World Bank Chief Warns of New Danger Ahead

 　　The president of the World Bank is warning the world's already troubled economic recovery is in even greater trouble.

　　World Bank chief Robert Zoellick told The Weekend Australian newspaper the global economy has entered what he called a "new and more dangerous phase."

　　In the interview, published Saturday, Zoellick put most of the blame on debt problems in Europe.  He urged European leaders to tackle the debt crisis with more urgency but said there is little finance officials can do with monetary¹ policy to ease the strain.

　　He also expressed concerns that the recent riots in Britain could dissuade² the government there from moving forward with a series of announced austerity measures.

　　Zoellick is in Australia for an official visit and is scheduled to meet with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and other top officials.

　　He said Australia's close ties with many growing East Asian and Pacific economies should help the country's economy in the short term.

1 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。

2 dissuade   

v.劝阻，阻止

参考例句：

• You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好劝阻他别那样干。
• I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾设法劝她不要投资于股票交易。