voa标准英语2008-China Urges US to Stabilize Its Own Economy

China's chief trade envoy¹ has urged the United States to, in his words, "do all it can" to stabilize² its economy, amid a global financial crisis. The call came on the first of two days of regular, high-level Sino-American meetings. Stephanie Ho reports.
　

US Treasury3 Secretary Henry Paulson, left, and Chinese Vice4 Premier5 Wang Qishan, right, shake hands during the US-China Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing, 04 Dec 2008

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan opened the two-day Strategic Economic Dialogue by calling for the United States to stabilize its own economy.

Wang also urged Washington to protect Chinese investments in the United States.

The Chinese vice premier said China is willing to work with the United States on the most pressing issue - coping with the global financial turmoil⁶.

Wang headed the Chinese delegation⁷, which also included the ministers of finance, development and reform, agriculture, labor⁸, commerce, health, environment and the central bank.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson led the American delegation, which included many U.S. Cabinet secretaries.

Paulson says the United States and China will work together to strengthen the global economic system. He added that there is potential for cooperation in many fields.

"We will continue to work on strategies for managing macro-economic risks and promoting balanced growth, on open investment and trade policies, including strengthening product, food and drug safety; on our respective roles in international institutions; and to strengthen cooperation in energy and the environment," said Paulson.

Neither leaders mentioned a dispute over the Chinese currency in their opening remarks.

Prior to the meeting, Paulson had indicated he would press China to let its currency, the renminbi yuan, rise in value. American companies say the Chinese government artificially maintains an undervalued yuan. They say this gives Chinese exporters an unfair advantage.

Since reforms in 2005, the yuan has gained in value 20 percent. Chinese Foreign Ministry⁹ spokesman Liu Jianchao said Beijing believes this is much better than in the past, when the exchange rate was firmly fixed¹⁰ by the government.

Liu says the yuan is becoming more flexible and interactive¹¹ with major international currencies, and that its value is increasingly based on market demand and supply.

The twice-a-year meeting started in 2006, and represents the highest-level talks between two of the world's leading economies. Chinese media say Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao are expected to meet with the U.S. delegation Friday.

This is the last meeting to take place under the outgoing Bush administration, which has briefed the transition team of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on the talks. But president-elect Obama has yet to say whether he plans to continue with the current format¹².

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

2 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

3 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。

4 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

5 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

6 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。

7 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

8 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

9 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

10 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

11 interactive   

adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的

参考例句：

• The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
• This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。

12 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。