Lagarde to Visit Emerging Economie

     French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is actively¹ campaigning for the top job at the International Monetary² Fund, planning visits to China and other nations in a bid to broaden her support internationally.

    Lagarde is expected to visit senior officials in some of the developing nations that have called on the IMF to select a new managing director from one of the emerging economies. Authorities(当局) in Brazil, India, China, and South Africa and other countries have complained that their growing role in the global economy is not reflected in leadership positions at the major international economic organizations.

    The top IMF job suddenly came open this month when managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned after his arrest in New York on charges of sexual assault.

    Among Lagarde's potential rivals, Mexico has nominated its central bank governor and former finance minister Agustin Carstens, who once served as deputy managing director of the IMF for several years.

    U.S. Treasury³ Secretary Timothy Geithner has called both Lagarde and Carstens "credible⁴" and "talented" candidates for the job.

    European nationals have held the leadership post at the IMF for decades by tradition, under an arrangement reached with the United States after World War II, which also guaranteed an American would head the World Bank.

    Lagarde has wide support in Europe, where oddsmakers have ranked her a favorite to be chosen for the job.

    The nomination⁵ period for the next IMF managing director ends June 10.  IMF officials say they hope to have a new leader in place by the end of June.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

2 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• 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 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。

4 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？

5 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。