Eric had a
narrow escape in a car accident.
埃里克在一次车祸中侥幸脱险。
Tony's way of looking at the world is very
narrow and misses a lot of life's variety and color.
托尼观察世界的方法很狭隘，因而他往往看不到生活的多样性及其绚丽的色彩。
Alice was chambered in a
narrow basement.
爱丽丝被关进一个狭窄的地下室里。
Commercial operationsThough the CCUS project is regarded as a viable way to realize carbon neutrality in the energy sector, it faces issues in making profits and in narrow application scenarios.
商业运营尽管CCUS项目被认为是能源领域实现碳中和的可行途径，但它在盈利和应用场景狭窄方面面临问题。
China's overseas vaccine production facilities, as part of the second-largest economy's caring moves in ways of infrastructure and healthcare, are playing a major role in helping "narrow the COVID-19 prevention gap between nations", said Deng Boqing, vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency during the 2022 annual meeting of the Boao Forum in Hainan province in April.
邓伯清表示，作为第二大经济体在基础设施和医疗保健方面的关爱行动的一部分，中国的海外疫苗生产设施在帮助“缩小国家间新冠肺炎预防差距”方面发挥着重要作用，4月，在海南省举行的博鳌论坛2022年年会上，中国国际开发合作署副主席。
This is also a historical moment to narrow the gap with developed countries, said Du Xiangwan, an energy expert at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, during the recently held China Carbon Neutrality Forum 2022 Summit.
中国工程院能源专家杜向万在最近举行的2022年中国碳中和论坛峰会上表示，这也是缩小与发达国家差距的历史时刻。
Zhu said profits of equipment and consumer goods manufacturers accounted for a larger part of total profits in November, which has helped narrow the gap.
朱说，设备和消费品制造商的利润在11月的利润总额中占了很大一部分，这有助于缩小差距。
"Together, these will provide next-generation digital public solutions to achieve the balanced development of global digital economy and narrow the digital gap," he said.
The company said it will increase investment in science and technology, support less-developed areas, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and agriculture, as well as provide diversified vocational training, improve insurance protection for flexible workers such as couriers and ride-hailing drivers, and narrow the digital divide.
The company said it will increase investment in science and technology, support digital construction in less developed areas, small and medium-sized enterprises and agriculture, provide diversified vocational training and narrow the digital divide.
The move came as the US tech giant is working to narrow the education gap between urban and rural areas through targeted and influential initiatives and use technology to better empower children in poor regions.
"Building more infrastructure facilities such as bridges and railroads in BRI economies can help narrow the gap between landlocked areas and coastal regions, he said.
There will be:(1) A slowdown in economic activity, both in China and globally(2) Client meetings will not be in-person, which will hurt new customers(3) A quick switch to a work-at-home environment, which has its own limitations including slow internet speed and workspaces being shared with family(4) Increased employee concerns around uncertainties in life, family and jobsHowever, we have found using technologies such as video conferencing, online authorization and cloud computing helped us narrow the gap very quickly.
There are many old, narrow paths in the old town of Seville, which are inaccessible to automobiles, according to Hu.
It also helps to further narrow the gap in clinical nutrition treatment.
Before the business expansion, Oliver Wyman's China business had a narrow focus including financial services and auto manufacturing.
But digitalization is fueling fresh momentum and can help us narrow the gap sooner," he said.
The cranes for the Russian market are developed to withstand low-temperature weather, whilst those for Southeast Asia can adapt to narrow construction areas and local humid environment.
Wang Tianxiang, general manager of Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Precision Strip Co Ltd, a subsidiary of TISCO, said in the past only a few countries such as Germany and Japan could produce thin steel sheets, in a narrow shape and width of 350 mm to 400mm.
It aims to narrow the gap between cities and rural areas.
""A small group of politicians put their own narrow political interests above their community.
Therefore, the industry needs to change the previous distribution channels, so that the distance between the production and the consumer is as narrow as possible.
One of the pains people are facing when travelling to and from the airport is that at times they would miss flights because of using a narrow road, Wamala said.
Therefore, the industry needs to change the previous distribution channel, so the distance between the production and consumer end is as narrow as possible.
