ALANDUAN 朗读灵格风英语第46课课文《英国工商业Commerce and Industry》
Commerce and industry
Great Britain is one of the most important commercial and trading centres in the world. Britain buys more goods than she sells; her imports exceed her exports. Not being a great agricultural country, England has to obtain her food supplies largely from abroad. She also has to import many raw materials, such as wool from Australia, timber from Sweden and Finland; cotton, petroleum and tobacco from the United States. Wine and fruit are imported from France, Italy, Spain and the Dominions; dairy produce from Denmark and Holland, and so on.
One of the most extensive industries in England is the textile industry; immense quantities of cotton and woolen goods and artificial silk are produced and exported. English leather goods are also in great demand in other countries.
Great Britain is noted for its coal mines and for iron and steel goods, and it supplies many countries with certain classes of machinery. Another leading industry in this country is shipbuilding. The motoring industry is also very flourishing.
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