3The United States has never been a great international trader. It found most of its raw materials and customers for finished products within its own borders. The terrible consequences of this situation have become apparent, as this country now owes the largest foreign debt in the world and is a playground for wealthy foreign investors. The moral is clear: a country can no more live without foreign trade than a dog can live by eating its own tail.
In order to advance her point of view, the author does each of the following EXCEPT:
(A) draw on an analogy
(B) appeal to historical fact
(C) identify a cause and an effect
(D) suggest a cause of the current economic situation(E)
(E) question the ethical basis of an economic situation
那句话的意思就是把没有外贸而在自己国境内自给自足的国家比作了一直正在吃自己尾巴的狗。说这个国家不会获得比这只狗长,因为没有外贸会导致恶果,就像狗吃完自己一样
这段话搞不明白,既然是自给自足,为什么会借了一屁股的外债呢? The terrible consequences of this situation have become apparent, as this country now owes the largest foreign debt in the world and is a playground for wealthy foreign investors? 有很多外国投资家在美国投资的话,应该是赚外汇的呀,怎么倒欠人家的钱了呢? |