英语商业新闻-希腊在欧元区的经济危机仍在持续
时间：2018-12-27 作者：英语课 分类：英语商业新闻
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影响希腊在欧元区未来发展的经济危机仍在持续
The economic crisis concerning Greece's future in the Eurozone continues.
Greece is struggling to pay back huge loans from European countries that helped keep the nation afloat. The Greek people are tired of austerity measures connected to repayments 1 of the loans. They voted in a national referendum on whether or not to accept the bailout conditions proposed by the European Commission and International Monetary 2 Fund. A majority of 61 per cent rejected the proposal because they thought their living conditions and economy would deteriorate 3 further. The latest plan to be talked about is a temporary Greek exit from the Eurozone. The 'time-out' could happen if Greece cannot agree terms for a bailout.
Greeks are desperate for a return to a normal life. All banks in the country have been closed for two weeks and there is a €60 daily limit on cash machine withdrawals 4. They are extremely concerned about the value of their savings 5 and their financial future. European leaders seem to be more upbeat. France's President Francois Hollande dismissed any suggestion of a temporary exit for Greece. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was also confident a solution would be found. He told reporters: "I'm here ready for an honest compromise... We can reach an agreement…if all parties want it." German leader Angela Merkel was less optimistic. She said: "The most important currency has been lost... trust and reliability 6."
The economic crisis concerning Greece's future in the Eurozone continues.
Greece is struggling to pay back huge loans from European countries that helped keep the nation afloat. The Greek people are tired of austerity measures connected to repayments 1 of the loans. They voted in a national referendum on whether or not to accept the bailout conditions proposed by the European Commission and International Monetary 2 Fund. A majority of 61 per cent rejected the proposal because they thought their living conditions and economy would deteriorate 3 further. The latest plan to be talked about is a temporary Greek exit from the Eurozone. The 'time-out' could happen if Greece cannot agree terms for a bailout.
Greeks are desperate for a return to a normal life. All banks in the country have been closed for two weeks and there is a €60 daily limit on cash machine withdrawals 4. They are extremely concerned about the value of their savings 5 and their financial future. European leaders seem to be more upbeat. France's President Francois Hollande dismissed any suggestion of a temporary exit for Greece. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was also confident a solution would be found. He told reporters: "I'm here ready for an honest compromise... We can reach an agreement…if all parties want it." German leader Angela Merkel was less optimistic. She said: "The most important currency has been lost... trust and reliability 6."
1 repayments
偿还，报答，偿付的钱物( repayment的名词复数 )
- The repayments of the loan are spread over 10 years. 贷款可在十年内分期偿还。
- The repayments of the loan are spread over 25 years. 这笔贷款分摊二十五年偿还。
2 monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
- 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。
3 deteriorate
v.变坏；恶化；退化
- Do you think relations between China and Japan will continue to deteriorate?你认为中日关系会继续恶化吗？
- He held that this would only cause the situation to deteriorate further.他认为，这只会使局势更加恶化。
4 withdrawals
n.收回，取回，撤回( withdrawal的名词复数 )；撤退，撤走；收回[取回，撤回，撤退，撤走]的实例；推出（组织），提走（存款），戒除毒瘾，对说过的话收回，孤僻
- He has made several withdrawals from his bank account. 他从银行账户上提了几次款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is not the bank's policy to deduct interest on withdrawals. 提款需扣除利息这并非是本银行的政策。 来自辞典例句
5 savings
n.存款，储蓄
- 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。
6 reliability
n.可靠性，确实性
- We mustn't presume too much upon the reliability of such sources.我们不应过分指望这类消息来源的可靠性。
- I can assure you of the reliability of the information.我向你保证这消息可靠。