VOA标准英语2009年-World Bank, IMF Officials Meet in Turkey

By Dorian Jones
Istanbul
02 October 2009

Officials from the World Bank and IMF are meeting in Turkey, for talks dominated by the world economic crisis and the fragile recovery that is now underway in some countries. The head of the World Bank is giving a mixed forecast for the coming months. 

 
Robert Zoellick
World Bank chief Robert Zoellick was keen to dispel¹ any sense of euphoria about the much talked-about world economic recovery.

"We've broken the fall of the financial crisis, but it is certainly too early to declare success, 2009 will continue to be a difficult year, and 2010 when much of the stimulus² action will run out, remains³ highly uncertain economic year," said Robert Zoellick.

Zoellick said a key factor to sustaining the recovery will be the ability of the private sector⁴ to maintain economic momentum⁵ as the effects of massive international state interventions⁶ start to wane⁷, stressing that nothing was certain. Even with the recovery Zoellick warned that unemployment will remain a major problem.

"Even though you are starting to see signs of recovery, we and the IMF and others expect that unemployment will continue to go up and its going to be slow in coming down," he said.

The World Bank head said people at the bottom of the economic ladder continue to suffer the worst. 

"Countries around the world, particularly low income countries, are still suffering as the global economic crisis undermines exports, cuts remittances⁸, curbs⁹ tourism and lowers their investment," said Zoellick.

Zoellick made an appeal for more funds from developed economies to assist those suffering the most in low income countries. But he acknowledged he is facing a hard sell. With the IMF having already received massive donations and the with most governments having already injected huge amounts into their own economies, donor¹⁰ fatigue¹¹ is a problem, Zoellick acknowledged. But he stressed that its in everyone's interest that developing economies are supported.

"The latest economic forecast show how China and India are helping¹² to pull the global economy out of recession," he said. "But we should also remember that countries in south east asia latin america and the wider middle east and africa as well can be engines of growth.

Zoellick stressed that the crisis and its aftermath have revealed a new economic order in which the developed world, and in particular the United States, no longer have total hegemony. He says a multi-polar economy has emerged. He said that change has to be reflected in the running of institutions like the World Bank and IMF.

1 dispel   

vt.驱走，驱散，消除

参考例句：

• I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑，但没有成功。
• We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。

2 stimulus   

n.刺激，刺激物，促进因素，引起兴奋的事物

参考例句：

• Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
• Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

5 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

6 interventions   

n.介入，干涉，干预( intervention的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Economic analysis of government interventions deserves detailed discussion. 政府对经济的干预应该给予充分的论述。 来自辞典例句
• The judge's frequent interventions made a mockery of justice. 法官的屡屡干预是对正义的践踏。 来自互联网

7 wane   

n.衰微，亏缺，变弱；v.变小，亏缺，呈下弦

参考例句：

• The moon is on the wane.月亮渐亏。
• Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.她对他的热情在开始减退。

8 remittances   

n.汇寄( remittance的名词复数 )；汇款，汇款额

参考例句：

• He sends regular remittances to his parents. 他定期汇款给他父母。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Remittances sometimes account for as much as 20% of GDP. 在这些国家中，此类汇款有时会占到GDP的20%之多。 来自互联网

9 curbs   

v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• In executing his functions he is not bound by any legal curbs on his power. 在他履行职务时，他的权力是不受任何法律约束的。 来自辞典例句
• Curbs on air travel were being worked out and would shortly be announced. 限制航空旅行的有关规定正在拟定中，不久即将公布。 来自辞典例句

10 donor   

n.捐献者；赠送人；(组织、器官等的)供体

参考例句：

• In these cases,the recipient usually takes care of the donor afterwards.在这类情况下，接受捐献者以后通常会照顾捐赠者。
• The Doctor transplanted the donor's heart to Mike's chest cavity.医生将捐赠者的心脏移植进麦克的胸腔。

11 fatigue   

n.疲劳，劳累

参考例句：

• The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
• I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。

12 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。