The secret service agents were his constant
watchers.
秘密特工是他身边的常驻监视者。
They are under the watchful eye of their parents, the so-called helicopter parents who hover constantly over their children.
他们处在父母——那些被称为"直升机式家长"的全程关注下。
The bird
watchers counted 50 different species during their visit.
鸟类观察者们在他们的参观期间数出了50种不同的鸟类。
She knew she was being watched by her boss, so she worked extra hard.
她知道老板在监视她，所以工作特别卖力。
He is a keen watcher of wildlife documentaries.
他热衷于观看野生动物纪录片。
The government has placed him under surveillance; there are always plainclothes detectives watching him.
政府已经对他进行了监控，总有便衣侦探在暗中监视他。
Social media platforms have been criticized for not doing enough to monitor and remove hate speech from their sites, leaving it to users to be the self-appointed watchdogs.
社交媒体平台因未能充分监督和删除网站上的仇恨言论而受到批评，这使得用户不得不成为自封的看门狗。
The neighbors kept an eye on the house while we were away on vacation.
我们度假时，邻居帮我们照看着房子。
The moon was a bright watcher in the sky that night.
那晚，明亮的月亮成为了天空中的守望者。
In the game, players take turns being the timekeeper and the
watchers try to guess how many seconds have passed without looking at a clock.
在游戏中，玩家轮流担任计时员，而观察者则尝试不看钟表猜测过去了多少秒。
With China's economic recovery from the pandemic, the country's sizable market and deeply integrated supply chain networks continue to attract international businesses, said market watchers at the sixth China International Import Expo, which concluded on Friday.
周五闭幕的第六届中国国际进口博览会上，市场观察人士表示，随着中国经济从疫情中复苏，中国庞大的市场和深度整合的供应链网络继续吸引国际企业。
Executives of multinational corporations and market watchers said that for various countries, the vibrancy of China's trade in services will open up significant opportunities for export-driven growth, increase foreign investment inflows and deepen integration into global value chains.
跨国公司高管和市场观察人士表示，对各国来说，中国服务贸易的活力将为出口驱动型增长打开重要机遇，增加外国投资流入，深化融入全球价值链。
Market watchers said Huawei seems intent on garnering a greater share of the smartphone market in China.
市场观察人士表示，华为似乎有意在中国智能手机市场占据更大份额。
Huawei and SMIC did not comment on such reports, but some market watchers believe the reports to be true.
华为和中芯国际没有对这些报道发表评论，但一些市场观察人士认为这些报道是真实的。
Germany's approval of a Chinese company's purchase of a minority stake in a container terminal at the Port of Hamburg will boost the port's role as a key logistics hub for China-Europe trade, market watchers said on Thursday.
市场观察人士周四表示，德国批准一家中国公司收购汉堡港一个集装箱码头的少数股权，将提升汉堡港作为中欧贸易关键物流中心的地位。
Even though China's export growth rate slowed in November due to a variety of factors such as softening overseas demand and geopolitical tensions, market watchers have expressed optimism over prospects for the country's trade sector in 2023, believing that its industrial upgrading and moves to optimize COVID-19 prevention measures will further facilitate domestic manufacturers to expand their market channels abroad, as well as help boost global economic recovery.
尽管由于海外需求疲软和地缘政治紧张局势等多种因素，中国11月的出口增长率有所放缓，但市场观察人士对2023年中国贸易部门的前景表示乐观，相信其产业升级和优化新冠肺炎预防措施的举措将进一步促进国内制造商扩大海外市场渠道，并有助于推动全球经济复苏。
Expo watchers said over 100 innovative products will be on display at the event.
世博观察人士表示，超过100种创新产品将在展会上展出。
But industry watchers believed Libra and China's digital payment services will not compete directly due to their varying natures.
Market watchers forecast that Samsung's smartphone business would face difficulty in the fourth quarter amid the stiffer competition and the expected rise in marketing costs for the year-end sales promotion.
A host of companies are piling into the business - many spurred by euphoria around Southern California-based Bird, an app-based service for on-demand scooter rentals that is valued at $2 billion by venture capitalists less than a year after it was launched - and industry watchers wonder if it is a fad.
Market watchers estimated Samsung's chip-making unit to have logged about 10 trillion won in operating profit in the September quarter.
Market watchers said companies will quicken their pace of innovation to compete with established rivals in other parts of the world.
