The EIU first began ranking cities to test whether or not companies should pay staff a hardship allowance if they make employees relocate to a different country. 经济学人智库起初对城市进行排名是为了测试企业是否应给派往外国的员工支付相应的辛劳津贴。
A new Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU) research report, commissioned by Citi, reveals that New York ranks first in competitiveness, out of 120 of the worlds major cities. 英国《经济学家》信息部公布了由花旗集团委任关于全球最具竞争力城市的最新调查报告,该报告显示在全球120个主要城市中纽约的城市竞争力排名榜首。
Although no North American cities feature in the top 20, the EIU said the cost of living in New York had risen relative to other places in the United States. 经济学人智库表示,尽管没有一个北美城市进入前20名,但是纽约的生活成本相对于其他美国城市有所上升。
Jon Copestake, editor of the EIU Worldwide Cost of Living Index, said one of the most notable changes was the rising costs in Australia, with Sydney third in the list and Melbourne fifth. 经济学人智库生活成本指数编辑乔恩•科派斯塔克表示,最显著的变化之一是澳大利亚生活成本的上升,它的两个城市悉尼和墨尔本分别名列第三和第五。
That was higher than both the UK, which the EIU estimated had an unemployment rate last year of 6 per cent, and the US, at 6.2 per cent. 这比英国和美国都更高。EIU估计,去年英国失业率为6%,美国为6.2%。
While some question its utility, the EIU says its survey is intended for human resources managers, who use the findings to calculate how to compensate its managers and executives as they move from one city to another across the globe. 有人质疑该调查的实用性。对此EIU表示,调查旨在为人事经理提供参考,他们可利用这一调查结果来计算如何为在全球城市间移居的经理和公司高管提供补偿。
Asia and Australia account for 11 of the world's top 20 most expensive cities, with eight from Europe and one from South America, the Economist Intelligence Unit's ( EIU) worldwide cost of living index found. 经济学人智库全球生活成本指数发现,亚洲和澳大利亚共有11个城市跻身全球最贵20城市之列,其余有8个是欧洲城市,一个为南美城市。
The EIU, a sister company of The Economist, attempted to measure how well countries will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in years to come. 经济学人智库是《经济学人》的姐妹公司,该公司试图估算出一个国家或地区能否在未来数年内提供让人们过上健康、安全、富裕生活的最好机会。
Its main programme areas include: capacity-building of educators in education for international understanding ( EIU); EIU research and policy development, and dissemination of information on EIU. 其主要项目包括国际理解教育教师能力建设、国际理解教育研究和政策发展、国际理解教育信息传播。
Global business confidence is at a five-year high, according to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, which found nine out of 10 top executives rating business prospects over the next three years as good or very good. 经济学人智库(EIU)的一项调查显示,全球商业信心处于五年来的高点。调查发现,90%的顶级高管把未来三年的商业前景评为良好或非常好。
The EIU said Singapore, which has no economic hinterland of its own, had secured the top slot due to its efficient, open economy that works hard to maintain its competitiveness as a regional hub for global businesses. 经济学人信息部表示,本身没有经济腹地的新加坡之所以摘得桂冠,是由于该国高效率的开放经济努力保持其作为全球企业区域枢纽的竞争力。
Objective: Our aim was to investigate whether the immune RNA ( iRNA) can inhibit the endotoxin induced uveitis ( EIU). 目的:探讨特异性免疫核糖核酸(iRNA)对内毒素诱导的大鼠葡萄膜炎(EIU)是否有抑制作用。
The other big trend identified by the EIU is that services is attracting more investment than ever. eiu还指出了另一个大趋势:中国服务业吸引的外来投资正在不断增加。
The EIU's Quality-of-life survey and a list of countries with welfare states are also included here. 在经济学人的生活质量调查和名单上的国家与福利国家也包括在内。
While EIU research showed that the textile sector in China was shrinking at an annual rate of 6 per cent a year, China remains the hub for manufacturing of computer products and value-added goods, not to mention retail and services in general. EIU的研究显示,虽然中国纺织业正以每年6%的速度萎缩,但就电脑产品和有附加值的产品而言,中国仍然是制造业中心,而总体的零售业和服务业就更不用说了。
This suggests that more needs to be done to address their broader concerns about the future before programmes aimed at stimulating consumer demand can be more effective, the EIU said. 这似乎表明,需要采取更多行动解决他们对于未来的全局性忧虑,才能使旨在刺激消费者需求的计划更加有效,EIU表示。
According to the EIU, the cities are ranked by factors including stability, the environment, healthcare, culture, infrastructure and education. 《经济学人智库》的资料显示,在对城市排名时考虑的因素包括稳定、环境、医疗保健、文化、基础设施和教育。
The EIU concluded that while 91 per cent of respondents said they were optimistic about the future – a much higher number than in other countries – even well-off urbanites save a very high percentage of their household income. EIU得出结论称,尽管91%的接受调查者表示自己对未来感到乐观(这个比例比其它国家高得多),但即使是生活滋润的城市人士也把家庭收入的很大一部分投入储蓄。
But as the news of the EIU ranking makes the rounds, their equally healthy dose of raw humour is gaining the upper hand. 但是随着EIU排名的消息广为流传,北京人同样适度的天生幽默感开始占据上风。
The EIU said: The Bric economies, though attractive because of their size, are hard places to do business. 经济学人信息部表示:金砖四国经济体尽管由于其规模而富有吸引力,但它们是难做生意的地方。
After crunching its numbers, the EIU has Switzerland comfortably in the top spot, with Australia second. 经济学人智库将相关数据考虑在内,最后计算得出的结果显示瑞士以较大优势名列榜首,澳大利亚紧随其后。
Objective To purify protector protein ( PRP) from human red blood cells ( HRBC) and to study its effects on endotoxin-induced uveitis ( EIU). 目的探讨人红细胞保护蛋白(PRP)对内毒素诱导葡萄膜炎(EIU)的影响。
EIU has already become a worldwide serious social problem and has attracted much attention from psychologists, educators, and the public. 过度网络使用已经成为了一个在全世界范围内产生严重影响的社会问题,并得到了许多心理学家、教育工作者和公众的关注。