国际英语资讯:Brazilian president denies U.S. accusation of devaluing currency
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 4-- <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Jair">Jair</span> <span word="Bolsonaro">Bolsonaro</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="purposely">purposely</span> <span word="devalued">devalued</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="currency">currency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="artificially">artificially</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>," <span word="Bolsonaro">Bolsonaro</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Twitter">Twitter</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reimpose">reimpose</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span> <span word="imports">imports</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="devaluing">devaluing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="currencies">currencies</span>, <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="at">at</span> 0.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Economy">Economy</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>, <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="manufactured">manufactured</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="totaled">totaled</span> 2.57 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2.95 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Bolsonaro">Bolsonaro</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> "<span word="good">good</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reapplication">reapplication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tariffs">tariffs</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="idolize">idolize</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="mine">mine</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="cordial">cordial</span> <span word="contact">contact</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bolsonaro">Bolsonaro</span>.</p>
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