VOA慢速英語:烏克蘭代總統(tǒng)警告稱國家的經(jīng)濟急速下滑

This is the VOA Learning English Economics Report.

這里是美國之音慢速英語經(jīng)濟報道。

Protests in Ukraine let parliament to remove president Viktor Yanukovych last week. Parliament also voted for him to face trial in the International Criminal Court for crimes during the demonstrations that led to his ouster.

烏克蘭示威導致該國議會上周罷免了亞努科維奇總統(tǒng)。議會還投票贊成讓國際刑事法院就亞努科維奇在導致他下臺的示威期間犯下的罪行進行審理。

The political crisis has hurt Ukraine's economy, which is struggled since 2009. Ukraine's acting president Oleksandr Turchynov says the economy is weak, although the world economy is improving.

這次政治危機已經(jīng)傷害到烏克蘭經(jīng)濟，該國經(jīng)濟自2009年以來一直處境艱難。烏克蘭代總統(tǒng)阿列克·圖奇諾夫(Oleksandr Turchynov)表示，雖然世界經(jīng)濟正在改善，但烏克蘭經(jīng)濟卻很疲軟。

Ukraine's finance ministry said in later February that the country needs $35 billion to survive this year and in 2015. Ukraine's economic problems increased during the huge street protests that led to the ouster of the pro-Russian president.

二月下旬烏克蘭財政部表示，該國需要350億美元以捱過今年和2015年。在導致親俄總統(tǒng)下臺的聲勢浩大的街頭示威期間，烏克蘭經(jīng)濟問題繼續(xù)惡化。

The United States and the European Union have expressed concern and a willingness to help. The EU says it would be ready for talks after Ukraine holds elections planed for May. Western nations have suggested Ukraine seek loans from the International Monetary Fund(IMF).

美國和歐盟都已表示關切并愿意提供幫助。歐盟表示會準備好在烏克蘭舉辦計劃于5月份進行的選舉后與之會談。西方國家曾建議烏克蘭向國際貨幣基金組織尋求貸款。

Art Durnev is a professor of Finance at the University of Iowa. He has closely followed the problems in the Ukraine. He tells VOA that the country is in financial trouble because of corruption under former president Yanukovych.

阿特·杜爾涅夫(Art Durnev)是美國愛荷華大學的金融學教授。他一直密切關注烏克蘭問題。他對美國之音表示，由于前總統(tǒng)亞努科維奇統(tǒng)治下的腐敗問題，該國正處于財務困境

Representatives of the G20 group of major world economies met in Sydney, Australia at the end of February. At the meeting, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said there was widespread support from G20 leaders for IMF aid to Ukraine, he also stressed the importance of Ukraine carrying out reforms.

作為世界主要經(jīng)濟體的20國集團代表于2月底在澳大利亞悉尼會面。在會議上，美國財長雅各布·盧(Jacob Lew)表示，20國集團廣泛支持國際貨幣基金組織援助烏克蘭。他還著重指出了烏克蘭進行改革的重要性。

Ukraine's economy has depended on low cost natural gas supplies imported from Russia, now those supplies are threatened. Former president Yanukovych rejected a free trade and association agreement with the European Union, instead, Ukraine accepted a promise of $15 billion in aid from Russia. But since the ouster of Mr. Yanukovych, Russia has announced it would withhold payments.

烏克蘭經(jīng)濟一直依賴從俄羅斯進口的廉價天然氣供應。現(xiàn)在天然氣供應受到了威脅。前總統(tǒng)亞努科維奇拒絕了同歐盟的自由貿(mào)易和同盟協(xié)定，相反，烏克蘭接受了俄羅斯承諾的150億美元援助。但自亞努科維奇下臺以后，俄羅斯已經(jīng)宣稱將扣留款項。

Acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said Ukraine "must return to the family of European countries," however, he also noted, in his words, "the importance of our relations with Russia."

代總統(tǒng)圖奇諾夫表示，烏克蘭必須回到歐洲國家的大家庭，不過他也指出，用他的話來說就是“我們與俄羅斯關系的重要性。”

Ukraine is a large country with a population of 44 million people, but the country's economic production is relatively low.

烏克蘭是一個擁有4400萬人口的大國，但該國的經(jīng)濟產(chǎn)量相對較低。

And that is the Economics Report from VOA Learning English. For more programs, visit our webite, chinavoa.com. We are also on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, iTunes and Twitter. I'm Mario Ritter.

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