2019年11月CATTI二级笔译 实务真题(英译汉) .pdfVIP

2019 年 11 月 CATTI 二级笔译 实务真题（英译汉） 作者：韩子满 来源：《英语世界》2020 年第 05 期 passage 1 [1] Where there is financial connection1 ， we see that rapid improvements in quality of life can quickly follow. In modern world ， there are several important channels to achieving this greater financial connectivity. I want to highlight two today ： increased capital mobility and increased financial inclusion. [2] First ， enabling capital to flow more freely. Allowing capital to flow across borders can help support inclusive growth. Right now ， foreign direct investment is only 1.9 percent of GDP in developing countries. Before the global financial crisis ， it was at 2.5 percent. Making progress on major infrastructure needs2 will require capital flows to rise again and to be managed safely. Greater openness to capital flows can also bring down the cost of finance ， improve the efficiency of the financial sector ， and allow capital to support productive investments and new jobs. [3] Second ， we also need increased financial inclusion. Challenges come with opening up capital markets. Thankfully ， we know from experience the elements that are required for success3. These include sound financial regulation ， transparent rules for investment ， and attention to fiscal sustainability. A few numbers ： close to half of the adult population in low and middle-income Asia-Pacific economies do not have a bank account. Less than 10 percent have ever borrowed from a financial institution. And yet ， we know that closing the finance gap is an “economic must-have” for nations to thrive in the 21st century. IMF analysis shows that if the least financially inclusive countries in Asia narrowed the finance gap to the level of Thailand ， the poverty rate in those countries could be reduced by nearly 4 percent. How can we get there ？ In part ， through policies t