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Going for Gold,The Economist,June 22ed,2013
為金礦而來，經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人，2013年6月22日
Ecuadorians "live poorly amid incomparable riches"，Alexander von Humboldt said to have noted on his 19th century adventures.
傳聞，亞歷山大·馮·洪堡在他的19世紀(jì)冒險(xiǎn)雜記里描述，厄瓜多爾人“抱著金飯碗要飯”。
Fresh into his third presidential term，
拉斐爾·科雷亞剛開始其第三任總統(tǒng)任期，
Rafael Correa is aiming at last to unlock Ecuador's underground wealth of gold，silver，copper and other metals.
其最終目的是開啟厄瓜多爾的地下財(cái)富，包括金、銀、銅和其他金屬。
A comprehensive mining reform in 2009 wrapped companies in red tape and clobbered them with taxes.
2009年，一場(chǎng)綜合礦業(yè)改革吞并了那些皮包公司，并通過稅收來打擊它們。
The government touted its mining regime as the most lucrative for the state anywhere in the world.
政府吹噓其礦業(yè)體制對(duì)世界上其他國家任何一個(gè)地方來說都是最有利可圖的產(chǎn)業(yè)。
Investors took note and went elsewhere.
投資者對(duì)其產(chǎn)生了關(guān)注，并投資了其他產(chǎn)業(yè)。
With February's presidential election out of the way，Mr. Correa has changed course.
隨著2月總統(tǒng)大選的落幕，科雷亞先生改變了他的方向。
The new law imposes an 8% ceiling on previously open-ended royalties，and streamlines the permits required.
新的法律規(guī)定，將以前開放式版稅的上限提高了8%，并簡化了一些必需的許可程序。
Companies won't pay windfall taxes until they have recouped their investments.
公司不會(huì)支付巨額稅，直到他們收回他們的投資。
The push to woo foreign investors is overdue.
推動(dòng)吸引外國投資者的舉措早已逾期。
In 2012 Ecuador received less foreign direct investment per person than any other country in Latin America，according to the UN.
據(jù)聯(lián)合國統(tǒng)計(jì)，在2012年直接去厄瓜多爾的外國投資者人數(shù)比拉丁美洲其他國家的平均人數(shù)還低。
In April Mr. Correa announced that he wanted Ecuador to join a free-trade agreement
4月，科雷亞先生宣布，他希望厄瓜多爾加入與歐盟的自由貿(mào)易的協(xié)議，
with the European Union that Colombia and Peru have already signed，combined with an investment-guarantee treaty.
該協(xié)議哥倫比亞和秘魯已經(jīng)簽署，還附加上一個(gè)投資擔(dān)保條約。
The government has also indicated that it is planning to return to the international debt market，
政府還表示，在拖欠主權(quán)債券32億美元長達(dá)五年后，
five years after it defaulted on $3.2 billion of sovereign bonds.
他們正計(jì)劃重返國際債務(wù)市場(chǎng)。
The new-found pragmatism irks some in the cabinet.
這項(xiàng)新出臺(tái)的實(shí)用主義惹惱了一些內(nèi)閣大臣，
Left-wingers such as Fander Falconi，the planning minister，
如左翼分子，策劃部部長范德爾·法爾科尼，
would prefer Ecuador to join Mercosur, a customs union of more statist countries.
寧愿厄瓜多爾加入南方共同市場(chǎng)，關(guān)稅聯(lián)盟更多的集權(quán)國家。
Environmentalists and indigenous groups worry that the more liberal mining regime will lead to overdevelopment and pollution
環(huán)保人士和原著居民擔(dān)心，更加自由的礦業(yè)政權(quán)將導(dǎo)致過度的開發(fā)和污染
(the new law prohibits the use of mercury, but not cyanide).Thank you.
（新的法律禁止使用汞，但沒有禁止氰化物）。謝謝。
