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一月份 第 13 課

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  • Bush to Offer Ideas for Stimulating Economy
  • 布希將提出刺激美國經濟構想
  •   President Bush is expected today (Friday) to offer ideas for stimulating the U.S. economy.
  • 預計布希總統星期五將提出刺激美國經濟的構想。

  •   On Thursday, U.S central bank chief Ben Bernanke told a congressional committee that a timely package of new fiscal policies could revitalize the economy, following a string of downbeat economic reports.
  • 在一系列報告說美國目前經濟狀況欠佳之後,星期四,美國中央銀行行長伯南克對國會的一個委員會表示,及時推出一套新的財政政策將有助於重振美國經濟。

  •   A Federal Reserve report showed manufacturing declining sharply in a key area, while a separate government study said the number of new homes under construction in 2007 dropped by 25 percent, the steepest drop for that industry since 1980.
  • 美聯準會的一個報告顯示,製造業的一個重要領域出現顯著的下滑;政府部門的另外一個研究報告說,在 2007 年新建房屋的數量下降了 25 %,是自 1980 年以來新房數量下滑幅度最大的一年。

  •   Bernanke stressed that any stimulus package must be implemented quickly and designed to be temporary.
  • 伯南克強調說,任何刺激經濟的配套方案一定要快速實施,也必須是暫時性的。

  •   Economic stimulus packages usually come in the form of higher federal spending, lower taxes or some combination of the two.
  • 刺激經濟的措施一般指的是增加聯邦支出,減稅,或兩者並行。

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  • Taiwanese Government Spokesman Resigns Amid Election Defeat
  • 敗選後台灣政府發言人辭職
  •   Two Taiwanese Cabinet ministers have offered to resign, following the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's defeat in legislative elections held last week.
  • 在台灣執政的民進黨於上星期的立法委員選舉中遭到挫敗後,台灣兩名內閣部長級官員提出辭職。

  •   Government Information Office chief Shieh Jhy-wey told reporters today (Friday) that he wanted to quit ahead of the Cabinet's planned mass resignation on January 28th.
  • 台灣行政院新聞局長謝志偉星期五對記者表示,他要在內閣成員計劃於 1 月 28 號集體辭職之前就辭職。

  •   Media reports say Education Minister Tu Cheng-sheng has also offered to go as well.
  • 媒體報導說,教育部長杜正勝也提出要辭去部長一職。

  •   In last week's elections, the opposition Nationalists won 81 of the 113 seats in Taiwan's legislature.
  • 在上個星期的選舉中,反對黨國民黨陣營贏得了台灣立法院 113 個席位中的 81 席。

  •   The Nationalists campaigned on a theme of improving ties with China and strengthening Taiwan's stagnant economy, which they blamed on President Chen Shu-bian's pro-independence stance.
  • 國民黨的競選綱領是要與中國改善關係,強化台灣停滯的經濟;國民黨把經濟問題歸咎於陳水扁總統所持的傾向台獨的立場。

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