VOA双语新闻 US Commerce Secretary

President Bush has chosen a Cuban-born business executive to be his new Secretary of Commerce. Carlos Gutierrez made his name in corporate 1 America as head of the Kellogg Company, a Michigan-based manufacturer of breakfast cereals and snacks that has factories in 19 countries, and sells its products around the world.

美国总统布什挑选古巴出生的商业主管古提雷兹为新的商务部长。古提雷兹在美国商界十分出名，是凯洛格公司的主管。这是一家总部设在密西根州的生产即时冲饮谷物早餐和零食的大型厂家，在十九个国家有生产线，产品广销世界各地。

The president says Mr. Gutierrez is the right man to head the Commerce Department. "Carlos Gutierrez is one of America's most respected business leaders," said Mr. Bush. "He is a great American success story."

布什说，古提雷兹是商务部长的最合适人选。 他说：“古提雷兹是美国最受尊敬的商界领袖之一。他的经历是美国人伟大的成功故事。”

The new secretary-designate came to the United States from Cuba as a small boy. The president said Mr. Gutierrez understands American business from the first rung on the ladder to the very top, noting he began his career with the Kellogg Company as a truck driver, delivering boxes of cereal in Mexico City.

新提名的商务部长从古巴来到美国的时候还是一个小男孩。布什说，古提雷兹了解美国商界从最低层到最顶层的各个环节。最开始，他在凯洛格是个卡车司机，在墨西哥城运送一箱箱的谷物早餐食品。

"Ten years after he started, he was running the Mexican business," said President Bush, "and 15 years after that, he was running the entire company."

布什说：“他工作十年以后，开始管理在墨西哥的生意；又过了十五年，他开始负责整个公司了。”

President Bush called Carlos Gutierrez an effective executive and an innovative 2 leader who will bring creativity and expertise 3 to the Cabinet. He said Mr. Gutierrez knows exactly what is needed to help businesses grow and create jobs.

布什总统说，古提雷兹是一名非常有效率的高级管理人才，是一名善于创新的领导人，他将为内阁带来创造性和专业性。布什说，古提雷兹确切了解帮助商业发展和创造就业机会都需要些什么。

"He will be a strong, principled voice for American business and an inspiration for millions of men and women who dream of a better life in our country," said the president.

布什说：“他对美国的商业来说是一个强大的声音，对数以百万梦想在美国生活得更好的男女劳动者来说是一个鼓舞。”

The Kellogg chief executive is the second Latino to be named to a Cabinet post since the president's November 2 election victory. Like Attorney General-designate Alberto Gonzalez, Carlos Gutierrez faces confirmation 4 hearings and a vote in the U.S. Senate. He is expected to be approved easily, a sign perhaps of his standing 5 in the business community, where he is credited with turning around a company plagued by lagging sales and high debt.

这位凯洛格公司的首席执行官是布什总统自11月2号大选胜利以来第二个被提名为内阁成员的拉丁美洲裔人士。就像被提名为司法部长的冈萨雷斯一样，古提雷兹也要面临国会参议院的确认听证和投票批准。预计，参议院对他的批准会比较容易，一个迹象就是古提雷斯目前在商业界的地位。他因为成功地扭转了一个产品滞销、债台高筑的公司而得到业内人士的肯定。

As he stood by the president's side at the White House, Mr. Gutierrez spoke 6 of new challenges ahead. "Mr. President, I believe passionately 7 in your vision of a 21st century where America is the best country in the world with which to do business," said Mr. Guierrez.

古提雷兹在白宫，站在布什总统的身边，谈到了面临的新挑战。他说：“总统先生，我由衷地相信你关于二十一世纪的展望，那就是美国将是世界上最好的可以进行商业合作的国家。”

Once confirmed, he will replace the president's long-time friend and confidant, Donald Evans, and he is likely to be the first in a series of high-level appointments to the Bush administration's economic team.

一旦得到参议院的批准，他将会取代深得布什总统信任的埃文斯。埃文斯也是布什的长期朋友。古提雷兹可能是第一个获得布什政府经济团队一系列高级职位的人。

Topping the president's domestic agenda are tax reform and overhauling 8 Social Security, the massive government program that uses special tax revenue to provide pensions for the elderly. Tough fights with Congress are expected, and there are signs the president wants a strong group of top advisors 9 that is well respected on Capitol Hill and capable of selling his proposals to lawmakers.

布什总统国内政策的当务之急是税收改革和重组社会安全保障体系，也就是利用特别税收为老年人提供养老金保障。和国会的激烈冲突是在所难免的。 已经有种种迹象表明，布什总统希望有一个既受国会尊重、又有能力让立法者们接受其建议的高级顾问小组。

There is talk that the next Cabinet member to be replaced could be Treasury 10 Secretary John Snow.

有人说，另一个可能被替换的内阁成员是财政部长斯诺。

When asked about the possibility of a change at the top of the Treasury Department, White House Spokesman Scott McClellan said John Snow has been a valuable member of the economic team, but he also said the president is taking a look at his Cabinet as he prepares for a second term, and that different challenges could necessitate 11 different talents.

当被问到财政部高层是否有可能改组时，白宫发言人麦克莱伦说，斯诺一直以来都是经济团队中很重要的成员。但是他同时表示， 布什总统在为第二个任期作准备时也在考虑他的内阁成员的组成。他还说，不同的挑战可能需要不同的人才。