《时代》周刊盘点2008年十大尴尬瞬间.docVIP

《时代》周刊盘点2008年十大尴尬瞬间 《时代》周刊盘点2008年十大尴尬瞬间 2008年可以说是多事之年，其中美国大选一波三折，经济危机让全球震动。美国《时代》杂志最近评出了2008年度十大尴尬瞬间，其中竟有四件与美国大选有关。 1. Bush dances while waiting for McCain It was already going to be a delicate moment of political theater — an unpopular president offering a candidate he didnt really like an endorsement the candidate didnt really want. But the situation was made all the more awkward when George W. Bush went to the North Portico steps of the White House in March to welcome new Republican presidential nominee John McCain — and McCain wasnt there. So, anyway, Bush said to waiting reporters. As I was saying... Still no McCain. The president smiled. And then he did a soft-shoe dance. Im just going to tap dance the day away, he said. Minutes later, McCain arrived with wife in tow, and the tap-dancing president endorsed the tardy candidate. 第一、布什等麦凯恩不耐烦跳舞打发时间 2008年3月5日，在获得党内提名所需的1191张党代表票后，美国共和党总统候选人约翰·麦凯恩前往白宫，与总统布什共进午餐，作为布什正式宣布支持他的前奏。但布什却被麦凯恩晾在白宫北门等了好一会儿。早早来到白宫北门的布什左等右等麦凯恩不到，为了调节气氛，竟然在众位记者面前独自跳起踢跶舞来。 2. Greenspan shocked to find flaws in his free-market ideology He used to be known as The Maestro, for presiding over such a long period of economic growth. But this fall the former Federal Reserve chairman was being blamed for the laissez faire economic policies that contributed to the current financial crisis. In Congressional testimony in October, Alan Greenspan acknowledged that he was partially wrong in opposing financial regulation. Yes, I found a flaw, he said, when grilled about his free-market ideology. That is precisely the reason I was shocked, because Id been going for 40 years or more with very considerable evidence that it was working exceptionally well. Also shocked is anyone who plans on retiring before the end of the next geologic era. 第二、格林斯潘震惊自由市场经济有缺陷 前美联储主席格林斯潘令世界经济持续增长，被尊称为“艺术大师”。但是2008年秋，格林斯潘自由放任的经济政策饱受责难，在一定程度上导致了当前的金融危机。在10月举行的美国国会听证会上，格林斯潘承认，自由市场理论“有缺陷” ，无拘无束的自由市场并不一定是良好经济的根基。格林斯潘对这个缺陷感到“震惊”，因为四十多年来，他一直认为有确凿证据证明这种理论的效果非常好。格林斯潘还称，银行自我调节能力的全面崩溃