耶烈批评“审计美联储”法案

 　　WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Tuesday strongly criticized a proposed legislation known as "Audit¹ the Fed" which is aimed to expand Congress' oversight² of the central bank's monetary³ policy.

　　"I want to be completely clear that I strongly oppose Audit the Fed," Yellen said during a hearing on her semi-annual monetary policy report before the Senate Banking⁴ Committee. "Audit the Fed is a bill that would politicize monetary policy, would bring short- term political pressures to bear on the Fed."

　　Yellen stressed the importance of the central bank's independence, noting that academic studies "established beyond the shadow of a doubt that independent central banks perform better."

　　Yellen strongly criticizes proposed Audit the Fed bill

　　"I would remind you that in the early 1970s, when inflation built and became an endemic problem in the U.S. economy, history suggests that there was a political pressure on the Fed that interfered⁵ with its decision-making," said Yellen, adding the Fed is already "extensively audited⁶" in terms of its financial statements.

　　Last month, Republican Senator Rand Paul, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, reintroduced his "Audit the Fed" legislation with 30 co-sponsors that would subject the Fed's conduct of monetary policy to regular audits⁷ by Congress.

　　Yellen's strong objection suggests Fed officials see an increasing threat from Republicans to move the bill through Congress, as they now control both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

1 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

2 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

3 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。

4 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

5 interfered   

v.干预( interfere的过去式和过去分词 )；调停；妨碍；干涉

参考例句：

• Complete absorption in sports interfered with his studies. 专注于运动妨碍了他的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I am not going to be interfered with. 我不想别人干扰我的事情。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 audited   

v.审计，查账( audit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors. 这些账目必须由一家外聘审计员的公司来稽查。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• E. g. few if any charities collection publishes audited accounts. 例如很少义款收集有公布经过查核的帐目。 来自互联网

7 audits   

n.审计，查账( audit的名词复数 )v.审计，查账( audit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Requires that use of all bond funds is subject to independent audits. 需要使用的所有债券基金是受独立审计。 来自互联网
• Support the locations during customer-visits, audits and quality-improvement programs. 支持客户参观，稽核和提高品质等项目。 来自互联网