2015考研英语阅读狡猾的迪克和美元
<p> <span word="TrickyDick">TrickyDick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span></p><p> 狡猾的迪克和美元</p><p> <span word="Does">Does</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="teach">teach</span> <span word="BarackObama">BarackObama</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span>?</p><p> 在经济外交上，尼克松真的有可以教奥巴马的吗?</p><p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="shock">shock</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="toPresident">toPresident</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1974<span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Watergate">Watergate</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="ofCambodia">ofCambodia</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hisaudacious">hisaudacious</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communist">communist</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="refersinstead">refersinstead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bundle">bundle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unsuspecting">unsuspecting</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="August">August</span> 15<span word="th">th</span>1971. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> 90 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>,<span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convertibility">convertibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="gold">gold</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="slapped">slapped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surcharge">surcharge</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10% <span word="onimports">onimports</span>.</p><p> 尼克松冲击不是在说美国故总统尼克松在1974年为水门事件而下台，也不是在说他在越战期间对柬埔寨大肆轰炸，更不是在说他大胆的造访了共产中国。这词是在说他在1971年8月15日毫无预警的对世界宣布了一套经济政策。这位总统为了遏止通胀，将薪资成长和物价冻结了九十天，终结了美元和黄金可以用一定比例互换的制度，也对进口货物扣上了10%的附加税。</p><p> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inspiration">inspiration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="leaning">leaning</span> <span word="pundits">pundits</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Paul">Paul</span> <span word="Krugman">Krugman</span> <span word="ofthe">ofthe</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="like">like</span> 130 <span word="congressmen">congressmen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="TimothyGeithner">TimothyGeithner</span>, <span word="America">America</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="treasury">treasury</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emulate">emulate</span> <span word="Nixonand">Nixonand</span> <span word="impose">impose</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surcharge">surcharge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tariff">tariff</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="tostrengthen">tostrengthen</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="currency">currency</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="surcharge">surcharge</span> <span word="promptedAmerica">promptedAmerica</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="renegotiate">renegotiate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="exchange">exchange</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p>
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