财政部长警告 希腊经济可能在2周内崩溃

 　　Greece's finance minister says his country's financial situation is "terribly urgent" and the crisis could come to a head in a couple of weeks.

　　希腊财政部长表示，国家财政状况“万分紧急”，危机可能在2周后发生。

　　Yanis Varoufakis gave the warning after eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels to discuss the final €7.2bn tranche of Greece's €240bn EU/IMF bailout.

　　欧盟财长们在布鲁塞尔举行会议，就欧盟和国际货币基金组织为希腊提供的2400亿欧元紧急援助中的最后一笔（72亿欧元）展开讨论。会后，希腊财长雅尼斯·瓦鲁法克斯给出以上警告。

　　Ministers said Greece had made "progress" but more work was needed.

　　财长们表示，希腊的情况有所“进展”，但还需要做更多的工作。

　　The Greek government is struggling to meet its payment obligations.

　　希腊政府在履行偿付义务上遭遇困难。

　　Earlier, Greece began the transfer of €750m in debt interest to the International Monetary¹ Fund - a day ahead of a payment deadline.

　　早些时候，希腊提前一天开始向国际货币基金组织支付7.5亿欧元的债务利息。

　　"The liquidity² issue is a terribly urgent issue. It's common knowledge, let's not beat around the bush," Mr Varoufakis told reporters in Brussels.

　　在布鲁塞尔，瓦鲁法克斯向记者指出：“流动性问题万分紧急。这是常识，我们不要拐弯抹角。”

　　"From the perspective [of timing], we are talking about the next couple of weeks."

　　“从时间上看，我们说的是未来2周的事情。”

　　The crisis has raised the prospect³ that Greece might default on its debts and leave the euro.

　　这一危机增加了希腊无法按时偿还债务并离开欧元区的可能性。

　　The eurozone is insisting on a rigorous regime of reforms, including cuts to pensions, in return for the bailout, but Greece's anti-austerity Syriza-led government is resisting the tough terms.

　　欧元区坚持要进行严格的重组，其中包括作为对紧急援助的回报，削减退休金。但由激进左翼联盟领导的希腊政府反对财政紧缩和这些严格的条款。

　　In a statement, the eurozone finance ministers said they "welcomed the progress that has been achieved so far" in the negotiations⁴, but added: "We acknowledged that more time and effort are needed to bridge the gaps on the remaining open issues."

　　欧盟区的财长们在一项声明中指出，他们“对目前谈判中取得的进展表示欢迎”，但同时表示“我们认为需要更多的时间和努力来克服余下的问题。”

　　Eurogroup chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem said there had to be a full deal on the bailout before Greece received any further payments.

　　欧洲集团主席戴塞尔布卢姆指出，在关于紧急援助的条款完全达成之前，希腊不会收到任何援款。

　　"There are time constraints⁵ and liquidity constraints and hopefully we will reach an agreement before time runs out and before money runs out," he said.

　　他说：“时间和流动性都非常紧迫，希望我们能在时间和金钱耗尽之前达成协议。”

1 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。

2 liquidity   

n.流动性，偿债能力，流动资产

参考例句：

• The bank has progressively increased its liquidity.银行逐渐地增加其流动资产。
• The demand for and the supply of credit is closely linked to changes in liquidity.信用的供求和流动资金的变化有密切关系。

3 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

4 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

5 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