梅德韦杰夫：俄罗斯经济稳定

梅德韦杰夫：俄罗斯经济稳定 　　

MOSCOW, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Russian economy has been stable despite its stagnated¹ growth, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.

　　"Judging by formal criteria², the situation looks quite stable: the economy is growing, although at sluggish³ pace, the budget has been balanced out, unemployment is moderate, inflation is under control," Medvedev told the Fifth Gaidar Forum⁴ here.

　　Meanwhile, Medvedev added that quarterly economic growth in 2010-2012 stood at 4.4 percent, compared to 1.2 percent in second and third quarters of 2013. "There's no denying that the dynamic of our development is alarming," Medvedev admitted.

　　He said the current problems were resulted from successful economic policy of the last decade, not from its mistakes.

　　"That (policy) let our country make a leap forward to a qualitatively⁵ new level where we face absolutely different challenges, by nature and by scale," said the prime minister.

　　The slowdown of the Russian economy is due primarily to the structural⁶ and institutional constraints⁷ that do not allow the country to move to a fundamentally new level of development, he added.

　　In December, in his annual address to the nation, Russian President Vladimir Putin also blamed domestic factors for the country's economic slowdown. The president demanded a balance between industrial growth and environmental protection, and slammed low labor⁸ productivity in the country.

1 stagnated   

v.停滞，不流动，不发展( stagnate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The balloting had stagnated, he couldn't win. 投票工作陷于停顿，他不能得胜。 来自辞典例句
• His mind has stagnated since his retirement. 他退休后头脑迟钝了。 来自辞典例句

2 criteria   

n.标准

参考例句：

• The main criterion is value for money.主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
• There are strict criteria for inclusion in the competition.参赛的标准很严格。

3 sluggish   

adj.懒惰的，迟钝的，无精打采的

参考例句：

• This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
• Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。

4 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

5 qualitatively   

质量上

参考例句：

• In other words, you are to analyze them quantitatively and qualitatively. 换句话说，你们要对它们进行量和质的分析。
• Electric charge may be detected qualitatively by sprinkling or blowing indicating powders. 静电荷可以用撒布指示粉剂的方法，予以探测。

6 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

7 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

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。