07年10月自考“外刊经贸知识选读”串讲(6)
第五章
一、术语:
trade representative 贸易谈判代表
government procurement 政府采购
NAFTA ( North America Free Trade Agreements )北美自由贸易协定
trade sanctions 贸易制裁
trade hawks 贸易中主张强硬路线的鹰派人物
二、词语释义:
1.tough: uncompromising (不妥协的,强硬的)
2.discrimination: unfair treatment
3.sanctions: penalty
4.escalate: develop; intensify
5.frictions: conflicts
6.procurement: purchase
7.be bullied into doing: be forced to do
8.is awake t is conscious of
9.amenable to responsive to
10.a ragged start: a poor start
11.intolerable: unbearable
12.retaliate: revenge; reprisal
13.impose: exert; influence
14s.drawn-out: prolonged and boring
15.shock: impact
16. prompting: provoking
17. tactical: skillful
18. underpinning: foundation
19. peeved: annoyed
20. embrace: acceptance
三、句子翻译:
1.WASHINGTON-The Clinton administration is drawing the first lines of a tougher U.S. policy on trade, signaling to Europe and Japan that it will demand fairer treatment for American exports and is prepared to see relationships with U.S. trading partners get worse before they get better.
华盛顿消息:克林顿政府正采取更加强硬的美国贸易政策,向欧洲和日本发出信号要求对美国的出口品提供一个更为公正的待遇,并已做好准备迎接将在与贸易伙伴关系改善之前出现的关系恶化。