As a result, market watchers and business leaders from China and the US believe that improved bilateral economic and trade relations will be conducive to the economic development of both countries and contribute to the stability and growth of the global economy.
Policies, globalization stance good for R&D, innovation, recovery, execs sayChina's enduring commitment to long-term high-level openness, as underscored by the annual China International Import Expo, will continue to be key to fostering global business collaborations and facilitating trade partnerships amid sluggish global economic recovery, said market watchers and global business leaders on Tuesday.
Profit increases were especially evident in companies in the automobile and home appliances sectors with the help of robust exports, while emerging consumption hot spots like novelty home appliances, cosmetics and designer toys saw a faster-than-average sales uptick, said Li Qiusuo, an analyst in the research department of China International Capital Corp Ltd. Analysts and market watchers are upbeat about current consumption trends continuing in the months to come, citing record movie theater attendance and domestic tourist trips during the June-August period hitting five-year highs.
Analysts and market watchers are upbeat about current consumption trends continuing in the months to come, citing record theater attendance and highest-in-five-years domestic tourist trips during the June-August period.
Expert: Cooperation holds promise of rejuvenating economic activitiesEnhanced cooperation and better coordination among BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — will bolster their economic growth and fortify the multilateral trading system, said market watchers and business leaders.
Chinese builders strive to deliver transformative projects to BRI countries, regionsChina's State-owned enterprises are actively building eco-friendly infrastructure projects in economies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative to enhance their development resilience and achieve green growth, market watchers and business executives have said.
More intl investors see nation as ideal destination as opening-up acceleratesChina's economy will become an even more attractive destination for high-quality and long-term foreign investment as a result of the nation's stepped-up efforts to shore up economic growth and push continuous progress in deepening reforms and expanding opening-up, said market watchers and business executives.
The successful transportation of the fruits will also inject impetus into fresh food imports via the cold chain logistic link, market watchers said.
The US Treasury Secretary's visit to China comes amid growing global uncertainty and is likely to bring a positive atmosphere for addressing bilateral and global challenges, experts and market watchers said on Friday.
Domestic consumer spending, market watchers said, has injected impetus into China's economic recovery over the past few months.
The upcoming 17th EU-China Business and Technology Cooperation Fair is expected to create more growth points for companies on both sides amid multiple challenges facing the global economy, market watchers and business executives said on Wednesday.
Tech-intensive green products, supportive policy measures and private companies' expansion in emerging markets will effectively drive the exports of China's foreign trade powerhouses in the second half of this year, according to government officials and market watchers.
Market watchers said a series of big-ticket projects like high-speed railway projects in Indonesia, port expansion in Djibouti and a nuclear power facility in the United Kingdom are all shining examples of achievements under the initiative.
However, many pressures still persist and market watchers have called on the government to pay more attention to the sustainability of foreign trade growth.
Jan-Feb data reveal foreign investment up 6% y-o-y, with high-tech shiningGlobal companies remain steadfast in their view that increasing investment in China is a smart strategy as its market's appealing consumption power, ongoing industrial upgrade and higher-level opening-up are big confidence boosters, said market watchers and business executives on Friday.
Foreign trips, participation in events seen expanding market channelsChinese export-oriented enterprises, which have been critical to the country's economic growth for long, will increase their participation in international business exhibitions and expand market channels in emerging markets to drive growth this year, said business owners and market watchers on Tuesday.
Prompted by closer business and political ties, companies from China and the Middle East have expanded many programs in the areas of logistics and infrastructure development to bolster bilateral trade and deepen cooperation in cross-border e-commerce, said business executives and market watchers.
China's move to add Brazilian corn to its shopping list will help the former further expand corn import channels and lower geo economic risks so as to better secure its grain security, said market watchers on Monday.
China pushes to cooperate with more MNCs amid global challengesChina's efforts to build an institutional system conducive to high-level opening-up will encourage multinational companies to export more products manufactured by their plants in the country, said market watchers and business executives.
Synergy seen as a boon to economic recovery, global governance reformThe efforts of China and partner economies to enhance the connections between the Belt and Road Initiative and national development programs will add fresh growth momentum to bilateral and multilateral cooperation, market watchers and senior business executives said.
Though opinions vary, there are some major concerns market watchers and economists have in common.
