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　　China and the United States have agreed to work together to help alleviate¹ the effects of the global financial crisis. The two countries also touted² environmental cooperation, at a just-concluded round of high level economic talks.
中国和美国同意共同努力，减少全球金融危机造成的影响。在刚刚结束的最新一轮高层经济对话中，双方还强调加强环境保护合作。
China and the United States just completed the fifth round of the so-called Strategic Economic Dialogue, which has been held twice a year since 2006.
中美两国刚刚结束了第五轮战略经济对话。从2006年以来，战略经济对话一年举行两次。
Treasury³ Secretary Henry Paulson, who led the US delegation⁴, said the two days of meetings were productive and straightforward⁵. In his closing comments, Paulson announced one of the concrete results of this round.
美国代表团团长、财政部长保尔森说，历时两天的会议是卓有成效和开诚布公的。他在会议结束时的讲话中宣布了本轮对话的一个具体成果。
"To support trade flows during this period of financial turmoil⁶, the US and China announced today that our two Export-Import Banks will make available an additional $20 billion for trade finance, particularly for creditworthy importers in developing countries," said Paulson.
“为了在当前的金融动荡中促进贸易往来，美国和中国将额外提供200亿美元的贸易资金，特别用于发展中国家里信用良好的进口商。”
This amount will support an eventual⁷ $38 billion in annual financing from the United States and China to help global trade.
为了促进全球贸易，美中两国最终每年将提供380亿美元的贸易资助，而这200亿美元是对380亿美元的补充。
Another result was strengthened Sino-American cooperation on conserving⁸ energy and protecting the environment. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator⁹ Steve Johnson gave details.
对话的另一项成果是加强两国在节能和环保领域的合作。美国环保署署长史蒂夫·约翰逊谈到了合作的细节。
"We have now in place, not just a vision, but we put in place five action plans, covering areas such as clean air and clean water and conservation, clean electricity production and transportation," Johnson said. "And we've added a sixth task, an action plan for energy efficiency."
“我们不仅策划，而且落实了五个行动计划，覆盖的领域包括干净的空气、洁净的饮水和节水、以及干净的发电和输电。我们还增加了第六项任务，那就是能源效能行动计划。”
This is the last such meeting under the Bush administration. The head of the Chinese delegation, Vice¹⁰ Premier¹¹ Wang Qishan, said he hopes President-elect Barack Obama will keep the high level exchanges going.
这是布什政府离任前的最后一轮美中战略经济对话。中方代表团团长、副总理王歧山说，他希望美国当选总统奥巴马将维持两国间高层次的交流。
Wang says the Chinese side looks forward to continue what he called a "candid¹² and pragmatic dialogue" with the new U.S. administration.
The Chinese official said China and the United States have become interdependent, and that better Sino-American cooperation is good for the whole world.
王歧山还说，中国和美国已经变成相互依存，中美关系的进一步好转对整个世界都有好处。