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  • US Federal Reserve Posts Large Profit
  • 美联储公佈大额赢利
  •   Officials of the U.S. central bank say the government has made a record profit on its controversial program to bolster the faltering economy.
  • 美国中央银行的官员说,政府在那些為支撑下滑中的经济而推出的有争议项目上获得创记录的赢利。

  •   The Federal Reserve profits in 2010 were more than $78 billion, a 65 percent gain from the previous year.
  • 美联储 2010 年的利润比上一年增加了 780 亿美元,较前一年增幅為 65 %。

  •   The Fed has been buying government bonds in an effort to stimulate the economy by holding down long-term interest rates.
  • 美联储一直在购买政府债券,通过压低长期利率来刺激经济。

  •   During the financial crisis, the agency also purchased large quantities of mortgage-backed securities in the hope of increasing investor confidence.
  • 在金融危机期间,美联储还购买了大量得到抵押贷款支援的证券,希望提升投资人的信心。

  •   The profit comes from income on these investments.
  • 美联储的利润来自於这些投资上的收益。

  •   Officials applaud the profit, but caution that changing market conditions could turn that into a loss in the future as the Fed sells the assets when economic stimulus is no longer needed.
  • 有关官员对获得这个利润拍手喝彩,但是告诫说,当美联储不再需要经济刺激措施而出售这些资產时,不断改变的市场情况可能会使这个赢利在今后成為亏损。

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  • Gates Seeks Chinese Help Against North Korean Missile Threat
  • 盖茨寻求中国协助防犯北韩导弹威胁
  •   U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he believes North Korea will have an operational intercontinental ballistic missile capable of threatening the United States within five years.
  • 美国国防部长盖茨说,他相信北韩在 5 年之内将拥有一枚能够威胁美国的洲际弹道导弹。

  •   Gates made the prediction Tuesday following a meeting in Beijing with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
  • 星期二,盖茨在北京会晤中国国家主席胡锦涛之后做出这一预测。

  •   Asked what the United States plans to do to defend itself, Gates said that is what his talks are about -- finding a way to get North Korea to take "a different path."
  • 当盖茨被问到美国计划如何进行防卫时,他表示,这就是他这次会谈的内容,即寻找一种方式,让北韩走 “一条不同的道路”。

  •   U.S. officials said Gates also asked Mr. Hu about media reports that China flight-tested a stealth jet fighter for the first time earlier in the day.
  • 美国官员说,盖茨还向胡锦涛问及当天早些时候有关中国首次试飞一架隐形战斗机的媒体报道。

  •   State-controlled media websites featured photos of the plane in flight, indicating that China's military modernization program is advancing more quickly than had been believed.
  • 中国官方媒体的网站登出这架隐形战机飞行的照片,显示中国军事现代化项目的进展速度超过以往的预期。

  •   A senior defense official who attended the meeting said that every Chinese civilian in the room appeared to be surprised that the flight had taken place.
  • 一名参加会谈的高层防务官员说,房间中的每位中国文职人员看来都对这次试飞感到惊讶。

  •   Mr. Hu, the country's most senior civilian official, is also the chairman of China's Central Military Commission.
  • 胡锦涛是中国级别最高的文职官员,同时担任中国中央军委主席。

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