英语 英语 日语 日语 韩语 韩语 法语 法语 德语 德语 西班牙语 西班牙语 意大利语 意大利语 阿拉伯语 阿拉伯语 葡萄牙语 葡萄牙语 越南语 越南语 俄语 俄语 芬兰语 芬兰语 泰语 泰语 泰语 丹麦语 泰语 对外汉语

Europe Scrambles to Contain Debt Problems

时间:2011-09-15 08:09来源:互联网 提供网友:pady401   字体: [ ]
特别声明:本栏目内容均从网络收集或者网友提供,供仅参考试用,我们无法保证内容完整和正确。如果资料损害了您的权益,请与站长联系,我们将及时删除并致以歉意。
    (单词翻译:双击或拖选)

   French, German and Greek leaders are scheduled to hold a conference call Wednesday on how to contain Europe's deepening financial crisis that also is triggering alarm in other continents.

  The call by leaders of Europe's two largest economies - France and Germany - to its weakest, Greece, underscores deepening worries about the region's financial troubles.
  It comes ahead of a Friday meeting by finance ministers from the 17 nations sharing the euro currency to address a debt crisis that began with Greece, Portugal and Ireland, and now risks dragging in Italy and Spain.
  U.S. Treasury1 Secretary Timothy Geithner is attending the talks for the first time, amid signs the crisis might also spread overseas.
  In remarks to American news station CNBC, Geithner said European leaders are aware they need to do more to earn international confidence.
  Fabian Zuleeg, chief economist2 at the Brussels-based European Policy Center, says the United States is right to be concerned. "The intervention3 from the U.S. has also shown, at least a risk that the stability of the financial system as a whole - the global financial system - might be under threat again," he said. "That we might have a financial situation where a possible default of Greece might have knock-on effects around the world as well."
  On Wednesday, Italy's lower house approved a new austerity plan that would cut the country's deficit4 by more than $70 billion over three years. But underscoring market fears, Rome was forced this week to sell bonds at record interest rates.
  In another signal of market jitters5, the Moody's rating agency downgraded two major French banks that are large holders6 of Greek government bonds.
  Greece is under pressure to make good its austerity promises in return for getting more rescue funds. But analysts7 believe European governments sharing the euro currency also must agree to closer economic unity8 if the eurozone is to remain viable9.
  In remarks before the European Parliament Wednesday, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said the commission will propose creating "eurobonds" as a way for eurozone governments to jointly10 guarantee their debts.
  "I am convinced we need a deeper and more results-driven integration11. And let me be clear, this has to be within the community system. A system based purely12 on intergovernmental cooperation has not worked in the past and will not work in the future," Barroso stated.
  Chances that the eurozone might fall apart were once dismissed as unlikely.
  Now, analysts like Zuleeg say it's a real possibility. "I don't think a very orderly exit of a single country is a very likely scenario13. I think it is much more likely that we either have the eurozone holding together or we get a chaotic14 process where other countries come under pressure as soon as one of the countries, such as Greece, says they can no longer pay their debt," he said.
  Experts say economic growth also is needed for Greece and other debt-strapped nations to rebound15.
  But last week, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development downgraded its growth estimates for the euro area and the Greek economy has shrunk this year.

点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 treasury 7GeyP     
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 economist AuhzVs     
n.经济学家,经济专家,节俭的人
参考例句:
  • He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
  • He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家,自以为什么都懂。
3 intervention e5sxZ     
n.介入,干涉,干预
参考例句:
  • 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。
4 deficit tmAzu     
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。
5 jitters bcdbab80a76ba5b84faa9be81506e8ea     
n.pl.紧张(通常前面要有the)
参考例句:
  • I always get the jitters before exams. 我考试前总是很紧张。
  • The whole city had the jitters from the bombing. 全城居民都为轰炸而心神不宁。
6 holders 79c0e3bbb1170e3018817c5f45ebf33f     
支持物( holder的名词复数 ); 持有者; (支票等)持有人; 支托(或握持)…之物
参考例句:
  • Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
  • It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识,才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事,同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。
7 analysts 167ff30c5034ca70abe2d60a6e760448     
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
  • I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。
8 unity 4kQwT     
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调
参考例句:
  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
9 viable mi2wZ     
adj.可行的,切实可行的,能活下去的
参考例句:
  • The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
  • The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。
10 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地,共同地
参考例句:
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
11 integration G5Pxk     
n.一体化,联合,结合
参考例句:
  • We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
  • This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。
12 purely 8Sqxf     
adv.纯粹地,完全地
参考例句:
  • I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
  • This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。
13 scenario lZoxm     
n.剧本,脚本;概要
参考例句:
  • But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
  • This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。
14 chaotic rUTyD     
adj.混沌的,一片混乱的,一团糟的
参考例句:
  • Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
  • The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。
15 rebound YAtz1     
v.弹回;n.弹回,跳回
参考例句:
  • The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
  • Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。
本文本内容来源于互联网抓取和网友提交,仅供参考,部分栏目没有内容,如果您有更合适的内容,欢迎点击提交分享给大家。
------分隔线----------------------------
TAG标签:   europe  contain  europe  contain
顶一下
(0)
0%
踩一下
(0)
0%
最新评论 查看所有评论
发表评论 查看所有评论
请自觉遵守互联网相关的政策法规,严禁发布色情、暴力、反动的言论。
评价:
表情:
验证码:
听力搜索
推荐频道
论坛新贴