Now people are talking about world recession which started more than a year ago.  现在人们都在谈论一年前开始的世界经济衰退，

　　Can you give us your personal assessment of the situation of the global economy. 对于全球经济你能给些个人评价吗？

　　As you know, we are in a very special time.  正如你所知道的，我们处在一个特殊时期。

　　This is a very hard time for many countries' economics both developed and developing.  这是许多发达国家和发展中国家经济的艰难时期，

　　I think the current economic situation could be described as synchronized slowdown of major economies. 我认为现在经济形势是经济大国同步减缓放慢.

　　What is the direct impact of the terrorist attack upon your country's economy？ 恐怖袭击对贵国经济的直接影响是什么？

　　Once the US economy is in trouble due to the terrorist attack,  由于受到恐怖袭击，美国经济处于困境中，

　　the impact could be quickly felt in the rest of the world. 它的影响很快会蔓延到世界其他各国。

　　What challenges is your country's economy facing at the moment？ 贵国经济面对的挑战是什么？

　　We do face a lot of challenges because there is still much uncertainty about the world economy.  我们有很多挑战，因为对世界经济来说还有不确定性。

　　It's very important for us to strike a proper balance between investment in fixed assets and household consumption. 对我们而言在固定资产投资和住房消费方面达到适度平衡是很重要的。