VOA标准英语2009-China, US Work Together to Combat Financial

Chinese President Hu Jintao says he appreciates US efforts to work together with China to combat the global financial crisis. His comments came Tuesday in a meeting with visiting U.S. Treasury¹ Secretary Timothy Geithner.
　
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao at Great Hall of the People in Beijing, 02 Jun 2009

U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner met Tuesday with two of China's top leaders, including Premier² Wen Jiabao and President Hu Jintao.

Mr. Hu had special praise for Geithner.

Hu says he appreciates the U.S. official's efforts to cooperate with Chinese colleagues in dealing³ with the financial crisis.

Geithner said cooperation between the United States and China is already showing positive results.

"I think we have already demonstrated the capacity of our two countries to work together on the global stage to lay a foundation for economic recovery. And I think, partly because of the strength of the actions that have been put into place by your government and by President Obama, we are starting to see some early signs of stabilization⁴ and recovery in the global economy," said Geithner.

In a round of interviews with Chinese media Tuesday, Geithner said one of his main goals was to reassure⁵ Chinese officials that Washington is determined⁶ to bring down the size of its deficits⁸, once the current crisis has passed.

China is America's largest creditor⁹, with Treasury securities holdings worth $768 billion.

This year's U.S. budget deficit⁷ is expected to surpass $1.8 trillion, four times the previous single-year record.

Meanwhile, the United States and China will inaugurate their Cabinet-level Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington in the last week of July.

Treasury Secretary Geithner and Chinese Vice¹⁰ Premier Wang Qishan will lead the economic track of the so-called SAED. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo will head parallel talks on strategic and security issues.

The high-level talks will take place, once a year, in alternate capitals.

 

1 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。

2 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 Stabilization   

稳定化

参考例句：

• The position of barycentre on plane directly impacts the stabilization and manipulation of plane. 飞机重心位置直接影响飞机的稳定和操纵特性。
• With the higher olefins, stabilization of the energetic intermediates occurs more easily. 在较高的烯烃情况下，高能的中间物稳定作用更易出现。

5 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

7 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

8 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

9 creditor   

n.债仅人，债主，贷方

参考例句：

• The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。
• I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。

10 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。