[版本二]说美国是世界上负债最多的国家,一个学家说1这是经济强劲的表现,说这是2跨国公司在美国进行直接投资的结果,作者说美国现在大部分的外国公司是间接投资(出题:是in order to 的题,答案我选:反驳第一个人的观点) 另一个学家说这是美国经济萧条的表现……,最后作者说两个理论都没考虑经济全球化的因素(出题)
generally thought was that people savings increase, there is more money to borrow and interests rate will go low and companies will be more likely to expand. However, the author reasoned that it won’t be the case. since companies will be worried that the market is shrinking because people are saving much of their money. So instead, they will lay off people.
【版本一】 traditional view: 人们多存钱,利率降低,厂商会积极借钱,扩大生产。 Author view: the decision of business not only depends on the 利率,but also depends on the anticipation of 投资回报。人们多存少用,需求就不足,厂商就不愿扩大生产,还会缩小规模,layoff people. Then, people have less money for saving.