VOA标准英语2010年-G8 Urges More Work on Global Economy,

US President Barack Obama gestures alongside French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the Deerhurst Resort at Muskoka, in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, 25 Jun 2010

World leaders in the Group of Eight (G8) have concluded their summit in Canada with a communique saying the global economy is at an important crossroads, with the world still at the beginning of a fragile recovery from economic crisis.  G8 leaders now taking part in the wider G20 summit, also criticize Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programs, and address the situation in Afghanistan.

The 43 point communique says G8 nations are bound together by a shared vision on major challenges, and the group has demonstrated the capacity to design credible¹ approaches to meet global challenges.

The statement addresses a range of development and aid issues, along with trade, and environmental issues.  It does not contain any broad statement about how countries will pursue economic recovery, saying progress will be made by the G20 toward sustainable recovery of the global economic and financial system.

G8 leaders express concern about serious threats to global peace and security, from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, organized crime, piracy² and political and ethnic³ conflict.

They condemn⁴ the sinking of the South Korean warship⁵ this past March that an international investigation⁶ said was carried out by North Korea.

Iran and North Korea come in for specific criticism over their nuclear programs.  Urging full implementation⁷ of the new U.N. Security Council resolution imposing⁸ new sanctions, the G-8 calls on Iran to engage in a transparent⁹ dialogue about its nuclear activities and meet is international obligations.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke¹⁰ earlier about the G8's position. "The governments of Iran and North Korea have chosen to acquire weapons to threaten their neighbors.  The world must see to it that what they spend on these weapons will not be the only cost that they incur," he said.

The G8 also urges Iran to respect the rule of law and freedom of expression, language that mirrors a communique from a previous G8 summit.

The G8 calls on Afghanistan to demonstrate tangible¹¹ progress toward assuming increasing responsibility for security within five years, saying a conference in Kabul in July would be an important opportunity to detail such plans.

President Barack Obama said he and British Prime Minister David Cameron had extensive discussions on Afghanistan, telling reporters the right strategy is in place to provide the Afghan government to build its military capacity over the coming months and years.   The president spoke after those talks. "On foreign policy issues the United States and the United Kingdom are not only aligned¹² in theory, but are aligned in fact," he said.

On global economic issues, Canadian Prime Minister Harper said all G8 leaders share concerns about the need to avoid a repeat of risks, and events, that led to the 2008 financial crisis.

U.S. Treasury¹³ Secretary Tim Geithner spoke of G8 nations having to find the right balance between growth and deficit¹⁴ reduction as they work to repair damage from the financial crisis. "We are going to take the steps necessary to bring down our deficits¹⁵ over time.  But we also have to make sure we are growing.  We have to find the right balance, and that balance is going to differ across countries," he said.

The focus now shifts to the G20 summit, which includes the G8 members United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Russia plus major developing economic powers such as China, India and Brazil.  

As the G20 summit got underway, protesters faced off with police in Toronto.  Some protesters hurled¹⁶ bottles at police, and broke windows on several storefronts. At least one police car was set afire.

 

1 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

2 piracy   

n.海盗行为，剽窃，著作权侵害

参考例句：

• The government has already adopted effective measures against piracy.政府已采取有效措施惩治盗版行为。
• They made the place a notorious centre of piracy.他们把这地方变成了臭名昭著的海盗中心。

3 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

4 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

5 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

8 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

9 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

10 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

11 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。

12 aligned   

adj.对齐的，均衡的

参考例句：

• Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。

13 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• 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。

14 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

15 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

16 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》