近月,拉丁美洲國家貨幣急貶,一場地區風暴正從委內瑞拉擴散至阿根廷、墨西哥等地,政府紛紛呼求國際組織紓困。政治與經濟危機和難民潮不但未見止息,美國向世界其他經濟體宣示貿易戰,更使危機加劇(deepen)。 【拉美危機淺談】 to deepen 加劇、惡化 A:The news reported that the IMF's director had met Argentina's finance minister in September. (新聞報導說,9月IMF官員已與阿根廷財長碰面。) B: Yes! Apparently, the economic crisis in Argentina continues to deepen. (是啊,顯然阿根廷的經濟危機持續加劇。) austerity 撙節、緊縮政策 A:The currencies in both Turkey and Mexico also have plunged recently. (土耳其與墨西哥兩國幣值最近也暴跌。) B:Do you think applying austerity measures would be an effective strategy? (你認為進行撙節政策會有效嗎?) bailout 紓困 A:Maybe! However, it appears these countries in Latin America really need bailouts! (或許吧!但是這些拉美國家真的需要紓困!) B:As long as the trade wars among the largest economies intensify, these countries will worsen. (只要經濟體之間的貿易戰激化,它們將會更糟。) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. to intervene:介入、干涉 2. to stem:阻擋、遏止 3. trade war:貿易戰 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權