林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第39期:政府部门的拨款额及其目标

 　　One, the amount of money which each department receives and two, using this money, targets each department will achieve. For example for the Education Department a target for how many children pass exams. The second main institution is the Bank of England. It is led by someone non-political; at the moment, Eddie George. In 1997 it was given full independence to set interest rates. A committee¹, which includes a Treasury² civil servant, makes the decision.

　　一个是政府部门的拨款额，另一人是用这些钱达到什么目标。比如，教育部的目标包括有多少儿童通过考试。第二个主要机构是英格兰银行，行长是非政界人士，现任行长是埃迪·乔治。英格兰银行于1997年开始完全独立地确定利率，由一个有财政部公务员参加的委员会作出决定。

1 committee   

n.委员会，全体委员

参考例句：

• We referred the matter back to the Finance Committee.我们把这事转回给财政委员会处理。
• I am going to speak out against the committee's decision.我打算直言反对委员会的决定。

2 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。