G20峰会分歧出现
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Divisions have emerged among G20 finance ministers over the best ways to scale back stimulus1 spending and tackle climate change, the BBC has learned.

BBC了解到,G20峰会上各国财政部长对按比例缩减刺激性支出和处理气候变化的最佳方式产生了分歧。

Ministers from the 20 leading economies are in St Andrews, Fife, to discuss entrenching2 global recovery and avoiding a repeat of the credit crunch3(信贷紧缩).

Some G20 nations, including the US, Japan and Germany, want to debate ending measures to boost growth.

But the UK, still mired4 in a long downturn, is more cautious.

"We cannot yet be confident that [the] global recovery has sufficient momentum5(动力,要素) to be sustained(持久的) and durable(耐久的)," Chancellor6 Alistair Darling said on Friday.

"Once we're through this, we must co-ordinate our plans for the recovery, just as we have coordinated7 our response to this recession."

"As we draw up our plans, we must accept that the biggest risk to recovery would be to exit before the recovery is real," he added.

'Biggest risk'

There is also some concern about government finances.

Government debt in the developed G20 countries is likely to reach 118% of annual national income (GDP) in 2014, the International Monetary8 Fund has said.

It will take years of spending cuts and higher taxes to get debts down to what the IMF calls safe levels.

Once again, France is continuing to press for more to be done to stop excessive bonuses in the banking9 sector10.

"I would hope that a little bit more can be done, to actually cast in stone the fact that we want to stop excesses, stop abuses, and bonuses that are strictly11 risk incentives," Finance Minister Christine Lagarde told the BBC.

Many blame the huge bonuses on offer to bankers for them taking the kinds of risks that led to the financial crisis.

Climate policy

The BBC's business correspondent, Joe Lynam, also said that there were disagreements on which forum12 was the most appropriate place to discuss funding to fight climate change.

Several nations want to discuss it under the banner of the G20, wary13 that signs are not looking good ahead of December's climate summit in Copenhagen, where nation hope to thrash out a successor to the Kyoto treaty.

The UK government said this month it was highly unlikely that a new legally binding14 climate treaty could be agreed this year - and said that a full treaty may be a year away.

The UK is arguing that the United Nations talks are still the best forum to have discussions on global environmental issues, our correspondent added.

Several countries appear to be waiting for the US position to become clear.

But, with healthcare a domestic priority and various climate bills making their way slowly through Congress, Treasury15 Secretary Timothy Geithner has not been in a rush to make promises about what the Obama administration can and cannot do.

Britain is suggesting that the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen are more qualified16 to decide the issue along with an American plan to help fund poor countries deal with global warming.

Many have voiced concerns about the weakness of the US dollar and strength of the euro and yen17, our correspondent said, although G20 ministers did not specifically discuss currencies.

Some countries also remain worried about the rate progress over closing down tax havens18, a key pledge made during the London G20 summit earlier this year.



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1 stimulus 3huyO     
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。
2 entrenching 9194dbead20d80164dbf1b1eb736adbe     
v.用壕沟围绕或保护…( entrench的现在分词 );牢固地确立…
参考例句:
  • It has the same effect of entrenching the elite in corrupt economies. 它有着令精英陷入腐败经济的相同效应。 来自互联网
  • This in entrenching on other domains. 这是在侵占别人的领土。 来自互联网
3 crunch uOgzM     
n.关键时刻;艰难局面;v.发出碎裂声
参考例句:
  • If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
  • People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。
4 mired 935ae3511489bb54f133ac0b7f3ff484     
abbr.microreciprocal degree 迈尔德(色温单位)v.深陷( mire的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The country was mired in recession. 这个国家陷入了经济衰退的困境。
  • The most brilliant leadership can be mired in detail. 最有才干的领导也会陷于拘泥琐事的困境中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5 momentum DjZy8     
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 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
参考例句:
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
7 coordinated 72452d15f78aec5878c1559a1fbb5383     
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
8 monetary pEkxb     
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的
参考例句:
  • The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
9 banking aySz20     
n.银行业,银行学,金融业
参考例句:
  • John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
  • He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
10 sector yjczYn     
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。
11 strictly GtNwe     
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
参考例句:
  • His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
  • The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。
12 forum cilx0     
n.论坛,讨论会
参考例句:
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
13 wary JMEzk     
adj.谨慎的,机警的,小心的
参考例句:
  • He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
  • Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头,突然警惕起来。
14 binding 2yEzWb     
有约束力的,有效的,应遵守的
参考例句:
  • The contract was not signed and has no binding force. 合同没有签署因而没有约束力。
  • Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding. 双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。
15 treasury 7GeyP     
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。
16 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
参考例句:
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
17 yen JfSwN     
n. 日元;热望
参考例句:
  • He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
  • He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。
18 havens 4e10631e2b71bdedbb49b75173e0f818     
n.港口,安全地方( haven的名词复数 )v.港口,安全地方( haven的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Your twenty havens would back out at the last minute anyhow. 你那二十个避难所到了最后一分钟也要不认帐。 来自辞典例句
  • Using offshore havens to avoid taxes and investor protections. 使用海面的港口避免税和投资者保护。 来自互联网
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