双语新闻：卡梅伦称：英国赤字“比预期严重”

Cameron: UK Deficit 'Worse Than We Thought'

卡梅伦称：英国赤字“比预期严重”

Britain's new prime minister says the country's financial situation is worse than previously thought, and will require major spending cuts to avoid a debt crisis like that in Greece.

英国新任首相卡梅伦说，英国的财政状况比预想的还要严重，需要大规模削减支出，以避免出现类似希腊的债务危机。

Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday the steep budget cuts needed to stop the growing deficit would affect everyone in the country.

卡梅伦星期一说，为遏制不断增加的赤字而进行的大幅削减财政预算，将影响到英国每一个人。

Britain's budget deficit is about $226 billion (156 billion British pounds) or equivalent to 11 percent of the nation's annual output, one of the highest deficit levels among wealthy nations.

英国的预算赤字大约为2260亿美元（1560亿英镑），相当于英国年产出的11%，是富裕国家里赤字水平最高的国家之一。

Mr. Cameron said the debt crisis in Greece was a warning of what could happen in countries that "lose their credibility" by continuing to spend much more money than they take in.

卡梅伦说，希腊债务危机给那些因持续入不敷出而“失去信用”的国家敲响了警钟。

Greek economic problems contributed to stock market losses around the world and riots in the streets of Athens, and prompted rating agencies to cut that nation's credit rating.

希腊经济问题导致全球股市下跌，雅典街上出现骚乱，以及评级机构降低希腊的信用评级。