梅西、C罗已经跟随各自的国家队告别了世界杯，一同告别的还有树袋熊这代人的青春。
有些回忆可以封存，有些痛苦却无法遗忘，尤其对于阿根廷~
伴随着他们的除了足球的溃败，更要命的是经济的下滑：
今年阿根廷比索再度大幅贬值，阿根廷央行已经连续三次加息，为此，阿根廷总统马克里也启动了与国际货币基金组织(IMF)的谈判，向其寻求金融支持。
而据国际金融协会2017年估算，阿根廷持有美元债务2310亿美元，每年要偿还大量外债利息，美元升值势必增加外债偿还负担。在这样的境况之下，希望阿根廷的足球市场能够“逆市上扬”，无疑只是一种奢望。
阿根廷国家队的失利，球迷往往归罪于混乱的阿根廷足协：后勤安排不周、为了挣钱给球队做出不合适的热身赛安排、甚至拖欠前主帅马蒂诺的工资……
而对于球迷，他们甚至愿意承担近50%的利率去贷款看球。因为阿根廷国内的通胀率已经超过了25%，该国央行刚刚在上个月将基准利率上调到了40%。
在这样的背景下，贷款利率看上去也就显得没有那么不可接受了。
今天很多人并不知道这个人口四千多万的南美国家曾是经济实力与美国匹敌的强国。其综合国力在20世纪初与日本相当，经济总量世界第七，人均收入长期维持在与德国同水平的位置。阿根廷，曾经的发达国家，直到上世纪60年代才被踢出发达国家的行列。
阿根廷拥有成为世界大国所需的一切条件。土地平坦气候温和，河流通航且相互贯通，与主要竞争对手有一定缓冲距离，充足的自然资源能保证大国崛起。
阿根廷的资源到底多丰富，从它的国名就能看出来，今天我们就来扒一扒这个西班牙殖民者眼中的“白银之国”。
Argentina
[,ɑ:dʒən'ti:nə]
阿根廷的英语名称 Argentina 由 argent （银）演变而成，意思就是“白银之国”。1516年，当西班牙殖民者登上南美大陆时，在一条大河附近看见当地土著穿戴很多的银饰，认为这里盛产白银，便用西班牙语称这条河称为“拉普拉塔河”，意思是“白银之河”，将此地称为“拉普拉塔国”，意思是“白银之国”。这条河就是阿根廷的母亲河拉普拉塔河，而“拉普拉塔国”进入英语后变成了“ Argentina ”，音译就是“阿根廷”。
这里有个很重要的词根 arg, 白
Argue 也来源于它 争吵以辩白
关于 arg 词根的来源
还有个希腊故事~
希腊神话中的百眼巨人阿尔戈斯
阿尔戈斯 Argus 是希腊神话中的百眼巨人。他有100只眼睛，分布在全身，可以观察到各个方向发生的事情，即使睡觉时也有两只眼睛睁着。
据说有一次宙斯下凡勾引凡间美女伊娥，为了遮人耳目就变出一团云雾笼罩在周围。天后赫拉心生怀疑，驱散云雾，宙斯赶紧将伊娥变出一头雪白的小母牛。赫拉看穿了宙斯的诡计，假意喜欢这头牛，要求宙斯把这头牛送给自己作宠物，然后派阿尔戈斯严密监视小母牛。宙斯派自己的儿子，神使赫尔墨斯前去解救伊娥。赫尔墨斯用笛子吹出动听的音乐，还给他讲潘神追求宁芙仙女不成最后发明潘神萧的故事，引诱阿尔戈斯闭上所有眼睛入睡。赫尔墨斯趁阿尔戈斯睡着后砍下了他的头，救出了伊娥。
后来赫拉将阿尔戈斯的100只眼睛转移到她最宠爱的鸟——孔雀的尾羽上。从此以后，孔雀的尾羽上长满了眼睛一样的美丽花纹。
阿尔戈斯的名字在希腊语中是 Argos ，含义是“（目光）明亮的”。在英语中， argus 用来比喻“警惕的人”。英国海军二战前的一艘航空母舰、美国2012年推出的一款无人驾驶侦察机都叫做 Argus 。
关于阿根廷国名的起源就扒到这儿
再说回阿根廷经济
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全文如下：
Economy - overview:
Argentina benefits from rich natural resources, a highly literate population, an export-oriented agricultural sector, and a diversified industrial base. Although one of the world's wealthiest countries 100 years ago, Argentina suffered during most of the 20th century from recurring economic crises, persistent fiscal and current account deficits, high inflation, mounting external debt, and capital flight. In 2016, the World Bank downgraded Argentina from a high-income to upper-middle-income economy, on par with Columbia.
