VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Says US Economy Healthy, But Stimulus Need
时间：2019-01-09 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2008年（二月）
White House
11 February 2008
President Bush says the fundamentals of the U.S. economy are strong, but admits the nation is currently in a period of economic uncertainty 1. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson reports the president says the stimulus 2 package he will sign into law Wednesday will provide a much needed boost.
The president says the $152 billion stimulus package of tax rebates 3 and business incentives 4 will keep the economy strong.
"I'm looking forward to signing it," he said. "It's going to help deal with the uncertainties 5 in this economy."
Mr. Bush spoke 6 as he signed off on his annual economic report to Congress - a Washington tradition much like the State of the Union Address and the submission 7 of his yearly budget proposal.
"This report indicates that our economy is structurally 8 sound for the long term, and that we're dealing 9 with uncertainties in the short term," he said.
In the report, the president calls on Congress to take further action to strengthen the economy. He urges lawmakers to make the tax cuts enacted 10 in his first term permanent, and to do more to help struggling homeowners.
The document, which was put together by the president's team of economic advisers 11, predicts modest economic growth this year - 2.7 percent - and a slightly higher three percent growth rate next year.
These are more optimistic figures than those put forward by private sector 13 economists 14. And hanging over all this, is the fear among the consuming public that the U.S. economy could be headed for a recession.
Edward Lazear - the president's chief economic adviser 12 - says the stimulus package, combined with aggressive action on interest rates by the U.S. central bank, will be enough to keep the economy from a sustained downturn.
"We believe that the stimulus package that was voted on last week will be quite effective in ensuring against these downside risks," he said. "And we think they will keep the economy from slipping into lower levels of growth."
Lazear also points to increased U.S. exports as a big economic plus.
"Net exports shifted from reducing GDP growth [growth in the national output of goods and services] to being a significant contributor in 2007," he said. "In large part this resulted from growth in the economies of our trading partners, from our own productivity growth and from changes in the terms of trade."
Lazear says the Bush White House remains 15 committed to open trade. The administration is currently pushing for congressional approval of pending 16 free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
- Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
- After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
- The VAT system offers advantages, such as rebates on exports. 增值税有其优点，如对出口商品实行回扣。 来自辞典例句
- In more recent years rate rebates have been introduced for households. 近年地方税的减免已适用于家庭。 来自辞典例句
- tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
- Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
- One of the uncertainties of military duty is that you never know when you might suddenly get posted away. 任军职不稳定的因素之一是你永远不知道什么时候会突然被派往它处。
- Uncertainties affecting peace and development are on the rise. 影响和平与发展的不确定因素在增加。 来自汉英非文学 - 十六大报告
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The defeated general showed his submission by giving up his sword.战败将军缴剑表示投降。
- No enemy can frighten us into submission.任何敌人的恐吓都不能使我们屈服。
- The house roof was (structurally) unsound. 这屋顶（结构）不牢固。
- Pinhole on shot-hole damage is never structurally significant. 针孔和蛀洞所造成的危害对结构的影响不大。
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
- Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- a member of the President's favoured circle of advisers 总统宠爱的顾问班子中的一员
- She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。