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英语国家概况精讲系列（十七）

英语国家概况精讲系列（十七）

The main textile producing regions of Britain are the East Midlands， Yorkshire， Humberside， and Northern Ireland.

New Industries

New industries include microprocessors and computers， biotechnology and other high-tech industries. There are three areas in Britain which have seen some high-tech industrial growth：（1）。the area between London and South Wales，（2）。the Cambridge area of East Anglia and （3）。the area between Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. The third area is the most spectacular of the three and is now often referred to as the “Silicon Glen”。 By the end of 1985 half of Britain‘s microchip output was estimated to have come from Scotland.

英国主要纺织基地是现在的中东部，约克郡和汉伯塞德郡及北爱尔兰。

The reasons behind the decline of Britains textile industry are：

英国纺织业的衰退原因如下：

（1） Exports of textiles have not competed well with those of other foreign producers who have managed to produce cheaper goods.

纺织品出口不能很好地与设法生产出更便宜商品的国外产家竞争。

（2） There has been a rise in cheaper imports of textiles to Britain from foreign producers.

英国增加了从外国产家进口更廉价纺织品。

（3） Poor and outdated management decisions have caused problem.

薄弱及过时的管理决策导致许多问题。

（4） Substitutions of human-made fibres have been made for natural fibres.

人造纤维代替品已取代了天然纤维。

（5） An improvement of output per worker has been achieved， due to mechanization.