VOA标准英语10月-Bush to Host World Economic Summit Next Month

The White House will host an international economic summit in Washington on November 15. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports that leaders of the so-called Group of 20 have been invited to attend.

Every region of the world will be represented at the summit, which will include leading industrialized nations plus emerging countries like Brazil, India, China and South Africa.
　

White House spokeswoman, Dana Perino (File)

White House Press Secretary Dana Perino says the summit will give world leaders a chance to sit in one room and discuss the global financial crisis. But she cautions it is just a first step.

"I do not believe that you will have any details coming out of this meeting in terms of things that everyone agrees to at the first meeting," Perino said.

Instead, she says, the summit will give heads of government a chance to take stock and discuss in principle the kind of steps that could be taken in the future. Perino says the gathering¹ will provide guidance to a group of economic experts who will prepare proposals for concrete action.

"I think that what the goal is for this meeting is to identify the causes; note the progress to date that we have made working together in a coordinated² fashion, which the president wants to continue; identify principles for reform and then task the working groups to put meat on those bones [i.e., to develop the ideas] and figure out what the principles will look like once they have more detail attached to them," she said.

Perino says the meeting will take place under the auspices³ of the so-called Group of 20, which was organized in 1999 during the last major global financial crisis.
　

President Bush makes a statement to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, 22 Oct 2008

The White House spokeswoman says both candidates vying⁴ to succeed Mr. Bush in the U.S. presidential election on November 4 have been informed about plans for the initial summit. But she says there is no decision on whether the victor - be it Democrat⁵ Barack Obama or Republican John McCain - will attend.

Perino also says President Bush wants to make sure the summit takes into account the impact the global financial crisis is having on the world's poorest nations.

"The president thinks it is very important to include developing nations because they have emerging markets. They are important on a variety of levels to the global economy and their input⁶ is important," she added.

On Tuesday, at a White House sponsored conference on international development, Mr. Bush said it is even more important during these troubling economic times to help struggling nations find their footing.
　

President Bush meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, 22 Oct 2008

Shortly after the economic summit was announced, he underscored that message when reporters were brought in to witness the final moments of his meeting with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

The Liberian leader said her country has been able to "turn the corner" with help from the United States.

"I want you to know that the challenges are many. But with the continued support of the American people and the continued support of the American administration and Congress, that we feel that Liberia can become a post-conflict success story," said President Sirleaf.

Next week will mark another milestone⁷ in U.S. relations with Liberia. In 1990, thousands of Peace Corps⁸ volunteers left that country in the midst of a bloody⁹ civil war. On October 27, a new group of 12 volunteers will be sworn-in in Monrovia, marking the Peace Corps' official return.

1 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

2 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

3 auspices   

n.资助，赞助

参考例句：

• The association is under the auspices of Word Bank.这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。
• The examination was held under the auspices of the government.这次考试是由政府主办的。

4 vying   

adj.竞争的；比赛的

参考例句：

• California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market.为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
• Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo.4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。

5 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

6 input   

n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机

参考例句：

• I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
• All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。

7 milestone   

n.里程碑；划时代的事件

参考例句：

• The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
• I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。

8 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

9 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。