"The company should grasp the opportunity of accelerated gas demand growth, increase its domestic gas production and try to renegotiate legacy contracts to get more favorable prices to narrow losses from importing LNG and pipeline gas.
The growth of Chinese brands extends beyond the technology sector as the country continues to narrow the value gap with the United States at an impressive rate, the report said.
"We are moving forward to more efficient narrow gauge lines to be driven by the private sector, it's on the basis of this that we are creating a more conducive environment for private sector participation," the Nigerian leader said.
Gu was in Punta del Este, a resort city on a narrow peninsula in southeast Uruguay, for the 11th China-Latin America and the Caribbean (China-LAC) Business Summit, which ended Saturday.
"Narrow band IoT is the latest IoT battlefield that global telecom carriers are scrambling for so they can establish a beachhead," said Xiang Ligang, chief executive of telecom industry website Cctime.
In a report published in May, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology encouraged narrow band IoT's commercial use in industrial internet and urban public service and management.
For, in the emerging cobot R&D, only a narrow gap separates Chinese makers and foreign manufacturers.
For instance, it can derive intelligent algorithm to narrow users' shopping intentions via Tmall and its sister platforms and forecast prospective sought-after items.
When a friend from Zhejiang province visited me, I found a room in a Beijing hutong (traditional Chinese houses in narrow lanes).
On the other hand, the pipeline also diversifies China's oil and gas imports, which will no longer have to pass through the Malacca Straits, a narrow channel that connects the Indian Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.
com, said as Chinese heavyweights narrow the technology gap with Western counterparts, more companies will expand their overseas footprint in the future.
In addition to business reruns, Xiao said Chinese companies' participation in the Belt and Road Initiative can help narrow the gap between landlocked areas and coastal countries and regions, thus bringing more benefits to participating economies.
Li Li, energy research director at ICIS China, said with the new pipeline, China's oil and gas imports will no longer have to pass through the Malacca Straits, a narrow channel that connects the Indian Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.
"Our experience in deploying one of the world's largest information networks in China can help narrow the digital gap.
Exports are also likely to pick up amid improving global demand for electronics and technology products, Wang said, adding that the weak property sector's drag on the economy may narrow as real estate development investment may stabilize and pick up in the second half of the year.
Before 2014, the narrow fiscal deficit ratio and the broad fiscal deficit ratio remained essentially consistent.
Therefore, alongside monitoring the narrow deficit ratio, attention must be paid to the constraints posed by the broad deficit ratio, which may to some extent limit the space for fiscal policies to drive economic growth.
With major policy efforts from the government and a partial correction, the decline in real estate investment in 2024 is expected to narrow sharply.
"This is important because it helps countries to have an idea of the gap and then work out a plan to narrow that gap, he said, adding that his funding organization can then invest in what these countries have defined in their plans.
"But trying to make everything at home, or among a narrow circle of friends, would not just cost countries the efficiency and income gains brought about by international trade, it would increase their vulnerability to localized shocks, whether from extreme weather, public health crises or other unforeseen events.
"Notably, the latest NBS data showed that the raw material manufacturing industry saw profits decline narrow by 18.8 percentage points in the first three quarters compared with the first half.
Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, said that the profit decline of major industrial companies is expected to narrow continuously.
"The year-on-year decline in the producer price index continues to narrow, and such price factors will support industrial profits.
Although the executive order claims that it only restricts investments in a "narrow set of technologies" that are most likely to threaten US national security, the order and relevant US investigations will still inevitably have a negative impact, including spillovers, on all the cross-border investments in China.
Looking forward, Liu said consumer inflation will steadily rebound in the fourth quarter amid the continued economic recovery trend, steady recovery in demand and abundant supply of products and services, with the decline in factory-gate prices expected to narrow further.
This phenomenon presents opportunities for developing nations to narrow their gap with developed economies and emerge as significant players in the global digital economy.
As manufacturers' purchasing activity recovers while commodity prices rally, the country's inflation may also recover, with the year-on-year decline in the producer price index, a gauge of factory-gate prices, likely to narrow from 3 percent in August to about 2.4 percent in September, said Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank.
"Looking ahead, the decline in industrial profits will continue to narrow in the first nine months given the improvement in producer prices and the base effect," said Zheng Houcheng, chief macro economist at Yingda Securities.
