。

While growth is widely expected to increase, economists say it is unlikely to reach levels seen in 2011 for example, when growth was nine percent.

Economists say confidence among investors, both in India and in other countries must return before the Indian economy can improve.

雖然經濟學家普遍預期增速將提高，但他們表示增速不可能達到2011年的水平，當時印度經濟增速是9%。

Private investment has slowed because investors are concerned by the lack of reform in government barriers to business. Many investors and businesses are waiting to see whom voters would choose to led the country in national elections to be held by May. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said growth will increase to more than six percent in 2014.

由于投資者擔心對企業(yè)的政府壁壘缺乏改革，私人投資已經放緩。許多投資者和企業(yè)都在觀望5月舉行的全國選舉中，選民會選擇誰來領導印度。財政部長奇丹巴拉姆(P. Chidambaram)曾表示，2014年印度經濟增長將會提高到6%以上。