Among the many crucial decisions Andy Burnham has to make over the next few weeks, one has gone almost completely unremarked(几乎完全无人注意): what Britain’s priorities will be when it assumes(接任、承担) the presidency of the G20 next year.
在未来几周安迪·伯纳姆必须做出的诸多关键决定中，有一项几乎完全无人注意：英国明年接任二十国集团（G20）轮值主席国时，将把哪些事务列为优先事项。
Burnham has said he wants to concentrate on domestic policy. But with the world in turmoil(世界处于动荡之中), chairing(主持、担任主席) the group of the world’s largest economies will be one of his most important responsibilities.
伯纳姆曾表示希望专注于国内政策。但世界正处于动荡之中，主持这个由全球最大经济体组成的集团，将是他最重要的职责之一。
The last time the UK chaired the forum was in 2009, when Gordon Brown(戈登·布朗，英国前首相) presided over(主持、掌管) the rescue of the global economy after the financial crash. Before the London summit in April 2009, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, had wrung his hands, saying that “none of us has a plan”.(2009年4月伦敦峰会前，法国总统尼古拉·萨科齐曾焦虑地搓着手说：“我们都没有计划。”) Barack Obama had a quick response to this: “Gordon has a plan.”
英国上一次主持该论坛是在2009年，当时戈登·布朗主持了金融危机后全球经济的救援工作。2009年4月伦敦峰会前，法国总统尼古拉·萨科齐曾搓着手说：“我们都没有计划。”巴拉克·奥巴马对此迅速回应：“戈登有计划。”