He said that as the producer price index is poised to rebound from the bottom gradually, declines in industrial profits will further narrow in the near future.
"Looking forward, Zhang expects the CPI to continue to edge up, while the decline in the PPI will narrow further.
The country's intensified policy efforts to alleviate the burden of enterprises have helped major industrial firms to narrow profit declines for the fifth consecutive month in July.
He said more efforts are needed to effectively raise the take-home pay of middle- and low-income groups, narrow income disparities among households, and further improve the social security system.
In addition, over the past decade, the net interest margins of China's commercial banks have continued to narrow, with the return on capital declining sharply and share prices remaining modest.
"Sourabh Gupta, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Institute for China-America Studies, told China Daily that "the room for negotiations on the US' dual-use technology controls regime is a narrow one".
"Fu pointed out that consumer price growth will gradually return to a reasonable level and the price decline at the factory gate will further narrow, propelled by the positive trajectory of the broader economy.
Wen Bin, chief economist at China Minsheng Bank, said he expects the contraction in the PPI to continue to narrow with a lower base.
"The EMDCs should create an open, fair and non-discriminatory environment for the digital economy, to narrow the global digital divide and give more people access to the benefits of scientific and technological achievements," said Wang.
WTO-led accord, once implemented, seen boosting biz, investment, parityThe Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement, the world's first multilateral investment accord under the aegis of the World Trade Organization, will better safeguard outbound investment made by Chinese businesses, narrow the gap between the Global North and Global South, and further shore up the confidence of investors worldwide, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
Foreign financial institutions will provide higher-quality and more diverse financial services for Chinese consumers, which will help narrow the country's gap with developed economies, Dong said.
Even though the fall in the property sector could narrow, the upward trend of the long real estate cycle of more than 20 years has come to an end.
The company will also strive to narrow the gap between itself and the new generation of young mothers through new media marketing, joint intellectual property activities and private domain marketing this year.
As opportunities and challenges coexist, it is necessary to further narrow the price gap between the domestic and foreign markets, and provide more attractive value-added services.
Government services will become more convenient and timely for enterprises and narrow the gap with developed regions.
The development of the digital economy can help guarantee women's employment rights and realize self-fulfillment; narrow the gender gap between developed and undeveloped regions, cities and rural areas; and help more women obtain deserved development opportunities.
In particular, per capita disposable income of rural residents is expected to reach 55,000 yuan, and the income ratio between urban and rural residents is expected to further narrow, dropping to lower than 1.9.
Therefore, it is particularly urgent to further narrow the gap and increase the proportion of the incomes of low- and middle-income groups.
Zheng added that the country needs to implement detailed measures to improve basic public services, narrow the gap between the rich and the poor and better meet people's growing and diversified demand for high-quality products and services.
Experts said the massive stimulus policies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic by developed economies and their current tightening monetary policies to fight off record-high inflation have left narrow policy space for countries in the world to support economic recovery and societal development.
It is time that we start, as soon as possible, to promote common prosperity and narrow the gaps.
If the gap in competence narrows, the income gap between people will narrow accordingly.
"Joseph Matthews, a senior professor at the BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh, said that the RCEP has been giving a big boost to economic recovery of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the post-pandemic era, and has also played a crucial role in helping narrow the development gap between rich and poor ASEAN countries.
Economic growth to remain at core of policies, say officials and expertsChina will prioritize high-quality development and keep economic development at the core of policies in the next five years while refining regulations to narrow income gaps, officials and experts said on Monday.
At this stage, if the city wants to accelerate development and constantly narrow the gap with developed regions, it needs to realize industrial transformation and upgrade by giving full play to resource advantages," Li said.
With the gradual restoration of overseas production and macroeconomic stimulus in many economies taking effect, the gap between supply and demand faced by most countries began to narrow in 2021.
However, under the combined effect of active reactions by a complete industrial chain and the timely implementation of policies, the decline of various economic indicators began to narrow in May, and then turned from declines to increases in June, which deeply reflects the strong resilience of the Chinese economy.
