今天羊驼给各位正在准备PTE考试的同学们带来了PTE考试中的SWT题型的例题解析:Computer programming,电脑编程。这道题用的词都没有很高级,是可以看懂的。但是遇到这种题目都能看懂的情况,能不能找到主旨句才是关键。下面我们来看原文,跟着老师的思路,解析理解这道题目。
一、PTE写作SWT例题的原文:
Consider the current situation: like their counterparts in the United States, engineers and technicians in India have the capacity to provide both computer programming and innovative new technologies. Indian programmers and high-tech engineers earn one-quarter of what their counterparts earn in the United States; Consequently, India is able to do both jobs at a lower dollar cost than the United States: India has absolute advantage in both. In other words, it can produce a unit of programming for fewer dollars than the Unites States, and it can also produce a unit of technology innovation for fewer dollars. Does that mean that the United States will lose not only programming jobs but innovative technology job, too? Does that mean that our standard of living will fall if the United States and India engage in the international trade?David Ricardo would have answered no to both questions - as we do today. While India may have an absolute advantage in both activities, that fact is irrelevant in determining what India or the United States will produce. India has a comparative advantage in doing programming in part because of such activity requires little physical capital. The flip side is that the United States has a comparative advantage in technology innovation partly because it is relatively easy to obtain capital in this country to undertake such long-run projects. The result is that Indian programmers will do more and more of what U.S. programmers have been doing in the past. In contrast, American firms will shift to more and more innovation.
二、PTE写作SWT例题的答案:
Engineers and technicians in India have the capacity to provide both computer programming and innovative new technologies at a lower dollar cost than the United States, but the United States has a comparative advantage in technology innovation, and the result is that Indian programmers will do more of what United States programmers have been doing in the past.(58 words)
三、PTE写作SWT例题的翻译:
Consider the current situation: like their counterparts in the United States, engineers and technicians in India have the capacity to provide both computer programming and innovative new technologies.
考虑一下目前的情况:与美国的同行一样,印度的工程师和技术人员有能力提供计算机编程和创新的新技术。
Indian programmers and high-tech engineers earn one-quarter of what their counterparts earn in the United States;
印度程序员和高科技工程师的收入只有美国同行的四分之一;
Consequently, India is able to do both jobs at a lower dollar cost than the United States: India has absolute advantage in both.
因此,印度能够以比美国更低的美元成本完成这两项工作:印度在这两方面都有绝对优势。
In other words, it can produce a unit of programming for fewer dollars than the Unites States, and it can also produce a unit of technology innovation for fewer dollars.
换句话说,它可以用比美国更少的美元生产一单位的节目,也可以用更少的美元生产一单位的技术创新。
Does that mean that the United States will lose not only programming jobs but innovative technology job, too?
这是否意味着美国不仅会失去编程工作,还会失去创新技术工作?
Does that mean that our standard of living will fall if the United States and India engage in the international trade?
这是否意味着如果美国和印度参与国际贸易,我们的生活水平就会下降?
David Ricardo would have answered no to both questions - as we do today.
大卫?李嘉图对这两个问题的回答都是否定的——就像我们今天所做的那样。
While India may have an absolute advantage in both activities, that fact is irrelevant in determining what India or the United States will produce.
虽然印度可能在这两项活动中都有绝对优势,但这一事实在决定印度或美国将生产什么方面无关紧要。
India has a comparative advantage in doing programming in part because of such activity requires little physical capital.
印度在编程方面具有比较优势,部分原因是此类活动只需要很少的有形资本。
The flip side is that the United States has a comparative advantage in technology innovation partly because it is relatively easy to obtain capital in this country to undertake such long-run projects.
另一方面,美国在技术创新方面具有比较优势,部分原因是在美国从事此类长期项目相对容易获得资金。
The result is that Indian programmers will do more and more of what U.S. programmers have been doing in the past.
其结果是,印度程序员将越来越多地做美国程序员过去一直在做的事情。
In contrast, American firms will shift to more and more innovation.
相比之下,美国公司将转向越来越多的创新。
四、PTE写作SWT例题的解析:
1、第一句话,Consider the current situation, 想想现在的场景吧,这是什么?这就是一个例子,例子,其实说的还是比较细节,那更重要是,In other words, 也就意味着后面的东西等于前面的东西,can produce union of programming for fewer dollars than unitedstates, 概述的前面,can also produce union technology information innovation for fewu.其实讲的就是印度是划不来的,美国是划不来的。那么如果你要抄,可以把it换成engineers in,In India直接说India就可以了。后面是一堆的问号,问号不用管它了。
2、重要的是:That fact is irrelevant in determinemind what in. 就是说事实上跟美国,印度比较,会生产什么是没有太大关系的。the resulted, 大胆的抄下来,In India program will do more and more of what us have been doing in the past, 虽然说印度性价比是更高的,但印度做的事情是美国过去在干的事情,而且印度干这个事情会越来越多。相反,美国的工厂shoot more and more innovation, 会花更多的精力在创新上面。也就是说一个慢慢走别人走过的路,另外一个不断的往前走。这是全篇文章的结果,是重要的。当然第一段点明了主旨,所以是一定要抄的,抄完之后拼接成一句话,5~75个字,这道题就解决了。