Name: 美國經濟自 2022 年以來首次萎縮，特朗普在內閣會議上稱讚關稅 | BBC News (Trump praises tariffs in Cabinet meeting as US economy shrinks for first time since 2022 | BBC News)
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In a blow to President Trump, the US economy shrank in his first three months in office.

在特朗普總統上任的頭三個月，美國經濟出現萎縮，這對他是一個打擊。

American gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services in the economy, dropped by 0.3% from January to March, a sharp fall after growth of 2.4% in the previous quarter.

1 月至 3 月，美國國內生產總值（衡量經濟中所有商品和服務的指標）下降了 0.3%，這是在上一季度增長 2.4% 之後的又一次大幅下降。

President Trump has blamed his predecessor, Joe Biden, and said the downturn was nothing to do with his controversial policy on tariffs.

特朗普總統將責任歸咎於他的前任喬-拜登，並表示經濟下滑與他有爭議的關稅政策無關。

Let's go live to our North America editor, Sarah Smith, at the How damaging do you think these figures are for the Trump administration?

讓我們連線我們的北美編輯莎拉-史密斯（Sarah Smith），您認為這些數據對特朗普政府有多大影響？

Well, it goes right to the core of the biggest reason why Donald Trump was elected, when he promised to fix the economy and reduce inflation.

這正是唐納德-特朗普當選的最大原因，他承諾要解決經濟問題，降低通貨膨脹。

And since then, the cost of living hasn't really fallen significantly.

而從那時起，生活成本並沒有真正大幅下降。

And now we see these numbers saying that the economy is in fact contracting.

而現在我們看到的這些數字表明，經濟事實上正在萎縮。

So it goes against what he promised to do.

是以，這與他的承諾背道而馳。

And Donald Trump did return to the US on the 20th of January.

而唐納德-特朗普確實在 1 月 20 日返回了美國。

These figures cover January, February, March.

這些數字涵蓋 1 月、2 月和 3 月。

But he says they're not his fault at all.

He's trying to blame it all on his predecessor.

他試圖把這一切都歸咎於他的前任。

And I have to start off by saying, that's Biden.

And we came in, and I was very against everything that Biden was doing in terms of the economy, destroying our country in so many ways.

我們上臺後，我非常反對拜登在經濟方面所做的一切，他在很多方面都在摧毀我們的國家。

Now, of course, the biggest move on the economy that Donald Trump has made is introducing those very high trade tariffs, which he did at the start of April.

當然，唐納德-特朗普對經濟採取的最大舉措是在四月初推出了非常高的貿易關稅。

But they have affected these numbers, because there was a huge surge of imports into America from families and businesses.

但它們影響了這些數字，因為從家庭和企業進口到美國的商品激增。

They were trying to import foreign-made goods before the tariff regime kicked in.

他們試圖在關稅制度生效之前進口外國製造的商品。

So that has affected the figures somewhat.

是以，這在一定程度上影響了數字。

But we will need to wait until the next quarter to see exactly what impact having imposed those high import taxes is going to have on the American economy.

但我們需要等到下個季度才能看到徵收這些高額進口稅究竟會對美國經濟產生什麼影響。

And meanwhile, the United States and Ukraine are close to finally signing a deal on mineral resources, possibly within the next 24 hours.

與此同時，美國和烏克蘭即將最終簽署一項礦產資源協議，可能就在未來 24 小時內。

It would see the two countries jointly develop Ukraine's mineral wealth.

兩國將共同開發烏克蘭的礦產資源。

President Trump says it will be money back for all the aid that America has given Ukraine in its war with Russia.

特朗普總統說，這將是美國在烏克蘭與俄羅斯的戰爭中給予烏克蘭的所有援助的回報。

Well, an earlier version of the deal collapsed after the row in the White House between Mr Trump and Ukraine's President Zelensky.

特朗普與烏克蘭總統澤連斯基在白宮發生爭執後，該協議的早期版本也隨之瓦解。

Live now to John Donnison, our correspondent in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

請聽本臺駐烏克蘭首都基輔記者約翰-唐尼森的現場報道。

After a lot of false starts, it does look like this is going to be signed at last.

在經歷了多次失敗之後，看起來終於要簽約了。

Well, certainly that is what the Ukrainians are saying.

The country's economy minister is currently en route to Washington DC to meet with US officials.

該國經濟部長目前正在前往華盛頓特區會見美國官員的途中。

And as you say, they are saying the deal could be done within 24 hours.

正如你所說，他們說交易可能在 24 小時內完成。

There are reported to be some last-minute disagreements, so let's wait and see.

據說在最後一刻還存在一些分歧，讓我們拭目以待吧。

But what this deal does is it basically gives America access to Ukraine's oil, gas, energy infrastructure, mineral wealth.

但這項協議的作用在於，它基本上讓美國獲得了烏克蘭的石油、天然氣、能源基礎設施和礦產資源。

And money from those industries would go into a joint US-Ukrainian investment fund, and then some of that money would go towards paying for Ukraine's reconstruction and also towards paying for American continued military and humanitarian assistance.

來自這些行業的資金將進入美烏聯合投資基金，其中部分資金將用於支付烏克蘭的重建費用，也將用於支付美國繼續提供軍事和人道主義援助的費用。

Now, there are some who say, critics of the deal, who say it amounts to the US extorting Ukraine.

現在，有人說，責備這項協議的人說，這相當於美國敲詐烏克蘭。

But I think the Ukrainian government has made the calculation that if America has a bigger stake in the country, it could improve relations and push America to get a better deal in the more important deal for Ukraine, which is, of course, ending the war with Russia.

但我認為，烏克蘭政府已經計算好了，如果美國在這個國家有更大的利益，它就能改善關係，推動美國在對烏克蘭更重要的交易中達成更好的協議，當然，這就是結束與俄羅斯的戰爭。