★英語口語頻道為網(wǎng)友整理的《金融英語口語資料：應(yīng)付通貨膨脹》，供大家參考學(xué)習(xí)。
dealing with inflation
應(yīng)付通貨膨脹
situation 3
情景 3
robert albert ,president of albert electronics ,is talking aboutinflation and general financial conditions with his banker ,wilsonhall.
艾伯特電子公司總裁羅伯特·艾伯特正和他的銀行職員威爾遜·霍爾在談?wù)撏ㄘ浥蛎浐徒鹑跔顩r。
albert:i’m really concerned about the general financial situation ,mr.hall.
艾伯特：霍爾先生，我對于目前金融價總的狀況甚為關(guān)切。
we’ve been living with constantly rising prices for too long .
我們長期在物價不斷上漲的情況下生活著，
you would think that the tight money policies that the government has been following would starthaving some effect .
你大概認為政府所實施的銀根緊縮政策已經(jīng)開始產(chǎn)生一些效果。
hall:i think they’re starting to work ,mr.albert .interest rates have gone up substantially recently ,
霍 爾：我認為這些政策已經(jīng)開始生效，艾伯特先生。近來利率已大幅度提高，
and the availability of credit has been sharply curtailed .
信貸的使用已大大削減。
unfortunately ,however demand-pull inflation is not our only problem .
不幸的是，由需求而促成的通貨膨脹并不是我們的問題。
a;yes ,the new problem seems to be cost-push inflation ,or what the economists sometimes callsellers’inflation .
艾伯特：是的，新的問題似乎是成本促成的通貨膨脹，就是經(jīng)濟學(xué)家們有時稱之為賣方通貨膨脹。
h:exactly .for example ,the rising costs of commodities and energy supplies over which we haveno real control .
霍 爾：的確如此，譬如說，商品和能源的成本一直不斷增加，對此我們沒有得到真正的控制。
fiscal and monetary policies can’t do much to help us deal with this kind of inflation .
財政和貨幣政策對于我們解決這類性質(zhì)的通貨膨脹也是愛莫能助。
a:it must be very difficult for you as a banker to try to satisfy your customers during periods likethis .
艾伯特：處于這樣的時期，你作為一個銀行家，要想盡力去滿足你的顧客們的要求肯定是很困難的。
h:indeed it is.tight money policies make it necessary for us to turn down loan requests from manyclients or to increase the downpayment requirements on mortgage and installment loans .
霍 爾：確實如此。銀根緊縮政策使得我們必須拒絕許多客戶的貸款要求，或者增加抵押貨款和分期貸款的定金。
a:well,let’s hope we see an improvement soon.people on fixed incomes,particularly retired people,
艾伯特：我們指望著不久將看到情況有所好轉(zhuǎn)。眼下，那些靠固定收入的人們，特別是那些退休的人，
must be having a terrible time making ends meet.
為維持生計一定會碰到不少困難。
dealing with inflation
應(yīng)付通貨膨脹
situation 3
情景 3
robert albert ,president of albert electronics ,is talking aboutinflation and general financial conditions with his banker ,wilsonhall.
艾伯特電子公司總裁羅伯特·艾伯特正和他的銀行職員威爾遜·霍爾在談?wù)撏ㄘ浥蛎浐徒鹑跔顩r。
albert:i’m really concerned about the general financial situation ,mr.hall.
艾伯特：霍爾先生，我對于目前金融價總的狀況甚為關(guān)切。
we’ve been living with constantly rising prices for too long .
我們長期在物價不斷上漲的情況下生活著，
you would think that the tight money policies that the government has been following would starthaving some effect .
你大概認為政府所實施的銀根緊縮政策已經(jīng)開始產(chǎn)生一些效果。
hall:i think they’re starting to work ,mr.albert .interest rates have gone up substantially recently ,
霍 爾：我認為這些政策已經(jīng)開始生效，艾伯特先生。近來利率已大幅度提高，
and the availability of credit has been sharply curtailed .
信貸的使用已大大削減。
unfortunately ,however demand-pull inflation is not our only problem .
不幸的是，由需求而促成的通貨膨脹并不是我們的問題。
a;yes ,the new problem seems to be cost-push inflation ,or what the economists sometimes callsellers’inflation .
艾伯特：是的，新的問題似乎是成本促成的通貨膨脹，就是經(jīng)濟學(xué)家們有時稱之為賣方通貨膨脹。
h:exactly .for example ,the rising costs of commodities and energy supplies over which we haveno real control .
霍 爾：的確如此，譬如說，商品和能源的成本一直不斷增加，對此我們沒有得到真正的控制。
fiscal and monetary policies can’t do much to help us deal with this kind of inflation .
財政和貨幣政策對于我們解決這類性質(zhì)的通貨膨脹也是愛莫能助。
a:it must be very difficult for you as a banker to try to satisfy your customers during periods likethis .
艾伯特：處于這樣的時期，你作為一個銀行家，要想盡力去滿足你的顧客們的要求肯定是很困難的。
h:indeed it is.tight money policies make it necessary for us to turn down loan requests from manyclients or to increase the downpayment requirements on mortgage and installment loans .
霍 爾：確實如此。銀根緊縮政策使得我們必須拒絕許多客戶的貸款要求，或者增加抵押貨款和分期貸款的定金。
a:well,let’s hope we see an improvement soon.people on fixed incomes,particularly retired people,
艾伯特：我們指望著不久將看到情況有所好轉(zhuǎn)。眼下，那些靠固定收入的人們，特別是那些退休的人，
must be having a terrible time making ends meet.
為維持生計一定會碰到不少困難。