voa标准英语2008年-Britain to Host G-20 Summit in April
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年(十一月)
Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Ministers Question time in London, 26 Nov 2008
Speaking in parliament, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told lawmakers concerted action is crucial to stem the global financial crisis. And, he said, international leaders would be meeting in London to push that process forward.
"We've agreed with our international partners that the next meeting of the G-20 will be held in London," he said. "It will be held in London on April 2. It will deal with the major questions of the economic actions that are necessary and I've talked to the incoming U.S. administration and President-elect Obama expects to come to Britain at that time."
The G-20 met in Washington earlier this month and agreed on a broad action plan to boost economic growth. Individual governments and international political and economic blocs 2 have held nearly non-stop meetings and consultations 3 to stem the downturn with a variety of bailout and stimulus 5 packages.
Earlier this week, Britain announced a cut in the national sales tax with the aim of enticing 6 consumers to buy more and hopefully plow 7 the savings 8 back into the economy. The government has also announced tax breaks for businesses and help for low income families along with higher government spending on housing, schools and roads.
The United States has already set aside $700 billion to bail 4 out failing financial institutions and the Federal Reserve announced it would pump $800 billion more into the economy to try to stabilize 9 it. The government has discussed options to keep the auto 10 industry from going under and President-elect Barack Obama has talked of the need for a massive stimulus package to get the economy going again.
In Brussels the European Commission has called for an EU-wide stimulus package worth around $260 billion. EU leaders are expected to discuss the plan at their December summit.
Financial markets around the world have plunged 11 and fluctuated wildly in recent months. Asian stock markets closed mostly higher Wednesday, but the key market in Tokyo fell more than one percent and European markets were trading lower on Wednesday.
- Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
- Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。
- The division of Europe into warring blocs produces ever-increasing centrifugal stress. 把欧洲分为作战集团产生了越来越大的离心效果。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The policy of the two blocs was played out. 把世界分为两个集团的政策已经过时了。 来自辞典例句
- Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
- 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 offer was too enticing to refuse. 这提议太有诱惑力，使人难以拒绝。
- Her neck was short but rounded and her arms plump and enticing. 她的脖子短，但浑圆可爱；两臂丰腴，也很动人。
- At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
- We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。
- I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
- By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。
- They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
- His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。
- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。