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听力文本
There is a new global trade agreement that will make IT products cheaper. More than 50 countries agreed to end tariffs and import duties on over 200 IT products. All 28 countries from the European Union signed, as well as China, Japan, South Korea, the U.S. and others. The deal was signed at a World Trade Organization meeting in Geneva. It will affect a wide variety of products, including smartphones, digital cameras, ink cartridges, video game consoles and even telecommunications satellites. Import duties will be completely removed from the selected IT products in the next four years. The deal applies to $1.3 trillion worth of global trade. This is about 7 per cent of all world trade.
Many people believe the deal will be good for the world. The EU Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmstrom, said: "This is a great deal for consumers, and for companies big and small. We've worked hard [on] this compromise between different countries to find the best solutions." She added: "This deal will cut costs for consumers and business - in particular, for smaller firms, which have been hit especially hard…in the past." Ms Malmstrom hopes more countries will sign up to the deal in the next few years. She said: "It clearly shows that countries around the world can work together to achieve solutions that benefit everyone. I [expect to see] other countries joining soon."
中文翻译
新一轮的全球贸易协定将让信息技术产品更加廉价。已经有超过50个国家同意就200多种信息技术产品免除关税和进口税。欧盟所有28个成员国都签署了该协议，还包括中国、日本、韩国、美国等。该协议是在日内瓦世贸组织大会上签订的。这将对包括智能手机、数码相机、打印机墨盒、电脑游戏甚至是通信卫星等产品构成影响。在未来四年内，信息技术产品清单将完全免除进口税。该协议的全球贸易额将达到13亿美金。相当于全球贸易的7%。
许多人相信该协议将有利于全球。欧盟贸易执行委员马尔姆施特伦称：“这对于顾客，以及不同规模的企业来说都是好事。我们在各方中寻找最佳的解决办法，我们一直为此努力着。”她还称：“该协议将减少顾客和企业的开支，特别是那些曾经遭受过重创的小型企业。马尔姆施特伦女士希望未来几年能够有更多国家签订此协议。她称：“全球各国能够齐心协作，找出造福于全人类的解决办法，这是显而易见的。我希望会有更多国家参与其中。”
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重点讲解
1.World Trade Organization 世界贸易组织
例句：Trade disputes should be settled through the World Trade Organization, not through politics.
贸易争端应该通过世界贸易组织来解决，而不是用政治来解决。
2.import duty 进口税
例句：Can you help calculate our import duty?
你能帮我们算一下进口税吗？
3.agree to 同意
例句：She doesn't agree to this arrangement.
她不赞同这个安排。
4.telecommunications satellite 通信卫星
例句：They are closely charting the progress of the telecommunications satellite.
他们正在密切跟踪通讯卫星的运行。
听力题目
1.How many countries signed up to the new deal?
a) 60
b) more than 50
c) 50
d) 49
2.In which city was the deal signed?
a) Tokyo
b) London
c) New York
d) Geneva
3.What kind of cartridges are included in the deal?
a) ink
b) gun
c) tape
d) toner
4.When will all the import duties be removed?
a) 2017
b) soon
c) within 4 years
d) by the end of the year
5.What percentage of world trade does this deal represent?
a) 6%
b) 7%
c) 8%
d) 9%
6.Who is Cecilia Malmström?
a) the EU Trade Commissioner
b) CEO of Sony
c) a small business leader
d) a WTO spokeswoman
7.What did countries work hard on to find?
a) a common language
b) a framework
c) the best solutions
d) better technology
8.Who in particular will the deal cut costs for?
a) smaller firms
b) the EU
c) the WTO
d) Samsung
9.When have smaller firms been hit especially hard?
a) in the past
b) 2000
c) in the global recession
d) since the digital revolution
10.Who does the article say benefits from the solutions?
a) China
b) the WTO
c) bigger companies
d) everyone
听力答案
1.b
2.d
3.a
4.c
5.b
6.a
7.c
8.a
9.a
10.d
