Obama issues warning to bankers 奥巴马提醒银行家戒骄戒躁
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US President Barack Obama has warned bankers against complacency, saying that some in the industry are ignoring the lessons of the financial crisis.

美国总统奥巴马提醒银行家避免自满情绪,称某些人忽视了金融危机的教训。

"We will not go back to the days of reckless(鲁莽的) behaviour and unchecked excess at the heart of this crisis," he said.

He called on Wall Street to support "the most ambitious(热望的,有雄心的) overhaul1(翻修,精细检查) of the financial system since the Great Depression".

The financial system was returning to normal but had not recovered, he added.

"There are some in the financial industry who are misreading this moment," said President Obama in a speech to mark one year since the collapse2 of Lehman Brothers bank.

"Instead of learning the lessons of Lehman and the crisis from which we are still recovering, they are choosing to ignore them. They do so not just at their own peril3(危险,冒险), but at our nation's."

He told Wall Street that it could not resume taking risks without regard for consequences and said they should not expect US taxpayers4 to bail5 them out again.

The speech came as UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that he was "appalled(胆寒,惊骇)" that some financial firms had been continuing or even extending their bonus culture.

In a BBC interview, Mr Brown said he was determined6 that world leaders meeting in Pittsburgh next week would "complete the unfinished business" of cleaning up banks - including establishing rules on bonuses.

New powers

President Obama said his administration was working on an "ambitious" overhaul of the regulatory system(调节系统).

Under the proposed regulation, the White House would give the central bank, the Federal Reserve, new powers over huge financial firms and the ability to seize banks whose collapse could threaten the economy.

He also wants a new watchdog, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, to oversee7 products such as mortgages(抵押), car loans and credit cards. The Federal Trade Commission would also be given new powers to protect consumers.

"It is incumbent8 on(义不容辞,覆盖在上) us to put in place those reforms that will prevent this crisis from ever happening again," President Obama said.

The proposals have faced opposition9 from the banking10 industry and been tied up in Congress, which has been bogged11 down(陷入泥潭) with the administration's healthcare reform proposals.

Storms breaking

Mr Obama said that his recovery was bearing fruit and had "prevented layoffs12 of tens of thousands of teachers, police officers and other essential public servants".

"Although I will never be satisfied while people are out of work and our financial system is weakened, we can be confident that the storms of the past two years are beginning to break," he added.

He denied that his plans to force greater transparency in financial products would lead to a reduction in competition.

He said that in the past competition had been about who could hide the true costs of their products the best by offering teaser(戏弄者,强求者) rates on credit cards and mortgages.

"By setting ground rules, we'll increase the kind of competition that actually provides people better and greater choices, as companies compete to offer the best product, not the one that's most complex or confusing," he said.



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1 overhaul yKGxy     
v./n.大修,仔细检查
参考例句:
  • Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
  • It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知,铁路系统需要大检修。
2 collapse aWvyE     
vi.累倒;昏倒;倒塌;塌陷
参考例句:
  • The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
  • The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
3 peril l3Dz6     
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物
参考例句:
  • The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
  • The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。
4 taxpayers 8fa061caeafce8edc9456e95d19c84b4     
纳税人,纳税的机构( taxpayer的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Finance for education comes from taxpayers. 教育经费来自纳税人。
  • She was declaiming against the waste of the taxpayers' money. 她慷慨陈词猛烈抨击对纳税人金钱的浪费。
5 bail Aupz4     
v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人
参考例句:
  • One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
  • She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
6 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
7 oversee zKMxr     
vt.监督,管理
参考例句:
  • Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
  • Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。
8 incumbent wbmzy     
adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的
参考例句:
  • He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
  • It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。
9 opposition eIUxU     
n.反对,敌对
参考例句:
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
10 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。
11 bogged BxPzmV     
adj.陷于泥沼的v.(使)陷入泥沼, (使)陷入困境( bog的过去式和过去分词 );妨碍,阻碍
参考例句:
  • The professor bogged down in the middle of his speech. 教授的演讲只说了一半便讲不下去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • The tractor is bogged down in the mud. 拖拉机陷入了泥沼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
12 layoffs ce61a640e39c61e757a47e52d4154974     
临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 ); 停工,停止活动
参考例句:
  • Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
  • Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时,股票价格便大跌
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