金融英语01.docx

Central BankⅠCentral BankFirst, I would like to introduce the names of the central banks in different countries in the world.Bank of Japan,(日本银行)Bank of Canada (加拿大银行)Bank of Mexico (墨西哥银行)Bank of France （法兰西银行）Bank of England(英格兰银行)；People’s Bank of China中国人民银行Bank of America 是美洲银行，而不是美国的央行美国的央行是美国“联邦储备系统”简称“美联储”英文是“Federal Reserve System”, 简称“Fed” or FRS德国的央行为：“德意志联邦银行Bundesbank。下面让我们一起看一下英文中对各国“财政部”、“财政部长”、“和央行行长”的称呼的用词的不同。财政部： In Britain and America, they say “ the Treasury; the other countries say “ the Ministry of Finance”; 翻译成中文都是“财政部”，而不是“金融部”。财政部长：In Britain, it is called “ Chancellor of the Exchequer, 财政大臣；In the United States, it is called “ Treasury Secretary (secretary of treasury); the other countries say “ Finance Minister”.央行行长：Usually, in English, they say “governor”, because he has the responsibility to govern or regulate the other banks. 因为他有监管(govern or regulate)其他银行的职责,副行长是：deputy governor，而其他的银行的行长呢则称为：President.副行长是vice president.But, the States, this superpower always has his own characteristic美国的央行是多层次的“联邦储备系统”Fed has 12 districts in the States. 意思是美联储在全国分设12个储备区，每区设立一个“地区联邦储备银行”(regional Federal Reserve Bank)为该地区的央行，其下是会员银行(member banks).Federal Reserve （美联储）的最高决策机构是联邦储备委员会（Board of Directors）, 委员会的成员叫董事（governor）,注意他们不是央行的行长，行长一般由总统从中挑选，英文用chairman(主席)一词。那么在全国12个区的地区联邦储备银行其行长称为：president. 为了加深印象我们来看business week商业周刊上的两句话：1. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is a conductor with a style all his own. 意思是美联储主席格林斯潘是一个独具风格的指挥。2．Greenspan and Dallas Fed President Robert D. McTeer Jr., are New Economy enthusiasts.格林斯潘和达拉斯储备银行行长罗伯特是崇尚新经济者。从上面的介绍，我们了解了中央银行在各个国家的名称，及各国对中中央银行行长、财政部及部长的用词，称呼。Ok, next let’s do some exercises to find out the functions of the central bank.Complete these sentences about Central Banks using the words in the box:Central Banks, such as the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve Board in the US, and the Bundesbank in Germany:1 function as banks for the government and for other banks. 政府的银行和其他银行的银行。2 implement monetary po