As major players in the digital economy, China and India should work with other BRICS countries to strengthen cooperation in the digital industry, narrow the digital divide, and empower the transformation and upgrades of traditional industries with technological innovation, so as to support the high-quality development of the world's digital economy, Zheng said.
On the PPI front, citing self-sufficient grain supply, ample coal resources and measures aiming to stabilize prices, Meng expected the PPI rise to further narrow, despite geopolitical disruptions in the international energy and grain market.
The index saw its decline narrow from the previous month, but still made the fourth consecutive month of fall for the gauge, the lowest since 2021, said the China Association of Small and Medium Enterprises.
Also, China is seeking a consumption-driven economy, which is consistent with the goal of realizing common prosperity proposed by many top documents, as the goal is to ultimately narrow the income gap, increase the proportion of middle-income earners and promote better public services, which are all conducive to consumption growth.
As external demand weakens and supply-side constraints persist, the current account surplus is projected to narrow to 1.3 percent of GDP in 2022.
Such moves, if well implemented annually, will not only effectively narrow the income gap and prevent the recurrence of large-scale poverty, but also promote overall consumption.
But on the other hand, a weakening yuan could inflate import costs, aggravate the pressure of imported inflation and narrow the room for monetary easing, said Zhang, who is also chief economist of PwC China.
"With only a narrow window of time left to meet these goals, and with the physical effects of climate change being felt sooner than most CEOs expected, leaders must stand up and be held accountable for measurable performance," said Lacy, who is also Accenture's chief responsibility officer and member of the global management committee.
To this end, measures should be launched to boost consumption, and one we suggest should be to further enlarge the middle-income group and narrow income gaps through ways such as encouraging more high-income earners to shoulder social responsibilities to boost tertiary distribution, which will boost the progress of achieving common prosperity.
In addition, measures that can enlarge the middle-income group and narrow the income gaps between various strata of society will stoke high-quality development and lead to common prosperity in the coming 10 to 15 years, he said.
"Common prosperity is now a top priority for the government, which is aiming to narrow the country's wealth gap.
Sun said he believes many similar projects would be launched in suburban areas, and they would help narrow the gap between urban and rural areas around the national capital.
The growth of resident income was basically in line with the expansion of the Chinese economy, and the income gap between urban and rural residents continued to narrow last year, Ning said.
Sharing of material wealth needs to progress further to narrow income and property gaps, and achieve high levels of equality in basic public services.
Xu Hongcai, deputy director of the China Association of Policy Science's economic policy committee, said that the resolution adopted at the sixth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee sent out the signal that China will solve development problems and narrow the wealth gap through promoting high-quality development, which requires further reforms to get rid of monopolies and unfair competition that prevents the market from playing a crucial and efficient role in resource allocation.
He said it is necessary to enhance the degree of balance, coordination, and inclusiveness of development, to further narrow the development gap between urban and rural areas, so as to lay a solid foundation for common prosperity.
China also supports efforts to make necessary reforms to the WTO, such as reviving the functions of its appellate body and establishing new approaches to make progress in emerging areas including e-commerce, so as to safeguard free trade and the multilateral trading system and narrow development gaps around the world, Wang said.
China believes the WTO reforms should aim at facilitating market opening-up and promoting growth, be conducive to safeguarding free trade and multilateralism and narrow development gaps, he said, quoting remarks by President Xi Jinping.
"If China just sells a significant amount of manufactured goods to all the African countries and buys a narrow range of raw materials from four or five African countries, it will undermine the spirit of the partnership," he said.
China's foreign trade for the whole of 2021 is expected to maintain relatively fast growth, although the year-on-year rate of increase will likely narrow in the fourth quarter due to a high comparison base last year, government officials and experts said on Wednesday.
One of the major events that occurred during the pandemic was the blockage of the Suez Canal on March 23 by a carrier called the Ever Given, whose movement turned erratic due to a sandstorm, and ran aground across the narrow channel.
I believe we can determine reasons for the widening income gap from certain long-term economic indicators, and find ways to further narrow the gap.
The central region, with a permanent population of 370 million, has huge market potential, given the room to narrow the gap between the central and eastern regions, in terms of economic and social development, the NDRC said.
In a keynote speech online, De Villepin said it was necessary to maintain openness and dialogue but also to discuss what common rules could help narrow differences.