中国回应奥巴马关于贸易与汇率的观点

短语讲解：

1. China is pushing back at criticism from U.S. President Barack Obama about Beijing’s currency and trade policies.

push back使后退；把…向后推；把…推回原处；推迟
例句：The firm wanted to push back the deadline but was refused.
公司想推迟截止日期，但遭到了拒绝。

2. Obama says Washington does not want China to take advantage of the United States.

take advantage of利用；欺骗;占...的便宜
例句：He has always been taking advantage of me.
他老是占我的便宜。

3. Liu says far from trying to keep the yuan artificially low to benefit Chinese companies by making their products cheaper on international markets, Beijing is instead striving to manage a floating exchange rate. 

far from远非, 不但不…
例句：Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it.
这药非但不镇咳, 反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

4. He says America's trade deficit, unemployment and what he describes as "other structural problems" are not caused by China's manipulation of its currency's exchange rate.

describe as描述为
例句：His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.
雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

5. After meeting Chinese President Hu Jintao at the APEC summit in Hawaii on Sunday, Mr. Obama said international rules are in place for all nations to follow and to allow them to compete fiercely with each other.

in place在适当的地方; 适当的; 在工作；准备就绪
例句：I'm afraid your proposal is not quite in place.
恐怕你的提案不太妥当。

6. Now, they have grown up and so they are going to have to mange this process in a responsible way," said Obama.

grow up向上生长; 长大, 成熟; 出现
例句：All plants like to grow up toward the sunlight.
所有的植物都喜欢朝着阳光向上长。

7. He says it is America, not China, that needs to abide by international trade rules.

abide by遵守;信守
例句：She will abide by her promise.
她会遵守诺言的。

8. He calls for Washington to let Chinese companies invest more in the United States.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

9. The European Union also accuses Beijing of keeping its currency artificially low to help make China the world's manufacturing capital and second-biggest economy.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：They accused the police of brutality.
他们谴责警察的野蛮行为。