中德部长级磋商将在柏林召开

时间：2014-10-18 08:15:42

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The third German-Chinese ministerial consultations¹ are due to be held in Berlin. They come amid growing concerns over Europe's faltering² economy and an economic slowdown in China.

第三次中德部长级磋商将在德国首都柏林召开。此时，整个欧洲经济摇摇欲坠，而中国经济增速也在放缓，让外界愈发担忧。

When Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang arrives in Germany for high-level consultations beginning Friday, it will be amidst a mixed background of flourishing trade between the two economic powerhouses but gloomy forecasts for their growth.

Li will hold talks with German Chancellor³ Angela Merkel and sign a number of agreements. The two leaders will also preside over a joint⁴ meeting of their cabinets.

Bilateral⁵ trade between the two countries has jumped nearly 12-fold in recent years, according to official data. But elation⁶ over the Sino-German trade boom has been dampened by a slowdown in the Chinese economy and warnings that Germany is teetering on the brink⁷ of recession.

"The Chinese economy is now not strong enough to offset⁸ stagnation⁹ in the eurozone," said Carsten Brzeski, an economist¹⁰ with ING Bank.

Domestic demand in China has slipped. Imports dropped 3 percent in August over July and as a result Germany no longer looks like it will be able to prop¹¹ up the eurozone economy like it did when it led the Continent out of the 2009 recession.

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1 consultations
n.磋商（会议）( consultation的名词复数 )；商讨会；协商会；查找
参考例句：
Consultations can be arranged at other times by appointment. 磋商可以通过预约安排在其他时间。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 Consultations are under way. 正在进行磋商。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 faltering
犹豫的，支吾的，蹒跚的
参考例句：
The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。 I canfeel my legs faltering. 我感到我的腿在颤抖。

3 chancellor
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。

4 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。 We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

5 bilateral
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
参考例句：
They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。 There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

6 elation
n.兴高采烈，洋洋得意
参考例句：
She showed her elation at having finally achieved her ambition.最终实现了抱负，她显得十分高兴。 His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.他的支持者听到那条消息后兴高采烈。

7 brink
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
参考例句：
The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。 The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

8 offset
n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿
参考例句：
Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。 He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

9 stagnation
n. 停滞
参考例句：
Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline. 糟糕的经济政策道致了长时间的经济萧条和下滑。 Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative. 运动是绝对的，而静止是相对的。

10 economist
n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人
参考例句：
He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。 He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

11 prop
vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山
参考例句：
A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。 The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。