VOA慢速英语听力 ECONOMICS REPORT（WORD文本）：0625A.doc

1、标题：voa慢速英语:G-20峰会:应在何时削减支出.对应音频：0625a.mp3听力内容：G-20 Nations Wonder:How Soon Is Too Soon to Cut Spending?This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.This weekend, leaders and top finance officials from the worlds twenty biggest economies gather in Toronto, Canada. One of the big issues to discuss

2、 is how and when to reduce deficits and economic growth measures as conditions improve.Chancellor Angela Merkel is defending Germanys decision to cut spending by one hundred billion dollars over four years. But some experts say the world economy is still too weak for Europes biggest country to reduc

3、e spending.Earlier this year, Germany was slow to react to the Greek debt crisis. European countries later had to agree to a nearly one trillion dollar rescue for the euro area.Other countries including Britain, France and Japan have also announced cuts. But American Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner

4、says: Without growth now, deficits will rise further and undermine future growth.Economists also point out that spending cuts alone do not solve the problems of countries with structural economic problems.G-20 nations are also struggling with financial reform issues. These include new rules for risk

5、y financial products and closer supervision of banks.This week, Britains finance minister announced a new tax on big banks. Germany and France are considering similar measures to pay for future financial problems. President Obama proposed the idea for the United States in January. But how many count

6、ries will join Britain is not clear.Nineteen countries and the European Union form the Group of 20, including developing economies like Brazil, China, India and Russia. Economist Sebastian Mallaby at the Council on Foreign Relations says G-20 nations should work together on financial reforms.SEBASTI

7、AN MALLABY: Financial institutions are cross-border, they are multi-national, they are global. So you ought to have global rules to try and deal with them. But that is not the way the Congress is dealing with them in the United States, and that is not the way I expect European regulators will go eit

8、her.G-20 nations also face the issue of trade imbalances, like the one between the United States and China. As recently as last week China said it would not discuss the dispute over its currency at the Toronto summit. But last Saturday China announced it will slowly let the value of the yuan rise. T

9、his week, it reached its highest exchange rate in two years.Chinas export prices may rise, but an American diplomat said the action takes an irritant off the table in the U.S.-China relationship.And thats the VOA Special English Economics Report, written by Mario Ritter with reporting by Jim Randle.

10、 Im Steve Ember.这里是VOA特别英语经济报道。本周末，来自世界上20个最大的国家的领袖和高级财务官员在加拿大多伦多举行会晤。其中要讨论的一个重大问题是，随着经济形势的好转，怎样和什么时候减少财政赤字和经济增长措施。德国决定在四年的时间之内减少1000亿美元的支出，默克尔首相对该决定进行辩护。但是一些专家表示，目前世界经济仍然非常脆弱，欧洲最大的国家还不应该削减支出。今年年初，德国对希腊债务危机作出的反应非常缓慢。后来，欧洲国家不得不同意对欧元区进行接近1兆美元的援助。其他国家，包括英国，法国和日本在内，也都宣布了削减支出。但是美国财长盖特纳说，“如果现在没有增长，将来的赤字将会

11、更高，会损害未来的增长。”经济学家还指出，仅仅削减支出不能解决存在结构性经济问题的国家的问题。G20国家还面临着金融改革的问题。包括调控风险金融产品的新规定，以及对银行更严密的监管。本周，英国财长宣布对大型银行征收新的税款。德国和法国也在考虑类似的措施，以支付将来金融方面可能出现的问题。1月份，奥巴马总统向美国提议了这项措施。但是目前还不清楚有多少国家会加入英国的行列。G20由19个国家和欧盟组成，包括巴西，中国，印度和俄罗斯等发展中国家。外事关系委员会经济学家Sebastian Mallaby表示，G20国家应该在金融改革方面进行合作。SEBASTIAN MALLABY：“金融机构是跨越国界的，是国际性的，全球性的。所以，应该指定全球性的规则来约束他们。但是美国国会却不是这样处理的。而且我认为，欧洲的调控机构可能也不会这样做。”G20国家还面临贸易不均衡的问题，例如中国和美国之间。上周，中国称在多伦多峰会上不会讨论关于货币的争议。但是上周六，中国宣布，将缓慢地使人民币升值。本周，人民币汇率上涨到两年来的最高值。中国产品的出口价格将上升，但是美国一名外交官说，此举将使影响中美关系的因素减少。