央行回应人民币贬值 在全球仍稳定强势

 　　The yuan remains¹ a stable and strong currency in the global monetary² system, and it cannot be ruled out that the US dollar could drop, according to Yi Gang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China.

　　中国人民银行副行长易纲近日表示，人民币在全球货币体系中仍是稳定、强势的货币，且不排除美元可能出现回调。

　　The People's Bank of China set the central parity³ rate of the yuan versus⁴ the dollar at 6.9042, ticking up from the 6.9168 last Friday.

　　中国人民银行设定的人民币兑美元的汇率中间价从上周五的6.9168变为现在的6.9042。

　　央行回应人民币贬值 在全球仍稳定强势

　　Yi said the yuan's depreciation⁵ against the dollar is quite limited compared with other currencies and it has risen significantly against a basket of major currencies in recent years, thus "presenting the characteristics of a stable and strong currency in the global monetary system".

　　易纲指出，近期人民币对美元的贬值幅度相对其他货币非常有限。近年来，人民币相对一篮子主要货币显著升值，因此"在全球货币体系中才表现出稳定、强势的货币特征。"

　　He also said that in the future, it is absolutely possible that the yuan's exchange rate would "remain relatively⁶ stable at a reasonable and balanced level".

　　易纲还表示，未来人民币汇率完全有条件"继续保持在合理均衡水平上的基本稳定"。

　　Yi's comment eased some concerns amid market expectations of a short-term depreciation of the yuan, according to Zhao Xueqing, an economist⁷ with the International Research Institute of the Bank of China.

　　中国银行国际金融研究所经济学家赵学清表示，易纲的评论缓解了对人民币短期贬值市场预期的担忧。

1 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

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 parity   

n.平价，等价，比价，对等

参考例句：

• The two currencies have now reached parity.这两种货币现已达到同等价值。
• Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.女性在很多领域还没能争取到薪金、职位方面的平等。

4 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

5 depreciation   

n.价值低落，贬值，蔑视，贬低

参考例句：

• She can't bear the depreciation of the enemy.她受不了敌人的蹂躏。
• They wrote off 500 for depreciation of machinery.他们注销了500镑作为机器折旧费。

6 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

7 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。