2018年经济学人 一周要闻 中美贸易战打响 全球股市恐慌

 

The world this week

一周要闻

Business

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The prospect¹ of an all-out trade war between America and China became real.

美国和中国之间爆发全面贸易战的可能性变成了现实。

Donald Trump² said he would impose tariffs³ on $50bn of Chinese goods, because Beijing was not dealing⁴ with American complaints about stealing intellectual property.

唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)表示，他将对价值500亿美元的中国商品征收关税，因为中国政府没有处理美国有关窃取知识产权的投诉。

China responded in kind by announcing penalties on $50bn of American goods, which prompted Mr Trump to threaten to levy⁵ additional tariffs on goods worth $400bn.

中国作出了类似的回应，宣布对价值500亿美元的美国商品进行处罚，这促使特朗普威胁要对价值4000亿美元的中国商品征收额外的关税。

Global stockmarkets took fright at the trade news, none more so than in China. The Shanghai Composite fell by 4% in a day to its lowest level in 20 months. The Shenzhen Composite dropped by 6%. Yi Gang, the governor of the People’s Bank of China, said investors⁶ should “stay calm and rational”. The central bank pumped 200bn yuan ($31bn) into financial institutions, followed by a smaller intervention⁷, to ensure they remain liquid.

全球股市因贸易消息而恐慌，中国亦是如此。上证综合指数一天内下跌4%，跌至20个月以来的最低水平。深证综合指数下跌了6%。中国央行行长易纲表示，投资者应该“保持冷静和理性”。中国央行向金融机构注资2000亿元人民币(合310亿美元)，然后再进行小规模干预，以确保它们保持流动性。

Oil prices swung up and down in part because of China’s plan to target tariffs at American energy supplies.

油价上下波动，部分原因是中国计划对美国能源供应征收关税。

Investors were also jittery⁸ ahead of an OPEC meeting on June 22nd to discuss whether to increase oil production after an 18-month freeze in output.

在6月22日召开的欧佩克会议上，投资者们也在紧张地讨论是否在18个月的产量冻结后增加石油产量。

1 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

2 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

4 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

5 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

6 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

7 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

8 jittery   

adj. 神经过敏的, 战战兢兢的

参考例句：

• However, nothing happened though he continued to feel jittery. 可是，自从拉上这辆车，并没有出什么错儿，虽然他心中嘀嘀咕咕的不安。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• The thirty-six Enterprise divebombers were being squandered in a jittery shot from the hip. 这三十六架“企业号”上的俯冲轰炸机正被孤注一掷。