希腊债务危机和欧洲的应对.doc

希腊债务危机和欧洲的应对
This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.
这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。

For months, people around the world have watched the strikes and violent protests in Athens. But Greeks in rural areas say the country's debt crisis is hitting them even harder. And they say the government is ignoring their problems.
数月来,世界各地的人们看到了雅典举行的罢工和暴力示威。但农村地区的希腊人表示,该国的债务危机对他们的打击尤为严重。他们说,政府无视他们的问题。

In the West Macedonian town of Ptolemaida, electricity is the main industry. Mines in the area supply lignite or "brown coal" for power. The pany in the town is owned by the state. But the government plans to sell off many of its state-owned utilities to help pay Greece's debts.
Ptolemaida西马其顿区(West Macedonian town)的主要工业是电力,该地区的煤矿为发电提供褐煤,该地区的电力公司属于国家所有。但希腊政府计划卖掉许多国有公用事业帮助政府还债。

In the nearby town of Kozani, Lefteris Ionnadis helps lead an activist group called the Independent Kozani Movement.
在邻近的库扎尼(Kozani)区,Lefteris Ionnadis帮助领导了一个名为独立库扎尼运动的活动组织。

LEFTERIS IOANNIDIS: "Our economy has depended on the coal industry for years. Most people living here were employed in the mines, and other industries were neglected. Private businesses have been struggling for decades, and rural economies have taken a big hit."
LEFTERIS IOANNIDIS:“我们的经济多年来一直依赖于煤炭行业。许多生活在这里的居民被矿山聘用,而其它行业被忽视。私营企业已经苦苦挣扎了几十年,农村经济受到了巨大冲击。”

The area is one of the poorest in Europe. It has the highest unemployment rate in Gre