VOA标准英语2014--Ukraine Receives Additional Aid As Tensions Rise
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2014年(四月)
Ukraine Receives Additional Aid As Tensions Rise
WASHINGTON — Tensions are rising in Ukraine even as assurances of international aid to stabilize 1 the country’s battered 2 economy have started pouring in. Despite the promise of financial help, the ongoing 3 conflict between Ukraine and Russia has only deepened the economic slump 4 in both countries. Investors 5 say the economic uncertainty 6 extends beyond Russia and Ukraine’s borders.
Near Ukraine's eastern border, pro-Russian separatists barricade 7 a bridge, while just 60 kilometers south, Russian supporters storm another government building.
Overhead, choppers carrying Ukrainian special forces keep watch, wary 8 that any action could tip the conflict into a dangerous new phase.
The threat of civil war in Ukraine is enough to give investors heartburn.
“Believing is not the same as knowing, but I am afraid the situation is going to get worse and that we will have to put up with very cautious markets for the next couple of weeks at least,” said Fidel Helmer, a market strategist for Hauck and Aufhaeuser bank.
Tensions in Ukraine have overshadowed generally positive earnings 9 reports - creating volatility 10 in global markets from Asia to the United States.
But amid the geo-political uncertainty, strategist Stephen Wood at Russell Investments said, financial markets have shown remarkable 11 restraint.
“Given all the information that’s been priced in: the earnings cycle, the revenue cycle, what’s happening in Ukraine, emerging markets, potential issues coming out of Washington, so given all that volatility… markets are kind of flat-ish year to date, which speaks to me of being a little more resilient than the headlines might insinuate," said Wood.
With Ukraine's economy near collapse 12, the United States on Monday announced a one billion dollar loan guarantee for Ukraine, adding to an International Monetary 13 Fund rescue package worth up to 27 billion dollars, said Treasury 14 Secretary Jack 15 Lew.
“With this loan guarantee agreement, the Ukrainian government is empowered to take steps to gain access to low cost financing from international capital markets and help to ease Ukraine’s economic transition,” said Lew.
Meanwhile, Europe is still in talks aimed at further isolating 16 Russia.
With the ruble already at its lowest level in nearly five years, economist 17 Lilit Gevorgyan at IHS Global Insight said Moscow should take heed 18.
“I have to say that perhaps in the short term, they can take more hits. But in the medium to long term, Russia is going to suffer from this confrontation 19,” said Gevorgyan.
But in this confrontation, analysts 20 say any actions that significantly hurt Russia’s economy are bound to hurt its trading partners, including Europe. Russia currently supplies 30 percent of Europe's natural gas, much of it piped in through Ukraine.
- 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。
- He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
- The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
- Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。
- a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
- a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
- 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。
- The soldiers make a barricade across the road.士兵在路上设路障。
- It is difficult to break through a steel barricade.冲破钢铁障碍很难。
- He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
- Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。
- That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
- Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。
- That was one reason why volatility was so low last year.这也是去年波动性如此低的原因之一。
- Yet because volatility remained low for so long,disaster myopia prevailed.然而，由于相当长的时间里波动性小，灾难短视就获胜了。
- She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
- These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
- Colour filters are not very effective in isolating narrow spectral bands. 一些滤色片不能很有效地分离狭窄的光谱带。 来自辞典例句
- This became known as the streak method for isolating bacteria. 这个方法以后就称为分离细菌的划线法。 来自辞典例句
- He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
- He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。
- You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
- For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。
- We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
- After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。