VOA慢速英语(翻译+字幕+讲解):跨太平洋伙伴关系取得进展
日期:2013-12-28 11:46

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From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.

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Top trade officials reported progress, but no final deal after meets in Singapore earlier this month. They met to discuss details of the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP. The plan calls for removing non-tariff trade requirements among 12 Pacific nations.

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Supporters say the TPP would make trade easier, create jobs and help the economy of those countries. But critics say some of the requirements exist to help protect individuals, workers and the environment.

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The 12 nations are responsible for about one-third of all world trade. They include Australia, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States.

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Trade officials are set to restart talks in January. Negotiators are attempting to settle several disputes. The United States wants Japan to end restrictions on American-made automobiles. Some nations are arguing over intellectual property rights for films and music.

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Experts say earlier trade deals cut tariffs and other payments, this made it less costly to move goods from one nation to another. Supporters say lower costs increases trade.

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Charles Boustany is a congressman from the American state of Louisiana. He notes that in 2011, trade exports and imports of goods and services with TPP countries supported nearly 15 million jobs in the United States. The Trans Pacific Partnership is an attempt to increase trade by making rules similar from one nation to another.

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Lori Wallach works with the American activist group Public Citizen. He says some government rules for importing or exporting goods are necessary. He says they protect the environment and the health of workers and people who buy imported goods.

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Lori Wallach says the TPP is more about politics than trade. He says big companies have used secretive trade negotiations to get things done that Congress would not approve. He says rules that make work conditions safe or protect health are under attack if they are defined as a barrier to the international trade.

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Opposition from labor and consumer protection groups means the proposed deal faces an uncertain future in Washington. The agreement has to be confirmed by many national legislatures, including the U.S. Congress.

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Supporters of the TPP are seeking to prevent Congress from making changes to any agreement reached at the trade talks.

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And that's the Economics Report for VOA Learning English. I'm Christopher Cruise.

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词汇解释

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1.intellectual property [专利] 知识产权;著作权

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We must improve the system of intellectual property rights protection.
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2.secretive adj. 秘密的;偷偷摸摸的;促进分泌的

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He's very secretive about his work.
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3.legislature n. 立法机关;立法机构

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He was elected to the state legislature.
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内容解析

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1.Supporters of the TPP are seeking to prevent Congress from making changes to any agreement reached at the trade talks.

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seek to 追求;争取;力图

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In order to maximize profit the firm would seek to maximize output.
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We will aggressively seek to control the weaponry of war.
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参考译文

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这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道K)QELKY*,G

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本月早些时候,高级贸易官员们在新加坡开会后通报了进展,但没有达成最终协议Y,jc*QWnh2L3U99P8。他们开会讨论提议的跨太平洋伙伴关系(TPP),该计划呼吁取消12个太平洋国家之间的非关税贸易壁垒T2WGQNKdpn)

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支持者称TPP将促进贸易、创造就业,并帮助这些国家发展经济!fNuE;fQm5phJ(.XSh)D。但批评者称现有的一些要求有助于帮助个人、工人和环境6UXp#dJF|0t74,TS5TAV

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这12个国家的贸易量占全球总量的约三分之一,包括澳大利亚、智利、日本、马来西亚、墨西哥、秘鲁、新加坡、越南和美国[z)j[-QdSs|-Z

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贸易官员们将于一月份继续进行会谈,协商者准备解决几个争议问题X_zI,DQwr#uQ~Q%~eS5R。美国希望日本结束对美国产汽车的限制,有的国家就电影和音乐的知识产权进行争论eMgYLz9*Pb_xUAiYc[-7

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专家称早期的贸易削减了关税和其他费用,这样就降低了商品在国家间转移的成本,支持者称低成本能促进贸易eo-FI5H|^7t

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查尔斯·波斯坦尼是来自美国路易斯安那州的国会议员,他指出在2011年,与TPP国家的贸易与服务进出口为美国创造了近1500万个就业岗位!(tN4y^UC&F[。跨太平洋伙伴关系意在通过在各国之间制定相似的规则来促进贸易;+YVRFLX|F|

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洛瑞·瓦拉赫就职于美国活动组织“公共市民”,他说有些有关商品进出口的政府规定是必要的,因为它们能保护环境和工人健康,还能保护进口商品购买者Ll=9i^uD|Fw

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洛瑞·瓦拉赫说TPP更多地与政治有关,而不是贸易lne#_&owx&Mt。他说大公司大公司利用秘密贸易协商来促成国会不会批准的事情,他说那些确保工作环境安全和保护健康的规定如果被视为是国际贸易障碍,就会遭受攻击D+hh=&DuFz

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来自劳工和消费者保护组织的反对意味着拟议协议将在华盛顿面临不确定的命运,该协议必须经过包括美国国会在内的许多国家立法机关的批准[koft)bZ*#WI5]Z.D

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TPP的支持者试图阻止国会对贸易会谈上达成的任何协议做出改变JGpG%!=[FKj7kw0R9~V#

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这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道,我是克里斯多夫·克鲁斯7U4zJ,@9Mw

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重点单词
  • maximizev. 取 ... 最大值,最佳化,对 ... 极为重视
  • definedadj. 有定义的,确定的;清晰的,轮廓分明的 v. 使
  • protectvt. 保护,投保
  • confirmedadj. 习惯的,积习的,确认过的,证实的 动词conf
  • legislaturen. 立法机关
  • environmentn. 环境,外界
  • pacificn. 太平洋 adj. 太平洋的 pacific adj
  • protectionn. 保护,防卫
  • uncertainadj. 不确定的
  • preventv. 预防,防止