亚太国家可帮助解决欧洲经济危机

短语讲解：

1. Talks by finance and foreign ministers are taking place in Hawaii at the annual summit of APEC, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

2. Twenty-one member economies are taking part in the APEC summit in Honolulu, hosted this year by the United States.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：Are you going to take part in the first experiment?
你们会参与首次实验吗?

3. Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Honolulu Thursday, as ministerial talks were under way.

under way已经开始并进行着
例句：The yearly campaign to raise funds for the Red Cross is already under way.
一年一度为红十字会募集基金的运动已在进行中。

4. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, speaking to reporters, said the crisis in Europe remains the central challenge to global growth.

speak to对…讲
例句：He has spoken it to me.
他已对我讲了那件事。

5. “China, in particular, must continue to allow its currency to strengthen, and China has acknowledged the importance of faster exchange rate adjustment,” Geithner said.

in particular 尤其, 特别
例句：She likes fruit and tomatoes in particular.
她喜欢水果, 尤其是西红柿。

6. President Barack Obama will arrive here Friday and meet with other Asia Pacific leaders over the weekend.

meet with和…会面
例句：He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.
他和日本首相会见了一个小时。