中美战略经济合作会谈

The United States and China held two days of talks in Beijing on economic policy with no conclusive¹ results. After the US trade deficit² with China reached a record $24.4 billion recently, many Americans feel that the Chinese keep the value of the yuan artificially low so that they can sell more goods to the United States. Some Americans hoped that during the recent talks Treasury³ Secretary Henry Paulson would encourage the Chinese to change this policy, but no specific plans were made. Paulson told the American television channel CNBC "When we talk about reform with the Chinese there is total agreement in terms of what they need to do. We're in agreement about the policies, so the question, the debate, is about timing⁴." Further talks are scheduled for May in Washington.

1 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。

2 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

3 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

4 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。