ECO名人人就一辈子100篇《经济学家》读译1120.docx
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ECO名人人就一辈子100篇《经济学家》读译1120
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Acalibratedprovocation
Mar2nd2006|BEIJING
FromTheEconomistprintedition
ButChinahasnotfallenintothetrap.
(1)INTHEelaborate★fiction[1]thatgovernsrelationsacrosstheTaiwanStrait,thereexistsinTaiwanabodycalledtheNationalUnificationCouncil,whosenotionalaimistoadvisethepresidentonhowtheislandandthemainlandaretou_______①,anaimwhichChinaandTaiwannotionallyshare.Thebodyhasbeeninactiveforsixyears.ButwhenPresidentChenShui-bianappearedtoscrapitthisweek,hecausedangerinChina,andworryinAmerica.
MrChenhasbeenweakenedbyscandalsinhispartybuthastwoyearsl______②inoffice.AppealingtoTaiwanesenationalismisonewaytorallysupport.Hencetheappealofscrappingabodythatissupposedtoadvisehimonunification.ButMrChendoesnotwanttoprovokeChinaintoamilitaryresponse.So
(2)hisdecisionwasjudiciouslyworded.Thecouncil,hesaid,had“ceasedtof________③”anditsguidelineshad“ceasedtoapply”.Thisphrasingsuggeststhepossibilityofafuturerevival.
ThecarefulwordingwasalsopartlyintendedtopacifyAmerica,whichhasbeentryingtopersuadeMrChennotto★rocktheboat[1]sincelateJanuary,whenhesignalledhisintentiontotakethisstep.AspokesmanfortheStateDepartmentsaidAmericawould“continuetoholdPresidentChenbyhiscommitmentsnottotakeunilateralmoves”.HealsosaiditwasAmerica'sunderstandingthatMrChenhadnotformallya_________④thecouncil.
(3)Forallitsfulminations,however,Chinadoesnotseemkeentoescalatethisparticulardispute.PresidentHuJintaoaccusedMrChenoftakinga“dangerousstep”towardsi__________⑤.Butofficialshavenotthreatenedto★invoke[3]ananti-s________⑥lawpassedbyChina'slegislatureayearago.ThatauthorisedmilitaryactionagainstTaiwanintheeventof(4)undefined“majorincidents”★entailing[4]theisland'sindependencefromChina.ThelawhasbeendescribedbyTaiwaneseofficialsasathreattothes________⑦quoand,indeed,aprimaryjustificationforMrChen'sdecision.
AbiggerworryforChineseleadersisthatMrChenmight★renegeon[5]otherpledgesnottoamendtheisland'sconstitution.HemaysuggestthatChinaisaseparatecountry.W______⑧,hemaychangeTaiwan'sofficialname(theRepublicofChina).ChinadoesnotofficiallyacceptthisnameforTaiwan,butmuchprefersittotheRepublicofTaiwan.GiventhedistinctpossibilitythattheoppositionKuomintang(KMT)willreclaimTaiwan'spresidencyin2008,MrChenmight(5)feeltemptedtoriskadramatic★gesture[6]inordertorallysupportforhisparty.
ButasMrChennotedthisweek,anyconstitutionalreformwould,underrulesintroducedlastyear,requireapprovalbythree-quartersofthelegislatureasw_____⑨asareferendum.WiththeKMTanditssupporters—whofavourkeepingongoodtermswithChinaandkeepingthecouncil—controllingamajorityofparliament'sseats,thiswouldmakeithardtointroduceanamendmentChinastronglydisliked.MrChenwantsaconstitutionalreferendumnextyear,buthasnotsofarproposedanychangesthatwould★rile[7]theChinese.
(6)AnescalationofrhetoriccanbeexpectedinthenextfewdaysasChina'slegislatureholdsitsannualmeeting,startingonMarch6th.NationalisticoutburstsfromtheCommunistParty-pickeddelegateshavebecomepartoftheritual.Unlikethemeetinglastyearatwhichtheanti-secessionlawwasadopted,thefocusofthisyear'sagendawillbedomestic:
inparticularanewfive-yeareconomicplanwhichisaimedatreducingagrowingg_____⑩betweenrichandpoor.ButjusttobesurethatTaiwanstaysinline,themeetingwillsurelyengageinanotherofitsannualrituals,aheftyincreaseinmilitaryspending.
NOTES:
(参考书:
《朗文现代英汉双解词典》)
[1]fictionn.杜撰;虚构;幻象:
Hisaccountofthecrimewasacompletefiction.他所讲述的那件罪行完全是虚构的。
[2]rocktheboat从中捣乱,使事情恶化:
TheleaderofthepartyaskedTonynottorocktheboatuntilaftertheelection.党的领袖要别在选举前提出异议,免令情况恶化。
[3]invokevt.使生效,援用:
toinvokethepowersofthelawtopresentacrime.借助法律力量防止罪案
[4]entail:
.vt.承担,伴随,需要(施加或要求使成为必要的附属物或结果)aninvestmentthatentailedhighrisk.一项需承担高风险的投资
[5]renege:
v.(on)背心,违约:
Yousaidyou’dcome—youcan’trenegenow!
你说过要来——你现在不能失信。
[6]gesturen.表达,姿态:
Somecountriesgiverareanimalstoimportantforeignvisitorsasagestureoffriendship.有些国家把稀有动物送给重要的外宾以示友好。
[7]rilevt.恼怒,激怒热火:
Itrilesmewhenhewon’tstopwhistling.他不停地吹口哨,把我给惹火了。
参考译文
精准的挑衅
但是中国大陆并没有上当。
左右台湾海峡两岸关系的因素非常复杂,但又虚无缥缈,其中在台湾有一个名叫“国家统一委员会”的机构,其意图旨在就如何实现台岛和大陆的统一向“总统”建言献策,而从理论上讲,实现统一也是北京和台湾的共同意图。
六年来,该机构一直无所作为。
不过,当陈水扁“总统”本周宣布将其废止之际,北京感到大为恼怒,美国方面也是忧心忡忡。
陈水扁因其党内丑闻而渐次式微,可他还有两年任期。
拿台湾人的民族独立主义作文章,是一种赢取民众支持的办法,所以陈水扁才谋求废止这一被认为是劝其统一的机构。
不过,陈水扁不希望激惹北京动武,因此宣布决定时很讲究措辞。
他说,国统会已“终止运作”,其纲领已“终止适用”。
这种说法暗示了将来重新恢复国统会的可能性。
从一定程度上看,措辞谨慎也是为了让美国放心。
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