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Even in the current economic gloom, bankers have been reluctant to part with one massive allowance of their jobs—the lavish bonu

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问题     Even in the current economic gloom, bankers have been reluctant to part with one massive allowance of their jobs—the lavish bonus. Not surprisingly, this rankles everyday people greatly as they struggle to rebound from the turmoil of the past year.
    Given the political climate, European Union leaders on Sept. 17 vowed to take actions on what French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls "the scandal" of bank bonuses.【F1】They agreed in Brussels to seek binding rules on the allocation of bonuses, sending a strong message to US President Barack Obama and the G-20 leaders who are meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa. , on Sept. 24 and 25 that they are serious about punishing on wasteful spending by financial institutions.
    At the summit, the leaders declared that bonuses should be tied to a bank’s performance and that guaranteed annual payouts should be avoided.【F2】The group also demanded that the G-20 "commit to agreeing to binding rules for financial institutions on variable allowances, backed up by the threat of sanctions at the national level. "
    The attendees themselves were even noisier. "The bonus bubble burst tonight," said Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU presidency. He said inaction on bonuses would be a " provocation in Europe, especially when set against a steep rise in unemployment. " And British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said there would be no return to the bonus structure of the past. " I am personally appalled by some of the practices that have been going on at some institutions," he said. The move could put Europe in contradiction with the US.【F3】Last week, Obama said Wall Street could not go back to the days of "reckless behavior and unchecked excess," but he has repeatedly said he is against creating strict rules on pay. Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said on Sept. 17 that Europe should act on bonuses "whether the Americans are with us or not. "
    But despite all the condemnations and harsh language, there was little actual bite behind the rhetoric at the EU summit. Officials failed to agree on concrete measures to limit bonuses, admitting that many of their recommendations were virtually unenforceable.【F4】Sarkozy, who has threatened to walk out of the G-20 meeting if there is no agreement on regulating bonuses, was also forced to abandon his initial call for a precise salary cap. By the end of the summit, he suggested that the best solution would be stricter rules on capital levels—a proposal that has already been made by the Financial Stability Board, a group of central bankers and regulators that has been tasked by the G-20 with formulating a plan to target bonuses.
    Nonetheless, the issue is popular with voters.【F5】And whether bonuses are the cause of the world’s economic miseries or not, the battle against them is giving EU leaders a rare common cause.
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答案他们在布鲁塞尔对寻求红利分配的束缚条例达成了一致，这传递给9月24、25号在宾夕法尼亚州匹兹堡参加会议的美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马和20国集团的领导们一条强有力的信息，也即欧盟领导者对金融机构的挥霍性支出进行制裁的严肃态度。
解析 本句为主从复合句。句子主干为They agreed in Brussels to seek binding rules…sending现在分词短语作伴随状语，表示在进行一个动作的同时所进行的另一动作，它对上文谓语动词agreed起修饰作用。注意其中who和that引导的从句，英语中后置定语在翻译成汉语时一般要前置。句中出现的人名、地名等专有名词属于较常见的，故在平时应该掌握，不熟悉的可以采用音译。be serious about含有“对……严肃”之意，指的是态度方面，故翻译时可适当增词，转译为名词短语“对……的严肃态度”。
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