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Statement by the Press Secretary on Irresponsible Reporting by New York
Times
Most people can accept that a news story recounting recent events will be reliant on '20-20 hindsight'. Today's front-page New York Times story relies on hindsight with blinders on and one eye clod.
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The Times' 'reporting' in this story amounted to finding lected quotes to support a story the reporters fully 1 intended to write from the ont 2 , while disregarding anything that didn't fit their point of view. To prove the point, when they filed their story, NYT reporters were completely unfamiliar 3 with the President's prime time address to the nation where he laid out in detail all of the caus of the housing and financial cris. For example, the President highlighted a factor that economists 4 agree on: that the most significant factor leading to the housing crisis was cheap money flowing into the U.S. from the rest of the world, so that there was no natural restraint on flush lenders to push loans on Americans in risky 5 ways. This flow of funds into the U.S. was unprecedented 6 . And becau it was unprecedented, the conditions it created prentedeardrop
unprecedented questions for policymakers.
In his address the President also explained in detail the failure of financial institutions to perform normal and necessary due diligence in creating, buying and lling new financial products -- a problem that almost no one saw as it was happening.
That the NYT ignored such an important economic speech to the American people and the complex caus of the cris is gross negligence 7 .
leaThe Times story frequently repeats a charge by the Administration's critics: a 'laisz faire' attitude toward regulation. We make no apology for understanding the concept of regulatory balance. That is, regulation should be stringent 8 enough to protect the greater public good and safety but not overly strong so that it unnecessarily inhibits 9 innovation, creativity and productivity gains that are the sole source of increasing Americans' standards of living. But while repeating this charge, the reporters gave glancing attention to the fact that it was this Administration that pushed for strengthened regulation and oversight 10 , greater transparency, and housing reform.
The story also gives kid glove treatment to Congress. While the Administration was pushing for more transparent 11 lending rules and strengthening oversight and supervision 12 of Fannie and Freddie, Congress for years blocked attempts at stronger regulation and blocked reform of the Federal Housi
ng Administration. Democratic leaders brazenly 13 encouraged Fannie and Freddie to loon lending standards and instead encouraged the housing GSEs to play a larger and larger role in the housing market -- even while explicitly 14 acknowledging the rising risks. And while the story notes the political contributions of some banks to Republicans, it neglects that political contributions from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac overwhelmingly supported Democratic officials -- in particular the chairmen of the banking 15 committees. In fact, even in the midst of what by then was a housing crisis, it took Congress nearly a full year to pass specific legislation called for by the President in the summer of 2007, especially legislation to reform oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
There are many more reporting failures in this story -- failure to consider the impact of monetary 16 policy; ignoring the regional nature of housing markets; and ignoring the Bush Administration's historic proposal to overhaul 17 the nation's regulatory system, for example. But then a review of
企望the issues would wave complicated the reporters' myopic 18 point of view that only Bush Administration policies could possibly be responsible for the housing and finance cris.
■⽂章重点单词注释：
1
fully
make someone happyadv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医⽣让我先吸⽓，然后全部呼出。
They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融⼊了当地⼈的圈⼦。
2
ont
n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始
参考例句：
The drug must be taken from the ont of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服⽤。
Our troops withstood the ont of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌⼈的进攻。
3
unfamiliar
adj.陌⽣的，不熟悉的
参考例句：
I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这⼉⼈地⽣疏。The man emed unfamiliar to me.这⼈很⾯⽣。4
透明翻译economists
n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The sudden ri in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然
上涨使经济学家⼤惑不解。
Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银⾏家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。来⾃《简明英汉词典》
5
risky
adj.有风险的，冒险的
参考例句：
It may be risky but we will chance it anyhow.这可能有危险，但我们⽆论如
何要冒⼀冒险。
He is well aware how risky this investment is.他⼼⾥对这项投资的风险⼗分清楚。
6
unprecedented
adj.⽆前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
The air crash caud an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死
亡⼈数是空前的。
A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样⼤的洪⽔真是⼗年九不遇。
7
abbrnegligence
n.疏忽，玩忽，粗⼼⼤意
参考例句：
They charged him with negligence of duty.他们指责他玩忽职守。
The traffic accident was allegedly due to negligence.这次车祸据说是由于疏忽造成的。
8
stringent
adj.严厉的；令⼈信服的；银根紧的
参考例句：
Financiers are calling for a relaxation of the stringent measures.⾦融家呼吁对这些严厉的措施予以放宽。
i wish
Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.合同中有⼏项条件太苛刻。
9
inhibits
阻⽌，抑制( inhibit的第三⼈称单数 )；使拘束，使尴尬
参考例句：
A small manufacturing ctor inhibits growth in the economy. 制造业规模太⼩有碍经济增长。
His bad English inhibits him from speaking freely. 他英语学得不好，这使他不能表达⾃如。
10
oversight
n.勘漏，失察，疏忽
参考例句：
I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的⼀⼤疏忽。
Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的⽂章没有打分。
11
transparent
adj.明显的，⽆疑的；透明的
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参考例句：
The water is so transparent that we can e the fishes swimming.⽔清澈
透明，可以看到鱼⼉游来游去。
The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
12
supervision
n.监督，管理
参考例句：
The work was done under my supervision.这项⼯作是在我的监督之下完成的。
The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.⽼⼈的遗嘱是在律师的亲⾃监督下执⾏的。13
brazenly
adv.厚颜⽆耻地；厚脸⽪地肆⽆忌惮地
参考例句：
How dare he distort the facts so brazenly! 他怎么敢如此肆⽆忌惮地歪曲事实！来⾃《现代英汉综合⼤词典》
"I don't know," he answered, looking her brazenly over. “我也不知道，"他厚颜⽆耻地打量着她。来⾃英汉⽂学 - 嘉莉妹妹14
explicitly
ad.明确地，显然地
参考例句：
The plan does not explicitly endor the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地⽀持⼟地私有制。
SARA amended ction 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最⾼基⾦修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条，清楚地规定了分配权。来⾃英汉⾮⽂学 - 环境法 - 环境法
15
搭档英语banking
n.银⾏业，银⾏学，⾦融业
参考例句：
John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让⼉⼦在银⾏界谋⼀个新职位。
He posss an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有⼴博的银⾏业务知识。
16
monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；⾦融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries ud to be bad on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是⾦本位制的。
Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
17
overhaul
v./n.⼤修，仔细检查
参考例句：
Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要⼤检修。
18
myopic
adj.⽬光短浅的，缺乏远见的
参考例句：
The Government still has a myopic attitude to spending.政府在开⽀问题上仍然⽬光短浅。
Myopic views could be potentially damaging for us.⽬光短浅会给我们带来严重的后果。
