中国将在伦敦发行短期债券

 　　China is to issue short term debt in London, the first time it has done so outside the country.

　　中国计划在伦敦发行短期债券，这将是中国首次在海外发行短期债券。

　　George Osborne, on a visit to Beijing, hailed the move as a further step towards his goal of making the City the principal offshore¹ base for Chinese finance.

　　正在北京访问的乔治攠斯本(George Osborne)对此举表示欢迎，称这离他的目标——让伦敦金融城成为中国金融的主要海外基地——又近了一步。

　　The announcement by Ma Kai, Chinese vice-premier, came after a morning of talks on UK-China economic co-operation.

　　周一上午，中国副总理马凯与英国财政大臣乔治攠斯本举行英中经济合作会谈，会后马凯宣布了这一消息。

　　While the People’s Bank of China will issue a renminbi-denominated note in London in the near future as part of its liquidity² operations, there are not yet plans for Beijing to issue long-term sovereign bonds in the City.

　　虽然中国人民银行(PBoC)将于近期在伦敦发行人民币计价的票据，作为其流动性操作的一部分，但北京方面尚无计划在伦敦发行长期主权债券。

　　Last year the UK issued its own renminbi bond, an event hailed by Mr Osborne as a breakthrough. The two countries also agreed to a feasibility study on a stock market link between Shanghai and London.

　　去年英国发行了自己的人民币债券，此事被奥斯本称赞为一大突破。两国还同意就连通上海和伦敦股市开展可行性研究。

　　The chancellor³ said he wanted the UK “to be the natural western hub for renminbi trading” and “China’s bridge into western financial markets”.

　　英国财政大臣表示，他希望英国“成为人民币贸易的天然西方中心，（以及）中国进入西方金融市场的桥梁”。

　　Separately, Mr Osborne confirmed plans for further UK-China nuclear co-operation, including a joint⁴ research centre.

　　此外，奥斯本确认英中计划进一步推进核能合作，包括建立联合研究中心。

　　Amber⁵ Rudd, energy secretary, told the Financial Times on Sunday that China could use its own reactor⁶ design in the UK, subject to safety approval.

　　英国能源大臣安伯拉德(Amber Rudd)上周日对《金融时报》表示，中国可以在英国使用自己的反应堆设计，但需通过安全审批。

　　Mr Osborne also announced two new joint space research programmes, in a further illustration of the growing trust between London and Beijing.

　　奥斯本还宣布了两个新的空间研究合作计划，进一步显示伦敦与北京之间的信任不断加深。

1 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

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 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

4 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。

5 amber   

n.琥珀；琥珀色；adj.琥珀制的

参考例句：

• Would you like an amber necklace for your birthday?你过生日想要一条琥珀项链吗？
• This is a piece of little amber stones.这是一块小小的琥珀化石。

6 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。