Demand likely to rebound in coming months on supply chain resilienceChina's foreign trade will maintain a steady growth rate this year, despite headwinds from weakening overseas demand, said market watchers and exporters on Wednesday.
Industrial hub banks on new practices to enhance chains, expand exportsWith China encouraging local governments to play a bigger role in sustaining their foreign trade, Wenzhou, a coastal city in East China's Zhejiang province, will further reinforce the resilience of its industrial chains and facilitate companies in securing more export orders, said market watchers and exporters.
Business executives and market watchers said the CIIE has already become a signature event of China's opening-up, and an avenue to showcase innovative solutions.
Business ties between China and Thailand will be bolstered by the growth of the Belt and Road Initiative and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, as well as their complementary trade in goods, according to market watchers and business leaders.
The inflow of foreign direct investment is likely to grow by double digits this year, following the robust performance during the January-October period, which has laid a solid foundation for growth, market watchers and business executives said on Thursday.
While Taobao remains the leading livestreaming platform, with 73 percent of livestreaming watchers saying they will go to Taobao for livestreams, TikTok is catching up aggressively.
Trade:xa0Manufacturing sector has bolstered strengthThe growth of China's foreign trade is expected to be stable this year, given the robust performance during the January-October period, which has laid a solid foundation, trade watchers said on Monday.
贸易：制造业板块增强了实力
观察人士周一表示，鉴于今年1月至10月期间的强劲表现，中国对外贸易增长今年有望保持稳定，这为后续发展奠定了坚实的基础。
Despite the headwinds from geopolitical tensions and softer overseas demand, policymakers and trade watchers have confidence that China's foreign trade will grow steadily in the long run, as the country takes further steps to ensure the operation of the global supply chains and accelerate the industrial upgrading pace of its export-oriented companies.
For many market watchers, they represent a boon for the world economy, which is still scrambling to shake off the severest recession in nearly a century.
Some China watchers are concerned that the country's recovery is unbalanced, with a faster rebound in the industrial sector and declining consumer spending, despite the latter being emphasized by the leadership as a leading driver amid a broader shift toward consumption-oriented growth.
As the year is drawing to a close, China's economic rebound from COVID-19 is gathering pace as mirrored by improvements in key growth figures, which, for many market watchers, are a boon for the world economy still scrambling to shake off the severest recession in nearly a century.
Having grown into the world's biggest shopping event, this year's e-commerce extravaganza was particularly observed by China watchers as the country's consumption recovery has generally lagged behind industrial sectors.
China's offshore engineering equipment industry is expected to grow substantially this year on the back of a fast-growing marine economy, cost competitiveness and technological advancements, said market watchers and industry sources.
China will continue to uphold its dominant position in the global shipbuilding market this year, leveraging its robust supply chain capabilities and focusing on intelligent and green advancements, market watchers and shipbuilders said on Monday.
China will retain its lead in the global shipbuilding market this year, and this trend is expected to persist into 2024, market watchers and shipbuilders said.
Centrally administered State-owned enterprises in China's northeastern region will build a modern industrial ecosystem to compete with rivals at home and abroad, corporate executives and market watchers said, as the country seeks to intensify and advance the reform of such companies.
1,947 biz expos, 47.196 million sq m of area in H1 demonstrate country's value to tradeDriven by China's ongoing endeavors to optimize the business environment and the export surge of tech-intensive green products, the country's convention and exhibition segment will serve as a pivotal factor in bolstering exports and attracting foreign investment, said market watchers and industry players.
"Industry watchers said the second quarter sustained the momentum gathered in the first quarter.
The luxury store layout in the market reflects the location of high-end commercial centers or shopping malls in Chinese cities, market watchers said.
China's shipbuilding industry will likely maintain robust growth this year, driven by soaring demand for dual fuel-powered containerships, oil tankers and specialized vessels, market watchers and business executives said on Monday.
Propelled by China's effective steps to boost the tourism sector and its consumers' diversified demand for new travel experiences, the country's cruise travel and cruise-related shipbuilding markets are expected to undergo rapid growth this year, said market watchers.
Market watchers are upbeat about the prospects of the courier industry.
Following the optimization of COVID measures, demand for dining in at restaurants, particularly during the upcoming weeklong Spring Festival holiday, has grown, market watchers said.
Chinese soccer aficionados who are unable to travel to Qatar to experience all the exciting action at the stadiums, have found in technology an able ally, which somewhat compensated for missing out on all that fun, industry watchers said.