A severe depression, growing public and external indebtedness, and an unprecedented bank run culminated in 2001 in the most serious economic, social, and political crisis in the country's turbulent history. Interim President Adolfo RODRIGUEZ SAA declared a default - at the time the largest ever - on the government's foreign debt in December of that year, and abruptly resigned only a few days after taking office. His successor, Eduardo DUHALDE, announced an end to the peso's decade-long 1-to-1 peg to the US dollar in early 2002.
The economy bottomed out that year, with real GDP 18% smaller than in 1998 and almost 60% of Argentines below the poverty line. Real GDP rebounded to grow by an average 8.5% annually over the subsequent six years, taking advantage of previously idled industrial capacity and labor, and expansionary monetary and fiscal policies. Inflation also increased, however, during the administration of President Nestor KIRCHNER, which responded with price restraints on businesses, as well as export taxes and restraints, and beginning in 2007, with understating inflation data.
Cristina FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER succeeded her husband as president in late 2007, and the rapid economic growth of previous years began to slow sharply the following year as government policies held back exports and the world economy fell into recession. The economy in 2010 rebounded strongly from the 2009 recession, but slowed in late 2011 even as the government continued to rely on expansionary fiscal and monetary policies, which kept inflation in the double digits.
In order to deal wit these problems, the government expanded state intervention in the economy: it nationalized the oil company YPF from Spain's Repsol, expanded measures to restrict imports, and further tightened currency controls in an effort to bolster foreign reserves and stem capital flight. Between 2011 and 2013, Central Bank foreign reserves dropped $21.3 billion from a high of $52.7 billion. In July 2014, Argentina and China agreed on an $11 billion currency swap; the Argentine Central Bank has received the equivalent of $3.2 billion in Chinese yuan, which it counts as international reserves.
With the election of President Mauricio MACRI in November 2015, Argentina began a historic political and economic transformation, as his administration took steps to liberalize the Argentine economy, lifting capital controls, floating the peso, removing export controls on some commodities, cutting some energy subsidies, and reforming the country’s official statistics. Argentina negotiated debt payments with holdout bond creditors and returned to international capital markets in April 2016. In September 2016, Argentina completed its first IMF Article IV Consultation since 2006.
After years of international isolation, Argentina took on several international leadership roles in 2017, including hosting the World Economic Forum on Latin America and the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, and is set to assume the presidency of the G-20 in 2018.
Definition: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, including the degree of market orientation, the level of economic development, the most important natural resources, and the unique areas of specialization. It also characterizes major economic events and policy changes in the most recent 12 months and may include a statement about one or two key future macroeconomic trends.
重点词汇
natural resources 自然资源; 天然资源; 富源
literate population 受过教育的居民
industrial base 工业基地
current account 往来帐户
external debt 外债，国外债务
capital flight 资本外逃
external indebtedness 外债
political crisis 政治危机
in the country 在乡下
Interim President 临时大总统
interim
英 ['ɪnt(ə)rɪm] 美 ['ɪntərɪm]
adj. 临时的，暂时的；中间的；间歇的
n. 过渡时期，中间时期；暂定
inter- 在内，在中间，相互
-im 副词后缀
引申义：在中间的，暂时的，过渡的
〖英英释义〗
①temporary and intended to be used or accepted until something permanent exists
暂时的，过渡时期的
短语：
an interim solution
暂时的解决办法
例句：
An interim government was set up for the period before the country's first free election.
该国在首次自由选举之前的过渡时期成立了临时政府。
②used to describe part of a company's business year, rather than
the whole year
期中的
例句：
Directors declared an interim dividend of 30 cents.
董事会宣布期中股息为30美分。
③in the time between two particular periods or events
在过渡时期，在此期间
例句：
The new secretary starts in June, but in the interim we're having to type our own letters.
新秘书6月份开始工作，在此之前我们得自己录入信件。
*部分图文来自网络
浪漫小贴士
阿根廷的特殊地理位置
我国领土正中的时区是东七区。
而阿根廷是西五区，刚好相差十二个时区。
另外，我国正中的纬度是北纬三十几度。而阿根廷正好是南纬三十几度。
正好相对。
所以从数据上可以看出，阿根廷是距离我们最遥远的国家。
有了这个储备，你就可以开撩了~
带他/她去阿根廷…然后牵着他/她的手你们迈出的每一步…都将是回家的路……
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