意大利贫困人口减少

　　ROME, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Poverty indicators¹ improved in Italy in 2013 and the number of "seriously deprived" families fell, the annual report by National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) showed on Wednesday.
The ISTAT data indicated that the number of "seriously deprived" families fell by 1 million, decreasing to 12.5 percent of Italy's total population from 14.5 percent in the previous year.
At the same time, social imbalances persisted and an increasing flow of educated young people emigrated for economic reasons during the crisis. Around 9,400 Italians between the ages of 15 and 34 left the country since 2008, while it was 26,000 in 2012 only, ISTAT said.
"The number of Italians emigrating in 2012 was the highest in a decade," Lower House Speaker Laura Boldrini pointed² out, while presenting the report at the Chamber³ of Deputies.
"It is crucial for our young people to acquire new experiences abroad. Our problem is that Italy does not attract foreign talents and young Italians abroad don't feel they would have good opportunities if they return home," Boldrini added.
ISTAT report summarizes every year Italy's main social, economic and demographic trends. As such, it is accounted as a most comprehensive picture on the "state of the nation".
Analyzing⁴ the last dossier, authorities sounded concerned for Italy being still unable to take full advantage of a "timid' recovery" and tackle its deepest structural⁵ imbalances.
"The picture of the nation emerging from ISTAT report is still worrying," the Lower House speaker declared.
Yet, ISTAT president Antonio Golini recalled some encouraging signals also emerged and not only regarding poverty.
Consumers' and manufacturers' confidence climate indexes were on the rise in latest months, Golini cited as examples, and Italian exports exceeded imports by 30.4 billion euros (41.3 billion U.S. dollars) in 2013 compared to the previous year. According to data, it was the highest trade surplus since 1996.
"Globalisation is most crucial for our future growth, and Italian exporting enterprises proved to be much more efficient than the others," ISTAT president said.
Three companies out of 10 in Italy started again to hire between 2011 and 2013. "These top performers were companies operating in international markets, and investing in innovation," Golini added.
The positive trend had an overall poor influence on the job market, however, and unemployment remained at a record 12.7 percent rate in the first three months of 2014, with a 42.7 percent peak among youths.
Income inequalities between 2011 and 2013 also remained high, ISTAT said. The available income of the top earning 20 percent of households was 5.5 to 5.6 times higher than that of the poorest 20 percent.
"These inequalities are bound to sharpen, if we do not act quickly," Boldrini warned. "We cannot have one of the lowest level of resources allocated⁶ for family in Europe, not in a country where families play such a crucial role at a social public level," she added.
Indeed, families with children were counted by ISTAT among those most likely to shrink below the "poverty line". Around 530,000 parents lost their jobs between 2008 and 2013, data showed, and male workers especially.
Main macro-economic indicators were confirmed by the report, with the gross domestic product (GDP) expected to increase by 0.6 percent in 2014.
Finally, ISTAT focused on the magnitude of austerity policies during the crisis. Italy was among the most rigorous countries in the European Union (EU), the report said, with fiscal⁷ measures amounting to 182 billion euros (247 billion U.S. dollars) in the last three years.
"Unlike almost all the other EU countries, Italy implemented⁸ only restrictive policies between 2007 and 2012, and it registered the highest primary surplus in 2013, equal to more than 2 percent of GDP," ISTAT added.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 indicators   

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号

参考例句：

• The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
• It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

4 analyzing   

v.分析；分析( analyze的现在分词 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析n.分析

参考例句：

• Analyzing the date of some socialist countries presents even greater problem s. 分析某些社会主义国家的统计数据，暴露出的问题甚至更大。 来自辞典例句
• He undoubtedly was not far off the mark in analyzing its predictions. 当然，他对其预测所作的分析倒也八九不离十。 来自辞典例句

5 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。

6 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

7 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

8 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句