VOA标准英语2010年-G20 Finance Ministers: Careful Coordin

US Secretary of the Treasury¹ Timothy Geithner holds a press briefing at the close of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Busan, South Korea, 5 Jun 2010

Financial chiefs of the world's leading economies have wrapped up a gathering² in South Korea with wary³ optimism about the future, and a call for coordinated⁴ efforts to sustain growth.

At a similar gathering last year, members of the so-called G20 set of advanced economies agreed on emergency spending to stem a global crisis brought on by the collapse⁵ of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers in late 2008.

The consensus⁶ at this year's meeting, here at the South Korean seaside city of Busan, is that those measures have worked.  Central bankers and finance ministers gathered here from around the world say the economy is growing again.

Now, many leaders agree it is time for them to start backing off from stimulus⁷ spending, and get their debts and deficits⁸ under control.  The ongoing⁹ debt crisis in Greece and other southern European countries served as a reminder¹⁰ at this meeting of the danger of overspending - but also of the possibility that trimming spending too sharply could plunge¹¹ the world economy back into recession.

South Korean Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-hyun, the host, says leaders have agreed to strike a balance.

Summarizing a final group communiqué Saturday, he says recent events highlight the importance of sustainable public finances.  He says member countries need to put in place credible¹² policies that encourage growth and are sustainable, in a way that is tailored to each country's individual circumstances.

G20 members also want new regulations, to help avoid the kind of risky¹³ behavior by financial institutions that brought on the U.S. banking¹⁴ crisis.  U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says reforming international finance has Washington's support.

"The United States is moving aggressively to fix the things we got wrong, and to strengthen our economic fundamentals," said Geithner.  "And we will give our full support to the G20 agenda of economic reform."

One step that was widely discussed coming into the meeting was a tax on certain bank transactions, commonly called a "bank levy¹⁵."  Funds raised by such a levy would have been set aside for future bank bailouts if necessary.  That idea was dropped amid disagreements, but members say they still want to agree on some kind of "safety net" for international banking.

The communiqué produced at the Busan meeting will be put before heads of government when they gather in Seoul for a G20 summit in Seoul this November.
 

1 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。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

3 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• 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。

4 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• 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。

6 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

7 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• 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。

8 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

9 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• 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。

10 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

11 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

12 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？

13 risky   

adj.有风险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们无论如何要冒一冒险。
• He is well aware how risky this investment is.他心里对这项投资的风险十分清楚。

14 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• 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。

15 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。