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1.common currency
2.Euro
3.Eurozone
4.go to the vast length of
5.monetary policy 6.confront difficulties
以下是2011年1月达沃斯世界经济论坛上英国首相卡梅伦在讲完特别致辞后回答记者提问的节选
Q:I have a question. Do you think that we need one common currency in Europe to make your aspirations to come true?
A:I want the Euro to succeed. Britain is not in the Euro. We are not going to join the Euro. I think it was right to stay outside the Euro. And I can go to the vast length of that if you want me to. But I want to say, let me be clear about this, Britain has a really interest in the Euro succeeding and sorting out its problems. Fifty percent of our exports go to the EU. Forty four percent go to Eurozone countries. So we were standing in a way of the Eurozone sorting out of its problems. But I believe for a country the size of Britain, it actually makes sense for us to have our own economic policy, our own monetary policy, because there are times,and frankly we’ve seen some of them in recent years, there are times when different countries need different monetary policies. And I want us to have our own monetary policy that suits our needs. But I understand why countries went ahead to form Eurozone. I understand what problems they have now. I want them to sort their problems out. And a strong Eurozone is good for Britain. A weak Eurozone,a Eurozone that doesn’t confront its difficulties,is not good for us. To me, it’s as simple and practical as that.
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重点词汇积累
1)Eurozone:又作Euro zone,即欧元区。欧元区是指欧洲联盟成员中使用欧盟的统一货币——欧元的国家区域。截止2011年1月,欧元区共有17个成员,另有9个国家和地区采用欧元作为当地的单一货币。英国、瑞典和丹麦决定暂不加入欧元。
2)monetary policy:货币政策。从经济学上看,货币政策是指为了实现既定的经济目标,由国家的中央银行实施的方针、措施,它通过运用各种工具来调解货币供应量及 利率从而影响宏观经济。卡梅隆首相在这里说到货币政策,指的是英国选择英镑作为国家的货币,而不是选择欧元作为其货币。
参考译文:
问:我有一个问题,您是否认为欧洲需要一个共同货币来帮助您实现这些愿景?
答:我希望欧元成功。英国不是欧元国,也不会加入欧元区。我想英国不加入欧元区是正确的。而且如果大家有兴趣的话我可以就此讲很多原因。但我想说的 是,有一点很清楚,欧元的成功,欧元区解决自己的问题,对英国必然有利。我们50%的出口去往欧盟,44%去往欧元区国家。所以欧元区解决自己的问题与我 们的利益密切相关。但我相信,像英国这样一个大国,制定自己的经济政策,自己的货币政策,是有其道理的。因为说实话,近年来我们发现有时候不同的国家需要 不同的货币政策。我希望英国实行适合自己国情的货币政策。但我理解为什么要成立欧元区,理解欧元区面临什么样问题。希望这些问题都能得以解决。一个强健的 欧元区有利于英国,一个虚弱的欧元区、不能面对自身问题的欧元区,对英国必然不利。对我来说,问题就是这么简单而实际。
口译培训文章点评:
此文是2011年1月达沃斯世界经济论坛上英国首相卡梅沦在讲完特別致辞后回答记者提问的节选。这位记者的提问比较风趣,风趣的关键在于英国不是欧元 这个欧洲共同货币的成员国,而欧元区眼下正面临严重的问题,甚至危机。理解了这个背景,明白这组问答的主旨就不困难了。