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听力文本
From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.
Economists are warning of slower growth in Thailand, southeast Asia's biggest economy. A major credit rating agency recently reported that continued political unrest in Thailand could hurt the country's economy.
In its report, Fitch Ratings noted a reduction in manufacturing and sharply lower sales of goods and services. Fitch said, the trust of both Thai consumers and business is at its lowest level since the huge floods of 2011.
A sign indicating the closure of a main touristic road can be seen next to barricades of anti-government protesters near a main stage of the protest in Bangkok, Feb. 5, 2014.
The ruling party is seeking to break up the opposition Democrat Party. Opposition forces accused the ruling party led by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinwatra of being disloyal to the king, that is a serious accusation in Thailand. The opposition has also questioned the fairness of recent elections.
Now foreign investors are getting concerned. The president of Toyota Motor Corp in Thailand has warned that long term investors may put their money in other areas, like Indonesia or Vietnam.
Chris Baker is an expert on business in Thailand. He says major foreign investors are concerned about the elections. They feel the lack of a clear winner will frighten investors. He also says car makers and related businesses are concerned the government will be unable to make serious policy decisions.
Thailand's government is under financial pressure to pay rice farmers more than $3 billion for rice it promised to buy at higher than market prices. Now, the government is having trouble finding the money to pay the farmers.
Banks have been unwilling to loan money for the plan. Foreign investors have also been pulling back from the Thai stock market since political protests began in November. The leading measure of Thai stocks has lost 10 percent of its value since then.
Andrew McBean is a partner with Grant Thornton Thailand, a business advisory service. He says the fact that the elections were largely peaceful was a hopeful sign.
Still Thailand's tourist industry has been hurt by the unrest in the capital Bangkok. More than forty countries have announced travel alerts in recent weeks. And tourism officials estimated losses for the month of January alone at $685 million.
The Thai economy has recovered from earlier political and economical problems, but the recent unrest may make it harder for foreigners to want to return as they have in the past.
And that's the Economics Report from VOA Learning English. You can find more programs at our website 51voa.com. I'm Mario Ritter.
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词汇解释
1.disloyal adj. 不忠的；不忠诚的；背叛的
He was accused of being disloyal to the government.
他被指控对政府不忠。
2.frighten vt. 使惊吓；吓唬 vi. 害怕，惊恐
The noise frightened the child.
喧哗声使小孩惊恐万分。
3.recover vt. 恢复；弥补；重新获得 vi. 恢复；胜诉；重新得球
She at once recovered herself and stopped crying.
她立刻镇静下来，并停止了哭泣。
内容解析
1.Foreign investors have also been pulling back from the Thai stock market since political protests began in November.
pull back（使）（某人，尤指一组士兵）撤出阵地，退却；撤退；
Now is the time for you to pull back before it is too late.
现在是你悬崖勒马的时候了。
He pulled back forces from Mongolia, and he withdrew from Afghanistan.
他从蒙古撤军，并且撤离阿富汗。
参考译文
这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。
经济学家警告说泰国这个东南亚最大经济体的发展在放慢，最近一家著名的信用评估机构报告称泰国政治乱局的继续将损害该国的经济。
惠誉评级公司在其报告中指出制造业减产，商品和服务销售急剧下降。惠誉称泰国消费者和商界的信心都达到2011年大洪灾后的最低点。
执政党努力分化反对的民主党，而反对党指责英拉·西那瓦总理领导的执政党对国王不忠，这在泰国是很严重的指责。反对党还质问最近选举的公平性。
目前外国投资者越来越担心，丰田汽车公司驻泰国分公司总裁警告说，长期投资者可能会将资金投入其他地区，比如印尼或越南。
克里斯·贝克是泰国的一位商界专家，他说主要的外国投资者担心选举，他们感觉缺少明确的决胜者会令投资者害怕，他说汽车制造商和有关企业散心政府将无法做出严肃的政策决定。
泰国政府面临着财政压力，要按照承诺以高于市场价的价格向水稻农民支付30多亿美元。现在政府苦于寻找资金来支付农民。
各银行一直不愿意为该计划提供贷款，自去年11月政治抗议开始以来，外国投资者还从泰国股市撤资。自此泰国股市主要指数已经跌了10%。
安德鲁·麦克贝恩是商业咨询公司泰国均富国际的合作伙伴，他说选举大致上和平进行是个有希望的迹象。
然而泰国的旅游业一直受到首都曼谷动乱的影响，最近几周40多个国家发布了旅行预警。旅游业官员估计一月份的损失就达到6.85亿美元。
泰国经济已从早先的政治和经济问题出恢复，但最近的动乱使得外国人不想像以前那样再来到泰国。
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