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Turkey's economy had just begun to show signs of recovery.
土耳其經(jīng)濟(jì)剛出現(xiàn)復(fù)蘇的跡象。
High interest rates, a measure of calm following local elections earlier this year
今年年初地方選舉后的一項(xiàng)平靜措施—高利率
and attempts to rebuild a strained relationship with America had allowed the lira,
以及試圖改善與美國(guó)緊張的關(guān)系，讓里拉得以升值，
which fell by 12% against the dollar in the first four months of the year, to strengthen.
在今年前四個(gè)月，里拉兌美元貶值12%。
Inflation had fallen to 16%, from 25% last autumn.
通貨膨脹從去年秋季的25%降至16%。
But in the small hours of July 6th Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president,
但在7月6日這一天的午夜過(guò)后，土耳其總統(tǒng)雷杰普·塔伊普·埃爾多安
put the progress in jeopardy by sacking Murat Cetinkaya, the boss of the central bank.
解除了中央銀行行長(zhǎng)穆拉特·切廷卡亞的職務(wù)，讓這一進(jìn)展陷入危險(xiǎn)之中。
Though Mr Cetinkaya was not widely admired by investors, his peremptory removal unsettled markets.
雖然切廷卡亞沒(méi)有受到投資者的廣泛贊賞，但他被強(qiáng)制撤職引起了市場(chǎng)的不安。
Mr Erdogan compounded the damage by proclaiming that high lending rates were to blame for inflation
埃爾多安宣稱高貸款利率是通貨膨脹的罪魁禍?zhǔn)祝?/p>
(a view roundly mocked by economists) and making clear that it was he who was in charge of monetary policymaking.
（這一觀點(diǎn)遭到了經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家的嘲笑）并明確表示，負(fù)責(zé)貨幣政策制定的是他，這使情況雪上加霜。
"We told him several times to cut interest rates at meetings on the economy," said the president of Mr Cetinkaya.
“我們多次在經(jīng)濟(jì)會(huì)議上告訴他要降息，”行長(zhǎng)切廷卡亞表示。
"We said that if rates fall, inflation will fall. He didn't do what was necessary."
“我們說(shuō)過(guò)，如果利率下降，通貨膨脹也會(huì)下降。他沒(méi)有做必要的事。”
Mr Erdogan scored an own goal, says Paul McNamara, an investment director at GAM, an asset manager.
埃爾多安打進(jìn)了一個(gè)烏龍球，全球資產(chǎn)管理公司投資總監(jiān)保羅·麥克納馬拉表示。
"The best case is that they get a lira sell-off that keeps rates higher than they otherwise would have been.
最好的情況是，他們拋售里拉，讓利率保持在高于正常情況下的水平。
The worst case is that they set off a currency avalanche."
最糟糕的情況是，他們引發(fā)了一場(chǎng)貨幣雪崩。”
Mr Cetinkaya's sacking showed that hopes of a respite in Turkish politics after the local elections were misplaced,
切廷卡亞被撤職表明，在地方選舉后土耳其政治得到喘息的希望錯(cuò)位了，
says Wolfango Piccoli of Teneo, a risk-advisory firm.
風(fēng)險(xiǎn)咨詢公司Teneo的Wolfango Piccoli表示。
The lira plunged by over 3% against the dollar when trading began on July 8th, before recovering slightly.
7月8日開(kāi)盤(pán)時(shí)，里拉兌美元驟跌超過(guò)3%，之后略有回升。
Turkey's stockmarket index dropped by 1.5%.
土耳其股市指數(shù)下跌1.5%。
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