This has predictably got market watchers very excited as they expect consumer enthusiasm to not only last several years but become a year-round phenomenon.
Any such eventuality could increase the costs of sea transportation of chemical fertilizers, market watchers said.
It has seen its business boom, market watchers said.
Google's YouTube does allow channel owners to interact directly with watchers, but it does not have the kind of interaction seen on Taobao sites, so there is no equivalent of the livestreaming sales seen on the many Chinese e-commerce internet platforms.
谷歌旗下的YouTube允许频道所有者与观众直接互动，但没有淘宝网站上那样的互动，因此没有中国众多电子商务互联网平台上的直播销售。
The company has not yet announced plans for an IPO, but market watchers believe it may come this year.
Soaring auto exports boost seafaring biz, bring surge in orders for shipbuildersPrompted by China's soaring auto exports and surging global demand for electric vehicles in recent years, the size of China's seafaring car carrier fleet will be enlarged and is expected to seize more market share in the years ahead, said shipbuilders and industry watchers.
The world has witnessed a round of high inflation since 2021, which is more severe than most market watchers had anticipated.
But a growing number of market watchers now assume the renminbi will keep falling.
The launch of trading marks the beginning of an exploration journey for the Beijing Stock Exchange, market watchers said, encouraging all parties involved to become more adaptable and inclusive and work together to foster a benign market environment to facilitate the stable and sustainable growth of the new bourse.
China's ongoing recovery from COVID-19 and its strong growth potential has supported foreign market watchers' optimistic outlook on A-share market performance this year.
Policy watchers noticed that the authorities are concerned about the country's financial health, following some cases of corporate bond defaults amid COVID-19 shocks.
Policy watchers have seen the cautious stance of the PBOC's rate policy since May even with the inflation pressure decreasing, triggering sell-offs in the bond market.
Industry watchers said developers should prepare for another difficult year.
"Financial infrastructure is the foundation to secure stable and efficient operation of financial markets, which is also an important factor for implementing macro-prudential management and strengthening risk prevention, said policy watchers.
The RMB's daily trading reference, or the central parity for onshore trading, has been stabilized around 6.89 per dollar for eight days from May 20, and market watchers said market-oriented depreciation pressure was losing steam.
Some policy watchers said the LPR could be a choice to anchor the lending rate in an interim period, right after the central bank abandons the one-year benchmark rate.
Policy watchers believe that China is ready to deal with possible or even the extreme scenarios, by re-evaluating different policy tools.
Previously, policy watchers expected the People's Bank of China might further cut the reserve requirement ratio to stabilize economic growth in early April, but that seems to be delayed.
Market watchers expect new measures to debut this year to attract more foreign financial institutions to China, owning more shares in joint ventures or even taking control of the company, as well as widening the domestic financial markets for overseas investors.
Speculation over a possible cut in benchmark interest rates－the one-year deposit and lending rates－has recently been rising among market watchers.
Some market watchers expected that the monetary authority may take measures to hold renminbi above that level.
"If the market is able to overcome some challenges, there is no barrier to achieving the goal," he said, referring to the recent scenario where rising market jitters are softening the renminbi to near the 7:1 exchange rate against the US dollar, which many market watchers consider a psychologically significant level.
Li also said market watchers should bear in mind "the current aim of avoiding significant stimulus measures".
Some market watchers speculated that the central bank may further cut the ratio this year, as that for big banks－at 16 percent right now down from a peak of 21 percent in 2011, remains the highest in any major economy.
Some market watchers speculated that the recent fluctuations in the global financial market and Sino-US trade tension would delay the debut of the guidelines, but some local media quoted anonymous senior officials as saying the launch is still "right on schedule", possibly by the beginning of May.
Yi Gang, the central bank's former vice-governor, who just took the helm from governor Zhou Xiaochuan, is expected by policy watchers to maintain the monetary policy stance as prudent and neutral this year.
[Photo/Agencies]Since the early 1990s, some China watchers internationally have, one after another, predicted a scenario in which the Chinese economy would experience a major recession, although it never happened.
Overseas funding seen as key to high-quality national developmentChina's latest move to open its market to foreign investment in the manufacturing sector will contribute to high — quality development, and ensure the stability and security of global industrial and supply chains, market watchers and business leaders said.