Nov 22nd 2014: A Wounded Economy Flashcards
东乌拉圭的大屠杀
carnage in eastern Ukraine
和西方令人沮丧的关系
fraught relations with the west
伊斯兰教徒暴动
Islamist insurgency
越来越多的人开始抱怨
grumbling among the growing numbers
俄罗斯的办法
Russia’s ailment
石油带动的经济
oil-fired economy
上行
surge upward
油价大跌
oil has tumbled
卢布跌了23%
rouble has fallen by 23%
好友们
cronies
大批俄国商业机构
a long tally of Russian business
盗賊统治
Years of kleptocracy have had a corrosive effect on this place
出口工业
export industries
外汇储备
a stash of foreign-exchange reserves
责怪国外的剥削
blame deprivation on foreigner
(需要技巧)的移动;操纵
manoeuvre or maneuver
一系列接下来的可能性
succession of possibilities
油价下跌
dip in the oil price
不善的债务再筹
bungled debt rescheduling
走上一条不稳的路
on an unsustainable course
供给看上去非常可能增加
supply seems set to increase
滑入低谷
slip into recession
重新评价俄国的前景
reassess Russia’s prospects
现有500B的外债
have 500 billion in external debt outstanding
正在变多的遭受困难的俄国公司
lengthening queue of troubled Russian firms
顾客更喜欢美元
their customers are understandably spiriting into dollars
储备正在消失
Reserves are evaporating
账本记录变得非常需要技巧
book-keeping is dodgy
储备
reserve pile
资产也有漏洞
assets are iffy
普京的侵略很快让这一切变得无意义
Mr. Putin’s own aggression is fast rendering worthless
为了养老金标记了出来
earmarked for pensions
这一切都对俄国造成了麻烦
all this spells trouble for Russia
抢劫式的外交政策
marauding foreign policy
进一步袭击乌克兰
a deeper foray into Ukraine
阻止俄国银行。。。
barring Russia’s bank from …
大打民粹主义的牌
play the nationalist card
更多的外国侵略和更多的被制裁
more foreign forays, yet more sanctions
制裁会减少
sanctions to be cut back