每日一篇:《经济学人》读译参考 Day200

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  经济学人:自由兑换:欧元区的经常账户盈余(2)

  Current-account imbalances are not always a cause for concern.As a matter of arithmetic, they measure the gap between domestic savings and investment.The euro area is an economy with an ageing population: it should save more than it invests. As a result, it should have a current-account surplus.
  译文
  经常账户失衡并不总是一件令人担忧的事。基于数理逻辑，他们对国内储蓄和投资之间的差距进行测量。欧元区经济还存在人口老龄化问题：这样节省下来的钱应该比投资的钱更多。因此，欧元区应该存在经常账户盈余。

  America's deficit partly reflects the more attractive investment opportunities available there than elsewhere in the world.Imbalances become more worrying, however, if they are larger than economic fundamentals might suggest or financed by short-term inflows.
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  美国的赤字部分反映出美国有着比世界其他国家更具吸引力的投资机遇。如果这些不平衡比基本经济因素所暗示的更加巨大，或是由短期现金流入资助，那么不平衡会变得更加令人担心。

  The crises in the periphery of the euro zone were reflected in deficits caused by a surfeit of unproductive spending.But excess surpluses, too, can have drawbacks.The IMF reckons that the euro area's aggregate current-account surplus is now stronger than would be justified by structural factors and the business cycle alone.Growth in the zone relies too much on that of its largest trading partners, including America;worthy investment projects at home—in German infrastructure, say—go unfulfilled.
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  在欧元区外围的危机被反映在赤字中，而这些赤字是由非生产性支出过度所导致的。但是过量的盈余也有缺陷。IMF估算现在欧元区的经常账户总计盈余比结构因素以及商业周期所出具的合理范围还有强劲。欧元区内的增长过多的依赖于其最大的一些贸易伙伴，比如美国；国内有价值的投资项目—比如，德国基础设施建设—都无法实现。

  Surpluses also have political consequences outside the bloc.President Donald Trump sees Europe as a "foe" because of its bilateral trade surplus with America.He has slapped tariffs on European steel and aluminium, and threatened them on cars; the European Union has retaliated.The two sides are negotiating, but trade tensions are likely to keep simmering.
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  盈余在欧元区外部也产生了政治后果。由于欧洲与美国的双边贸易盈余，唐纳德·特朗普总统将欧洲看做是一个“敌人”。他对欧洲钢铁和铝征收关税，并威胁要对汽车征税；欧盟以牙还牙。双方正在谈判，但是贸易紧张似乎一触即发。

  注释
  1.a cause for concern 令人担心的；引起关注
  General Cantwell acknowledges that is a cause for concern.
  坎特维尔将军承认这是一个值得关注的问题。来源于《VOA》

  2.drawback 缺点
  Another drawback: Chicago's distance from Silicon Valley may hinder the ability to cultivate key relationships.
  另一个缺点是：芝加哥与硅谷的距离可能会阻碍建立关键关系的能力。来源于《WSJ》

  3.unfulfilled 未实现的
  One can speculate that his romantic hopes were unfulfilled.
  可以推测，他的浪漫愿望没有实现。来源于《NEWYORKER》

  4.simmer 即将爆发；炖的状态或过程； 即将沸腾的状态
  bitter divisions that have simmered for more than half a century
  已经酝酿了半个多世纪的激烈分歧即将爆发。来源于《饥饿游戏2星火燎原》
  Bring to the boil then reduce to a simmer;Simmer, covered, for a further two minutes
  把锅煮开，然后再煮成小火;盖上小火，再炖两分钟。来源于《BBC》

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