2022年10月26日 VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：英國(guó)首相沉克瑞希在經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)期間上任

 

Rishi Sunak became Britain's third prime minister this year on Tuesday. The former Treasury chief promised to lead the country through an economic crisis and rebuild trust in politics.
里希·蘇納克（Rishi Sunak）周二成為英國(guó)今年第三任首相。這位前財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)承諾帶領(lǐng)國(guó)家度過(guò)經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)并重建對(duì)政治的信任。
 
Sunak made the traditional visit to Buckingham Palace and met with King Charles III, who officially asked the prime minister to form a government. He leads the country's Conservative party.
蘇納克對(duì)白金漢宮進(jìn)行了傳統(tǒng)訪問(wèn)，并會(huì)見(jiàn)了查理三世國(guó)王，后者正式要求首相組建政府。他領(lǐng)導(dǎo)該國(guó)的保守黨。
 
The 42-year-old Sunak comes from an Indian and Hindu background. The former hedge fund chief first entered elected politics seven years ago. A hedge fund is a group of investors who use complex investments to gain high returns.
42 歲的 Sunak 來(lái)自印度和印度教背景。這位前對(duì)沖基金總裁七年前首次進(jìn)入民選政界。對(duì)沖基金是一群使用復(fù)雜投資來(lái)獲得高回報(bào)的投資者。
 
Sunak is the youngest British leader to be elected in more than 200 years. He replaces Liz Truss, who recently resigned after spending just 44 days in office. Truss faced a wave of criticism over a series of economic proposals that shook financial markets and divided her Conservative party.
Sunak is the youngest British leader to be elected in more than 200 years. 他接替了 Liz Truss，后者在任職僅 44 天后最近辭職。特拉斯因一系列震撼金融市場(chǎng)并分裂她的保守黨的經(jīng)濟(jì)提案而面臨批評(píng)浪潮。
 
Political experts say Sunak is seen by his party as a safe caretaker who can hopefully steady an economy moving toward recession.
政治專(zhuān)家說(shuō)，蘇納克被他的政黨視為一個(gè)安全的看守人，他有望穩(wěn)定經(jīng)濟(jì)走向衰退。
 
Speaking outside the prime minister's residence at 10 Downing Street in London, Sunak said he realized the great difficulties currently facing Britain. "I fully appreciate how hard things are," he said. He added that he also recognized that he will have to work hard to regain the public's trust. "All I can say is that I am not daunted."
蘇納克在倫敦唐寧街 10 號(hào)的首相官邸外發(fā)表講話說(shuō)，他意識(shí)到英國(guó)目前面臨的巨大困難。“我完全理解事情的艱難，”他說(shuō)。他補(bǔ)充說(shuō)，他也認(rèn)識(shí)到他必須努力工作才能重新獲得公眾的信任。“我只能說(shuō)，我沒(méi)有被嚇倒。”
 
 
Sunak said he would look for the best ways to cut public spending and fix the "mistakes" made by Truss.
蘇納克表示，他將尋找削減公共開(kāi)支的最佳方法，并糾正特拉斯所犯的“錯(cuò)誤”。
 
The new prime minister is expected to cut government spending to reduce an estimated $45 billion budget deficit. The deficit was created by an economic slowdown, higher borrowing costs and energy support measures. Solving the problem "will mean difficult decisions to come," Sunak said.
預(yù)計(jì)新任總理將削減政府開(kāi)支，以減少約 450 億美元的預(yù)算赤字。赤字是由經(jīng)濟(jì)放緩、更高的借貸成本和能源支持措施造成的。解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題“將意味著艱難的決定，”蘇納克說(shuō)。
 
As chief of Britain's Treasury, Sunak became popular with the public by offering billions in support to closed businesses and unemployed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
作為英國(guó)財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)，蘇納克在 COVID-19 大流行期間通過(guò)向關(guān)閉的企業(yè)和失業(yè)工人提供數(shù)十億美元的支持而受到公眾的歡迎。
 
Now, he will have to oversee tax increases and spending cuts as he tries to bring inflation and government debt under control. Workers in the railroad, telecommunications, waste collection and other industries have gone on strike for higher wages recently.
現(xiàn)在，他將不得不監(jiān)督增稅和削減開(kāi)支，試圖控制通脹和政府債務(wù)。鐵路、電信、垃圾收集和其他行業(yè)的工人最近舉行了罷工，要求提高工資。
 
Sunak also promised to put the public's needs before politics.
蘇納克還承諾將公眾的需求置于政治之上。
 
Members of Britain's Indian community and people in India celebrated Sunak's new position. Social media and Indian media were flooded with congratulations for Sunak. New Delhi businessman Manoj Garg told The Associated Press, "It is a moment of pride for India that the country which ruled us for many years has now a prime minister of Indian heritage."
英國(guó)印度社區(qū)成員和印度人民慶祝蘇納克的新職位。社交媒體和印度媒體充斥著對(duì) Sunak 的祝賀。新德里商人 Manoj Garg 告訴美聯(lián)社，“對(duì)于印度來(lái)說(shuō)，這是一個(gè)自豪的時(shí)刻，這個(gè)統(tǒng)治我們多年的國(guó)家現(xiàn)在有了一位印度傳統(tǒng)的總理。”
 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Sunak on Twitter. He said he looked forward to "working closely" with the prime minister on world issues. Modi added, "Special Diwali wishes to the ‘living bridge' of UK Indians as we transform historic ties into modern partnership."
印度總理納倫德拉·莫迪在推特上祝賀蘇納克。他說(shuō)，他期待在世界問(wèn)題上與總理“密切合作”。莫迪補(bǔ)充說(shuō)：“特別排燈節(jié)希望在我們將歷史關(guān)系轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)代伙伴關(guān)系時(shí)，英國(guó)印第安人的‘活橋’。”
 
Sunak's grandparents came from Punjab state before India and Pakistan were divided after British rule ended in 1947. The family moved to East Africa in the late 1930s before settling in Britain in the 1960s. Sunak was born in 1980 in Southampton, on England's south coast.
在 1947 年英國(guó)統(tǒng)治結(jié)束后印度和巴基斯坦分裂之前，蘇納克的祖父母來(lái)自旁遮普邦。全家在 1930 年代后期移居?xùn)|非，然后在 1960 年代定居英國(guó)。蘇納克 1980 年出生于英格蘭南海岸的南安普敦。
 
Sunak is married to Akshata Murty. Her father is Indian billionaire N.R. Narayana Murthy, creator of the technology company Infosys.
Sunak 與 Akshata Murty 結(jié)婚。她的父親是印度億萬(wàn)富翁 NR Narayana Murthy，他是科技公司 Infosys 的創(chuàng)始人。