VOA标准英语2009年-EU Commission President Barroso Unveils Pl
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2009年(五月)
The European Union's executive arm has proposed far-reaching financial reforms to help prevent future financial crises, like the one now pummelling Europe and the rest of the world. European officials hope to put the reforms in place next year.
President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso
The reforms proposed by the European Commission, the European Union executive arm, include a tough, new, cross-border monitoring system for banks and other financial institutions.
If approved, the reforms would set up two new bodies. The first, a risk council made up of financial bankers and financial regulators, would serve as a sort of early warning system to prevent future financial crises.
The European Commission has also proposed a new steering 1 group aimed to ensure European financial rules are applied 2 consistently across the 27-member European Union.
The commission wants the reforms to be in place by 2010, two years earlier than first proposed. At a press conference in Brussels, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said it is critical to move swiftly.
"Now is the time for action. It will be now or never If we cannot reform the financial sector 3, financial supervision 4 when we have a real crisis, when will we reform? I am determined 5 to reform the financial supervision in Europe. I can only hope the member states will follow us," Barroso said.
The financial crisis has plunged 6 European countries into major recessions and many workers have been laid off. Still, Barroso said that millions of dollars of money spent on stimulus 7 measures were beginning to pay off.
"The measures we have taken to tackle the crisis are starting to work. But fiscal 8 stimulus by definition is temporary. The real economy needs ethical 9, financial markets if it is to prosper," he said.
Barroso hopes the EU members will sign off on the proposals when their leaders meet for a summit in June.
- He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
- Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
- 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 work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
- The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
- She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
- 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 increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
- The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。