4月26日午间英语新闻：多国专家驳斥“中国产能过剩论”

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Papua New Guinea leader responds to Biden comment, saying nation undeserving of cannibalism label

“拜登舅舅被吃掉”？巴新总理回应：“我们国家不应该被贴上这样的标签”

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says his nation does not deserve to be labeled cannibals, and urged the US to clear up the remnants of World War II littered across the Pacific, after remarks by President Joe Biden last week about his missing serviceman uncle.

据路透社4月22日报道，巴布亚新几内亚总理马拉佩回应了拜登的言论，表示巴布亚新几内亚不应该被贴上“食人族”的标签，他同时敦促美国清除散落在太平洋地区的二战遗留物。不久前，美国总统拜登就他失踪的舅舅发表了讲话。

Biden had "appeared to imply his uncle was eaten by cannibals after his plane was shot down over PNG during WWII," Marape's office said in a statement late on Sunday.

报道称，马拉佩办公室当地时间21日在发表的一份声明中表示，拜登“似乎暗示他舅舅所驾驶的飞机，于二战期间在巴布亚新几内亚上空被击落，随后被食人族吃掉”。

"President Biden's remarks may have been a slip of the tongue; however, my country does not deserve to be labeled as such," Marape said.

马拉佩在声明中称，“拜登总统的言论可能是口误；然而，我们国家不应该被贴上这样的标签”。

Historians say Papua New Guinea was crucial to the US drive across the Pacific in WWII. The impact of the war remains sensitive among Pacific Islanders, however.

路透社报道称，历史学家表示，巴布亚新几内亚对美国在二战期间的太平洋行动至关重要，然而战争带来的影响，对太平洋地区的民众而言，仍然是一个敏感的话题。

Marape said his nation was "needlessly dragged into a conflict that was not their doing".

马拉佩在声明中表示，他的国家“不必要地陷入了一场不是由他们引起的冲突中”。

Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands remain littered with wartime human remains, plane wrecks, ship wrecks and tunnels, as well as leftover bombs that were still killing people, he said.

报道还援引马拉佩的说法称，在巴布亚新几内亚和所罗门群岛仍然散落着战时的人类遗骸、飞机残骸、船只残骸以及遗留的炸弹等，这些炸弹如今仍在造成人员伤亡。

In his statement, Marape urged the White House "to look into cleaning up these remains of WWII so the truth about missing servicemen like Ambrose Finnegan can be put to rest."

在马拉佩的声明中，他敦促白宫“调查清理这些二战遗迹，以便像安布罗斯•芬尼根（指拜登的舅舅）这样的军人的失踪真相能够得到澄清”。

Some found Biden’s claim humorous. But residents of Papua New Guinea said they didn’t appreciate Biden’s remarks about cannibalism.

《纽约邮报》报道称，有人认为拜登的说法很幽默，但巴布亚新几内亚的一些居民表示，他们不欣赏拜登此番言论。

重点词汇：

1.cannibal
英/ˈkænɪbl/
美/ˈkænɪbl/
n.食人肉者；同类相食的动物
adj.食同类的，吃人肉的；食同类的，吃人肉的

2.remnant
英/ˈremnənt/
美/ˈremnənt/
n.残余部分，残迹；布头，零头布料
adj.残余的，剩余的

3.litter
英/ˈlɪtə(r)/
美/ˈlɪtər/
n.（公共场所内乱扔的）垃圾，废弃物；一堆杂乱的东西；（同时出生的）一窝（小动物）；猫砂；（森林里的）落叶，落叶层；（家畜睡觉用的）褥草，垫草；轿子；担架
v.散乱覆盖；（在公共场所）乱扔（垃圾）；使（某事物）充满；（狗、猫等动物）产仔

Experts, executives dismiss 'overcapacity' narrative

多国专家驳斥“中国产能过剩论”

The so-called "China overcapacity" narrative has been employed by certain Western countries, primarily the United States, as a political tool to tarnish and suppress the Chinese economy, observers said. Behind the slander lies an agenda of anti-globalization and protectionism that ultimately hinders normal global trade and undermines the common interests of nations, they said.

分析人士指出，以美国为首的部分西方国家将所谓的“中国产能过剩论”作为抹黑和打压中国经济的政治工具。其背后是反全球化和贸易保护主义，其结果是阻碍正常的全球贸易，损害各国共同利益。

China holds a significant position in the global supply chain, although that's not due to Chinese policy, but rather the result of companies and consumers worldwide making their own decisions, experts and executives said. After all, they added, China, as the world's second-largest economy, has a comparative advantage in its economic model — one that makes it the go-to manufacturing hub of the world.

多位经济学家和跨国企业高管表示，中国在全球供应链中占据重要地位，这是全球企业和消费者自主决策的结果，而不是中国的政策决定的。作为世界第二大经济体，中国的经济模式具有比较优势，使其成为世界制造业的中心。

Albert Park, chief economist at Asian Development Bank, said concerns about Chinese exports in terms of overcapacity are not supported well by evidence, noting that the World Trade Organization addresses noncompetitive practices with anti-dumping and countervailing duties, and there is no strong evidence that either applies to China.

亚洲开发银行首席经济学家朴之水表示，对“中国输出过剩产能”的担忧证据不足。他指出，世界贸易组织通过征收反倾销税和反补贴税解决不当竞争问题，但没有有力的证据表明这两种做法适用于中国。

On the contrary, a critical issue facing the world today is not an oversupply of green energy capacity, but rather a severe shortage. According to the International Energy Agency, annual sales of electric vehicles are projected to reach 45 million units by 2030, more than four times the demand in 2022.

当今世界面临的关键问题不是绿色能源产能过剩，而是严重短缺。据国际能源署测算，2030年全球新能源汽车需求量将达4500万辆，是2022年的4倍多。

Robin Xing, chief China economist at Morgan Stanley, said, "It is unfair to specifically mention China's industrial policies and imply that China's competitive advantage is subsidized by the government," as many countries are allocating government subsidies and introducing industrial policies to boost strategic industries and productivity.

摩根士丹利中国首席经济学家邢自强称，“刻意针对中国的产业政策、并暗示中国的竞争优势是靠政府补贴，这是不公平的”，因为许多国家正在通过政府补贴和相应产业政策促进战略性产业和生产力的发展。

重点词汇：

1.tarnish
英/ˈtɑːnɪʃ/
美/ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/
v.使失去光泽，使变暗淡；玷污
n.（金属表面的）暗锈；颜色晦暗，无光泽；污点

2.slander
英/ˈslɑːndə(r)/
美/ˈslændər/
n.诽谤，诋毁；诽谤罪
v.（口头）诽谤，诋毁

3.hub
英/hʌb/
美/hʌb/
n.（活动的）中心；枢纽机场，枢纽城市；（轮）毂，（推进器、风扇等的）旋翼叶毂；（网络）集线器

4.countervailing
英/ˈkaʊntəveɪlɪŋ/
美/ˈkaʊntərveɪlɪŋ/
v.对抗；抵消；补偿；与……势均力敌（countervail 的现在分词）
adj.抗衡的；抵消的

5.subsidize
英/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/
美/ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz/