委内瑞拉控制黑色外汇市场

 　　CARACAS, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Finance Minister Nelson Merentes said Sunday that his country needs to rein¹ in the difference between the official U.S. dollar exchange rate and the unofficial street value.

　　"The parallel dollar is disruptive," he said during an interview on Jose Vicente Today, a TV show hosted by former Vice² President Jose Vicente Rangel.

　　"We have to reform various laws," said Merentes, adding that the National Assembly, the country's legislature, is now working on the changes the government has proposed about the Illicit³ Exchanges Law and the Capital Market Law.

　　A bill crafted to make it easier for companies to import foreign currencies will be submitted to the assembly's finance committee in the next few weeks, the El Universal daily on Sunday quoted lawmaker Elvis Amoroso as saying.

　　Since 2002, Venezuela has had a mechanism⁴ that fixes the exchange rate at 6.30 bolivars to the dollar. In parallel, the Foreign Currency Management System holds dollar auctions⁵, the latest of which saw the dollar sell for 10.3 bolivars.

　　However, the greenback can go for as much as six times the fixed⁶ official rate in the black market.

1 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 illicit   

adj.非法的，禁止的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He had an illicit association with Jane.他和简曾有过不正当关系。
• Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30% this year.今年违禁药品的扣押增长了30%。

4 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

5 auctions   

n.拍卖，拍卖方式( auction的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They picked up most of the furniture at auctions in country towns. 他们大部分的家具都是在乡村镇上的拍卖处买的。 来自辞典例句
• Our dealers didn't want these cars, so we had to dump them at auctions. 我们的承销商都不要这些车子，因此我们只好贱价拍卖。 来自辞典例句

6 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。