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第9课 贸易新星 Prosperity Persists in the UAE 阿拉伯联合酋长国持续繁荣 一、（Excerpts）（摘录） The profits of peace and prosperity 和平与共荣益处多多 1.In the two years since Iraq was ousted from Kuwait, peace and prosperity have returned to the Gulf region, and the UAE in particular .Major development plans have resumed in Abu Dhabi’s oil and gas sector and Dubai’s trade figures are soaring as more companies adopt the emirate as their regional base. Yet, below the surface calm, defense is still of great concern. The topic dominated discussions at the GCC summit in Abu Dhabi in December, and in February the government announced its biggest-ever investment in defense equipment at IDEX 1993, an exhibition held in Abu Dhabi. 自从伊拉克被逐出科威特，两年来和平与繁荣又回到了海湾地区，特别是阿联酋。阿布扎比的油气部门又重新恢复了重大的发展计划，同时由于越来越多的公司选择把自己的地区本部设在迪拜，该酋长国的贸易数字也在飞速上升。然而，在表面的平静之下，防御仍然是人们极为关心的事情。12月在阿布扎比召开的海湾合作委员会高峰会议上，该话题成了讨论的核心。随后在1993年2月，在阿布扎比召开的国际国防设施博览会上，该国政府宣布了其在防御设施方面最大的一笔投资计划。 2.The huge purchases announced at IDEX include a $3,500 million order for 436 of France’s new generation Leclerc tanks and a $300 million order for computerized air defence equipment from US’s Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Naval requirements are now being considered and could produce orders for six or seven vessels, including frigates, during the next three to four year. 这次在博览会上宣布的巨大的采购包括：436辆法国新一代“莱克勒克”坦克，价值35亿美元；美国西屋电器公司出产的计算机化防空设备，价值3亿美元。现在海军的需求也被考虑在内，在今后的三到四年间，政府可能会下6到7艘舰艇的定单，包括驱逐舰在内。 3.The UAE remains wary about Iraq’s threat to Kuwait and, therefore, to the Gulf, as well as the sovereignty dispute with Iran over the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tumbs. Western diplomats say that, as Iraq has been neutralized for the moment, Iran is causing the greater concern. But they do not expect the dispute to revive, and conditions on the islands are said to be normal. “It is now a legal dispute,” one says. 阿联酋仍然提防着伊拉克对科威特也就是对海湾的威胁，同时还对伊朗就阿布穆萨和大小通布斯岛的主权之争保持警惕。西方外交官说，由于伊拉克目前被迫中立，伊朗就引起了越来越大的关注。但是，他们预计不会再起争端，据说岛上的情况一切正常。一名外交官说，“现在是法律上的争端。” 4.The appoin