时间:2019-01-19 作者:英语课 分类:VOA双语新闻 2009年4月


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  The man who helped Thailand survive the Asian financial crisis says reforms a decade ago have made the region's banks better able to weather the global economic downturn. Former Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda also gave his endorsement 1 to banking 2-reform programs planned by the United States and G-20 nations.

曾经为泰国度过亚洲金融危机做出贡献的泰国前财政部长他林.尼曼哈明达认为,十年前进行的改革提高了亚洲地区银行应对全球经济下滑的能力。尼曼哈明达支持美国和20国集团所采取的银行业改革的计划。

Thailand led the region into the financial crisis of 1997, when fears about the banks and foreign debt led to a collapse 3 of the baht. Dozens of Asian financial companies shut down, and many banks merged 4 with others, or sold large stakes to foreign investors 5.

当1997年市场担心银行和外债会造成泰国货币崩溃的时候,泰国头一个进入了那场金融危机。亚洲数十家金融机构垮掉了,许多银行不是跟其它银行合并就是把自己的主要资产出售给外国投资者。

Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda became Thailand's finance minister during the crisis.

他林.尼曼哈明达(Tarrin Nimmanhaeminda)是在那场危机中担任财政部长职务的。

"In 1997 when we had a certain part of Asia affected 6 by systemic problems in the financial system we undertook a lot of reform measures which have made the Asian financial institutions relatively 7 strong," he said. "So you can probably say that there is not much of a problem of the asset side in the Asian banking system."

他说:“1997年,亚洲某些部分受到金融系统性问题的影响,我们采取了很多改革措施,使得亚洲金融机构变得相对来说比较坚实。所以,我们或许可以这样说,亚洲银行系统在资产方面不存在多大的问题。”

While most banks in Asia are relatively sturdy, the global financial crisis is hurting other industries in the region.

亚洲地区大多数银行比较坚实,但全球金融危机却给这个地区的其它行业造成了伤害。

Most economies in the region are heavily dependent on export income and have been hard hit by the slump 8 in the United States and Europe, which has cut export sales. The Thai economy is forecast to contract by as much as four percent this year, leaving as many as two million unemployed 9.

这个地区大部分经济体都严重依赖出口收入,美国和欧洲的经济滑坡对它们影响很大,迫使它们削减了出口。据预测,泰国经济今年收缩的幅度可能会高达四个百分点,失业人口可能会多达两百万。

Tarrin says ultimately Asian governments will need to look to export markets for economic revival 10.

他林表示,亚洲国家政府最终还是需要开拓出口市场来推动经济复苏。

"The governments in Asia have started a lot of fiscal 11 stimulus 12 measures. I mean practically every country has gone through the exercise," he said. "But meanwhile you can only do so much for so long. In the end you still need to go back to international trade and international services flows as the way out for the affected Asian economies."

他说:“亚洲国家政府采取了很多财政刺激措施。实际上几乎每个国家都在这样做。不过,眼下人们也只能做这么多了。最终呢,大家还是需要回到国际贸易上来,回到国际服务上来。受到金融危机影响的亚洲经济体只能从这两个方面来寻求出路。”

Tarrin endorses 13 reform measures in the United States set out by Treasury 14 Secretary Tim Geithner. The U.S. plan includes setting up public-private investments to soak up as much as one trillion dollars in troubled loans and securities.

他林支持美国财政部长盖特纳制定的改革措施。美国的方案包括建立公私合作投资机制来吸收上万亿美元的问题贷款和问题证券。

"As a matter of principle there is no other choice if you want a credit system to function properly, government intervention 15 in the areas of trying to somehow do something with the bad assets is necessary," added Tarrin "And the way the American plan has been detailed 16 out, the Geithner Plan, I think it is quite proper."

他林说:“从根本上讲,要恢复信贷系统的正常功能没有别的选择。政府必须对某些领域进行干预,想办法解决不良资产的问题。美国计划的具体安排,也就是盖特纳计划的具体安排,我认为非常恰当的。”

He also says plans by the G-20 to revive the global financial system are "moving in the right direction". But Tarrin calls for the major industrial countries to ensure continued support to developing economies because they are unable to maintain large stimulus packages like those in the industrial world.

他林还表示,20国集团制定的恢复全球金融系统的方案的方向是“正确的”。不过,他还呼吁主要工业化国家要确保继续给发展中国家提供支持。原因是,发展中国家没有能力像发达国家那样推出大规模的经济刺激方案。



n.背书;赞成,认可,担保;签(注),批注
  • We are happy to give the product our full endorsement.我们很高兴给予该产品完全的认可。
  • His presidential campaign won endorsement from several celebrities.他参加总统竞选得到一些社会名流的支持。
n.银行业,银行学,金融业
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
  • 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。
(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中
  • Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
  • The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。
n.投资者,出资者( investor的名词复数 )
  • 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
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
adv.比较...地,相对地
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
n.暴跌,意气消沉,(土地)下沉;vi.猛然掉落,坍塌,大幅度下跌
  • 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。
adj.失业的,没有工作的;未动用的,闲置的
  • There are now over four million unemployed workers in this country.这个国家现有四百万失业人员。
  • The unemployed hunger for jobs.失业者渴望得到工作。
n.复兴,复苏,(精力、活力等的)重振
  • The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
  • He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。
adj.财政的,会计的,国库的,国库岁入的
  • 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。
n.刺激,刺激物,促进因素,引起兴奋的事物
  • 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。
v.赞同( endorse的第三人称单数 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
  • There isn't one country in the Middle East that now endorses the Eisenhower Doctrine. 但至今没有一个中东国家认可它。 来自辞典例句
  • Whether any of this truly endorses Dr Patel's hypothesis is moot. 这些视频能否真正证明帕特的假设成立还是个未知数。 来自互联网
n.宝库;国库,金库;文库
  • 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。
n.介入,干涉,干预
  • The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
  • Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
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accessory differential equation
acromegale
aggrieved party
amplitude of partial tide
angular flux density
animal base
anomalous thermal conductivity
areolaes
Arthur, L.
ash-bins
bialgebroids
bland
bow log
brand identification
Butmah
by contrast
cable-line parameter
caprifig
carbon resistance
catch on the sly
cererine
clps
coessentially
collecting brush
comfortive
commensal parasite
communautaires
confination
consummated
continue button
continuous cooling diagram
coped with
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cubiertas
cultural method
cylinder batten
data entry summary record
degenerated organ
deprivals
devoke
electric flower cars
elidable
enjoyment of right
family Oxyuridae
family Ursidae
farfalloni
fatigue-notch factor
feed-through spool
flight control
float valve
floater controlled valve
fog cooling
gizzes
Gracillariidae
H-clay
heteromers
hobbles
hydraulic retention time
indicator case
ivam
japanite (pennite)
Liepmann's apraxia
lightly armored
looping pit
make-do
microamps
military-political
mirror-reflection echoes
morpheme structure rules
nutcrackers
online banking
overedited
pectinate fibers
planting bar
portable flame thrower
pretopology
Protade1
rathau
rationalization of the denominator
salicifolium
segmented thermoelectric arm
self-medicator
Shangxi Group
shoot mutation
solow model
stage improvement
Stockes line
subfreezing
subgenital
Taguedoufat
Thalidone
to a great degree
torcon
travelling-wave klystorn
turkey cock
turnkey solution
unimagines
union metal
upwind takeoff
Valdivia Bank
vocabulary-independent recognition system
wendigo