APEC增长拉动全球经济

 　　APEC增长拉动全球经济

        BALI, Indonesia, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- APEC leaders were urged to push ahead with their growth strategy to strengthen the global recovery despite continued unevenness² in growth between economies by the Indonesian president ahead of their retreat here on Monday.

　　The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders meeting, themed "Resilient Asia-Pacific, Engine of Global Growth", kicked off here and included a leader's retreat, which was watched with keen interest.

　　"We convene³ the APEC Leaders' meeting at a very critical juncture," said Yudhoyono who pointed⁴ to signs of an improvement in growth in many developed economies while emerging markets struggle to address an economic slowdown.

　　"Such a situation should be carefully managed, otherwise it could weaken the momentum⁵ for recovery," Yudhoyono cautioned. This is especially the case in emerging economies, including Indonesia, he added.

　　As a whole, APEC's 21 member economies account for 54 percent of global gross domestic product and are expected to grow 6.3 percent in 2013 and 6.6 percent in 2014, according to the International Monetary⁶ Fund.

　　"In spite of the uneven¹ pace of recovery, in the APEC region, the APEC economies continue to be the driving force for global growth," Yudhoyono said. "We should re-double our efforts to sustain our resilience and maintain our role as the pillar and the safety belt of global growth."

　　APEC economies are guided by the shared commitment to achieving the Bogor Goals for free and open trade and investment in the APEC region by 2020. This includes working together to further lower tariffs⁷ in the region, which have declined by nearly 70 percent since 1989, and greater collaboration⁸ to lower the cost of doing business across borders.

　　"We have even greater opportunities for achieving more productive and larger trade and investment," Yudhoyono concluded. "To seize these opportunities, our region needs to be more interconnected and interlinked."

　　Chinese President Xi Jinping, who also attended Monday's summit, warned against a world trade regime fragmented by various free trade arrangements, calling for determination to conclude the long- stalled Doha Round of global trade talks.

　　On Tuesday, leaders will meet again and focus on connectivity in the evolving regional and international architecture and will issue a joint⁹ declaration by the end of their meeting.

　　As the highest-level meeting of the APEC, the informal economic leaders' meeting has been held annually¹⁰ since its first convention in Seattle, the United States in November 1993.

　　Last year's summit was convened¹¹ in Vladivostok, Russia.

1 uneven   

adj.不平坦的，不规则的，不均匀的

参考例句：

• The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
• The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。

2 unevenness   

n. 不平坦，不平衡，不匀性

参考例句：

• This unevenness comes about because topics are developed in a logical order. 所以出现这种不平衡，是因为课题是按逻辑顺序展开的。
• I sanded the corners to take away any unevenness in the joints. 我用砂纸磨边边角角的地方，去除接头处的不均。

3 convene   

v.集合，召集，召唤，聚集，集合

参考例句：

• The Diet will convene at 3p.m. tomorrow.国会将于明天下午三点钟开会。
• Senior officials convened in October 1991 in London.1991年10月，高级官员在伦敦会齐。

4 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

5 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

6 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。

7 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

8 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

9 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

10 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

11 convened   

召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合

参考例句：

• The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
• The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。