美国参议院通过乌克兰援助法案

美国参议院通过乌克兰援助法案 　　

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua)-- The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday approved the bill that would grant loan assistance to crisis-stricken Ukraine and ratify¹ reform measures for the International Monetary² Fund (IMF).

　　The Senate Committee voted 14-3 to approve the legislation which would provide about 1 billion U.S. dollars in loan guarantee to support Ukraine's economy. It also gives the green light to the much-delayed reforms of the IMF.

　　The bill "includes needed reforms to the United States' participation³ in the IMF, which would allow the United States to leverage⁴ significant support from the IMF for Ukraine today and for similar unforeseen crises in the future," said Robert Menendez, chairman of the Committee, in introduction of the legislation.

　　In a statement following the vote, U.S. Treasury⁵ Secretary Jacob Lew called the move "an important step forward" in passing the 2010 IMF reforms.

　　The legislation is still pending⁶ a full Senate vote and may face resistance from the consecutives. Furthermore, as legislation passed by the House of Representatives last week does not include the IMF provisions, it is unclear whether the House will agree to link the aid to Ukraine with the IMF reform measures.

　　It is also unknown whether the Congress could complete the legislative⁷ process of the bill before lawmakers leave for a recess⁸ on Friday.

1 ratify   

v.批准，认可，追认

参考例句：

• The heads of two governments met to ratify the peace treaty.两国政府首脑会晤批准和平条约。
• The agreement have to be ratify by the board.该协议必须由董事会批准。

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 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。

4 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

5 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。

6 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

7 legislative   

n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的

参考例句：

• Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。

8 recess   

n.短期休息，壁凹（墙上装架子，柜子等凹处）

参考例句：

• The chairman of the meeting announced a ten-minute recess.会议主席宣布休会10分钟。
• Parliament was hastily recalled from recess.休会的议员被匆匆召回开会。