VOA慢速英语听力：在越南，美国财政部长寻求加强经济和安全关系 In Vietnam, US Treasury Chief Seeks Stronger Economic and Security Ties.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. will seek to develop stronger economic and security ties with Vietnam.
美国财政部长珍妮特·耶伦表示，美国将寻求与越南发展更紧密的经济和安全关系。
Yellen held talks with Vietnamese officials Thursday in Hanoi. Her trip to the Southeast Asian nation came after visits to India and China. In India, Yellen attended financial ministers’ meetings of the Group of 20 major industrial economies.
耶伦周四在河内与越南官员举行会谈。她此前访问了印度和中国。在印度，耶伦参加了二十国集团主要工业经济体财政部长的会议。
The U.S. Treasury Department said Yellen met with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. During the talks, Yellen told the Vietnamese leader, “The U.S. considers Vietnam a key partner in advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific,” U.S. officials said.
美国财政部表示，耶伦会见了越南总理范晋勤。美国官员表示，在会谈中，耶伦告诉越南领导人：“美国认为越南是推进自由开放的印太地区的关键伙伴。”
Yellen’s visit came as the U.S. continues diplomacy efforts that aim to build stronger ties with other countries in the Indo-Pacific area as China's influence grows among its neighbors.
耶伦的访问是在美国继续外交努力的背景下进行的，旨在与印太地区其他国家建立更紧密的关系，因为中国在其邻国日益增长的影响力。
“Vietnam is also a close economic partner, with our two-way trade reaching record highs last year and the United States serving as Vietnam’s largest export market,” Yellen said. “It is a priority for our administration to deepen our economic and security ties with Vietnam.”
“越南也是我们的亲密经济伙伴，我们的双边贸易在去年达到创纪录的高点，美国是越南最大的出口市场，”耶伦说。“扩大与越南的经济和安全关系是我们政府的优先事项。”
Yellen visited an electric scooter factory and briefly sat on a new model produced by Selex Motors, a five-year-old Vietnamese company.
耶伦参观了一家电动滑板车工厂，并简要试乘了一辆越南五岁企业Selex Motors生产的新型号。
Yellen said the U.S. is prepared to provide $15 billion to support renewable energy efforts in Vietnam as part of the Just Energy Transition Partnership. This was a promise made by the Group of Seven economies to help Vietnam reduce its dependency on oil and gas. The countries have offered similar assistance to South Africa and Indonesia.
耶伦表示，美国准备提供150亿美元支持越南的可再生能源努力，作为《公正能源转型伙伴关系》的一部分。这是七国集团向越南承诺的帮助其减少对石油和天然气的依赖的承诺。这些国家还向南非和印度尼西亚提供了类似的援助。
Speaking earlier to a group of businesswomen and economists, Yellen praised growing investments in Vietnamese industries including computer chips and renewable energy.
在早些时候对一群女商人和经济学家发表讲话时，耶伦赞扬了越南产业，包括计算机芯片和可再生能源的不断增加的投资。
Yellen's visit is seen as part of new U.S. efforts to balance China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific area. Earlier this year, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Vietnam weeks after the 50th anniversary of the U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America’s direct military involvement in Vietnam. Blinken promised to increase relations to new levels.
耶伦的访问被视为美国在印太地区平衡中国不断增长的影响力的新举措的一部分。今年早些时候，国务卿安东尼·布林肯访问越南，此前几周是美军撤出越南的五十周年，这标志着美国直接参与越南的军事行动的结束。布林肯承诺将与越南加强关系至新的水平。
Yellen also met with the governor of Vietnam's central bank, Nguyen Thi Hong. The secretary announced new economic policy talks between the State Bank of Vietnam and the U.S. Treasury Department.
耶伦还会见了越南中央银行行长阮氏洪。她宣布了越南国家银行与美国财政部之间的新的经济政策对话。
Yellen thanked Nguyen for “close cooperation” between the U.S. and the State Bank of Vietnam on looking at American concerns over Vietnam's currency policies. She added that the U.S. would remain supportive of Vietnam's growth and that close economic ties would help both the Vietnamese and American people.
耶伦感谢阮氏洪在美国对越南货币政策担忧方面与越南国家银行进行“密切合作”。她补充说，美国将继续支持越南的增长，并且紧密的经济联系将有助于越南和美国人民双方。
Vietnam has quickly become an important center for big international manufacturers. These include operations in Vietnam for South Korea's LG and Samsung Electronics, suppliers to Apple, and automakers like Honda and Toyota.
越南已迅速成为大型国际制造商的重要中心。这些制造商包括韩国的LG和三星电子，在苹果的供应商，以及本田和丰田等汽车制造商在越南的运营。
I’m Bryan Lynn.
Words in This Story
advance – v. to develop or progress
priority – n. something that is very important and that must be dealt with before other things
scooter – n. a small vehicle with two wheels fixed to the ends of a long board and a long handle
renewable – adj. any naturally occurring kind of energy, such as sunlight or wind
chip – n. a microchip: a very small part of a computer that stores information
