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China overtook the U.S. as the world's top destination for new foreign direct investment last year.

New investments by overseas businesses into the U.S., which for decades held the No. 1 spot, fell 49% in 2020，as the country struggled to curb the spread of the new coronavirus and economic output slumped.

China, long ranked No. 2, saw direct investments by foreign companies climb 4%.

The 2020 investment numbers underline China's move toward the center of a global economy long dominated by the U.S.

語言點

1. overtake v. 超越，超過

· Nuclear energy may overtake oil as the main fuel.

核能可能會超過石油成為主要燃料。

2. top destination 首選目的地

· top tourist destination 旅游目的地首選

· foreign direct investment(FDI) 外國直接投資

3. business n. 公司(company)

4. spot n. 位置 (position)

5. struggle to do sth. 掙扎著去做某事，盡力做某事

6. curb v. 控制，抑制(control)

7. output n. 產出

· input n. 輸入

8. slump v. 猛跌，突然下降(to fall suddenly)

· The value of property has slumped.

房價猛跌。

· Car sales have slumped dramatically.

汽車銷售額大幅下跌。

9. see v. 見證

10. climb v. 上漲，攀升

11. underline v. 凸顯，強調

· underline the importance of sth. 凸顯出某事的重要性

12. dominate v. 主導，統治

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