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金融英语：人民币时刻的挑战 金融英语：人民币时刻的挑战 金融英语：人民币时刻的挑战 文章整理：韦博国际英语培训中心 In February this year, a multinational company based in Europetold Standard Chartered Bank it absolutely would not be tradingin renminbi. In July the bank received a panicked phone callasking it to set up renminbi accounts, and quickly, as thecompany’s Chinese suppliers would no longer accept paymentin dollars. 今年 2 月，一家总部位于欧洲的跨国公司告诉渣打银行(Standard Chartered) 说，该公司绝对不会使用人民币进行贸易。到了 7 月份，渣打接到该公司打来的一个电话， 对方惊慌失措地要求在渣打开设人民币账户、而且要马上开设，因为该公司的中国供应商不 再接受美元付款。 Very soon, all companies trading with China will have a “renminbi moment”, when they realise thatthe internationalisation of the Chinese currency is not a matter of long-term strategising, butsomething on which they have to act here and now. The rise of the renminbi heralds a majorchange in the global financial system and is happening much faster than people think, with newroles for global corporates, banks and financial centres being thrashed out at breakneck speed. 很快，所有与中国做生意的企业都将迎来“人民币时刻”——它们会意识到， 人民币国际化并不是什么长期的战略规划问题，而是必须马上着手应对的问题。人民币的崛 起标志着全球金融体系的一场重大变革，其崛起的速度远远快于预期。跨国企业、银行和金 融中心应该扮演什么新角色，人们正迅速就此展开讨论。 Even as pundits continue to weigh up the renminbi, debating the ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ and worryingabout market bubbles and slowing Chinese growth, the currency is being adopted apace, drivenby real business demand. For many companies, the renminbi now represents an urgentchallenge. If they fail to grasp the pace of change – and the opportunity that goes with it – it couldbe at the expense of their business. 尽管专家们仍在权衡使用人民币的利弊、争论各种“如果”和“但是”的情 形、担心市场泡沫和中国经济增长放缓，但在实际商业需求的推动下，人民币正迅速被市场 接纳。对很多企业而言，人民币如今代表着一种紧迫的挑战。如果它们未能跟上变革的步伐 并把握随之而来的机遇，生意就有可能会受损。 The exponential growth of the renminbi as a trading currency – and of the offshore renminbimarket – continues to stun observers. Three years in, despite global headwinds, and