英語口語每天說上半小時 096

96. World Trade Organization 世貿(mào)組織

1.Why are so many countrise eager to join WTO?

為什么如此多的國家渴望加入世貿(mào)組織?

2.What can the common people benefit from our entry to WTO?

加入世貿(mào)組織對我們普通老百姓有什么好處?

3.Do you think Chinese farmers will be threatened because domestic grains must compete with higher quality imports?

你認(rèn)為中國的農(nóng)民會因?yàn)閲鴥?nèi)糧食必須與更高質(zhì)量的進(jìn)口產(chǎn)品競爭而受到威脅嗎?

4.Do you think our entry to WTO will affect the way we live, work and think?

你覺得加入世貿(mào)組織會影響我們的生活、工作和思維方式嗎?

5.What should we do get prepared for future changes?

為了應(yīng)對將來的改變，我們應(yīng)該怎么準(zhǔn)備呢?

6.Entry into the international organization will mean some visible benefits to common Chinese consumers.

加入國際組織意味著中國普通的消費(fèi)者可以獲得一些看得見的利益。

7.China's entrance will open its markets to goods and services from other member countries and increase its export opportunities.

中國的加入將為其它成員國的商品和服務(wù)打開市場，增加出口機(jī)會。

8.We will abide by WTO rules.

我們將遵守世貿(mào)組織的規(guī)則。

9.We must make sweeping changes in nearly every sector of our economy.

在國民經(jīng)濟(jì)的幾乎每個部門，我們都必須做出大規(guī)模的變化。

10.China's WTO membership not only brings us opportunities ,but also poses challenges to us.

中國世貿(mào)組織的會員身份不僅給我們帶來機(jī)會，還帶來挑戰(zhàn)。

Dialogue One

A:Good news!China and its major trading partners have reached a formal agreement on China's membership in the World Trade Organization.

好消息!中國及其主要貿(mào)易伙伴已經(jīng)就中國加入世貿(mào)組織達(dá)成正式協(xié)議。

B:That's really good news.Is China a full member now?

真是個好消息。中國現(xiàn)在是正式成員嗎?

A:Not yet.The document has to be formally approved at The WTO meeting of trade ministers.

還沒。文件要在世貿(mào)組織貿(mào)易部長會議上正式通過。

B:When will the meeting be held?

會議什么時候舉行?

A:In November.

11月。

B:So China will realize its 15-year long dream before the end of the year.

那么中國在今年年底之前就能實(shí)現(xiàn)長達(dá)15年的夢想。

A:That true.Just think of the 15 years of often difficult negotiations China's accession to the multilateral trading system is really something to celebrate.

沒錯。想想中國加入這個多邊貿(mào)易體制15年的艱苦談判就應(yīng)該慶祝慶祝。

B:Yes,I can't agree with you more.But what can we benefit?

是的，我再同意你也不為過了。但是我們有什么好處呢?

A:Well,we can benefit a lot actually.We'll cut trade tariffs,there'll be more variety of goods for us to choose from and some of them will be much cheaper.

額，事實(shí)上，我們獲益頗多。我們會降低貿(mào)易關(guān)稅，有更多各種各樣的商品供我們選擇，而且它們中的很多都會便宜很多。

Dialogue Two

A:China's entry into WTO is a hot topic now.

中國入世是現(xiàn)在的一個熱門話題。

B:People are interested in it becuse it will bring about great changes and it can not only benefit China,but also benefit other members of the organization.

人們對此感興趣是因?yàn)檫@會帶來大改變，而且它不僅使中國獲益，而且也使世貿(mào)組織的其它成員國受益。

A:What changes will take place in China?

中國會發(fā)生什么變化呢?

B:Well,China will attract more foreign investment and Chinese producers will become more competitive in the world market.

額，中國會吸引更多外商投資，中國的制造商在國際市場上將變得更有競爭力。

A:Then,it'll further raise our living standards.

那么，它會進(jìn)一步提高我們的生活水平。

B:Sure it will.China's WTO accession will encourage economic growth and that can benefit its trading partners.

當(dāng)然會。中國入世將鼓勵經(jīng)濟(jì)增長，這可以使其貿(mào)易伙伴受益。

Dialogue Three

A:A lot of people are talking about WTO now.What does it stand for?

現(xiàn)在很多人都在討論世貿(mào)組織。它代表的是什么?

B:Are you kidding?You don't know what it means?

你是在開玩笑嗎?你不知道它的意思嗎?

A:Of course I know.But I'm not sure what the three letters stand for?

我當(dāng)然知道。但是我不確定這三個字母代表的是什么?

B:They stand for World Trade Organization.

它們是世貿(mào)組織的縮寫。

A:Could you tell me what its goal is?

你能告訴我它的目標(biāo)是什么嗎?

B:Its major goal is to promote world trade and economic development.

它的主要目標(biāo)是促進(jìn)世界貿(mào)易和經(jīng)濟(jì)的發(fā)展。

A:Do you know when it was established?

你知道它什么時候成立的嗎?

B:It was established in 1995.Although it's a rather young international organization,it has a long history.Its predecessor the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was founded in 1948.

它成立于1995年。盡管它是一個相當(dāng)年輕的世界組織，但是它有很長的歷史。它的前身是成立于1948年的關(guān)稅及貿(mào)易總協(xié)定。

A:Is it true that China was one of the 23 founding members of GATT?

中國是關(guān)稅及貿(mào)易總協(xié)定的23個創(chuàng)始會員國之一，對嗎?

B:Yes,it's true.But China pulled out of it in 1950.

是的，沒錯。但是中國1950年退出了。

A:What a pity!

好遺憾!

世貿(mào)組織

The World Trade Organization was established in Geneva in 1995.There are over 130 members and they do over 90% of world trade.

世界貿(mào)易組織1955年在日內(nèi)瓦成立。有130多個成員國，它們占世界貿(mào)易的90%以上。

WTO is a multilateral trading system that lowers trade barriers between people and countries.The members use WTO agreements to do international commerce.The agreement guarantee a fair trading system for goods, services,intellectual property and dispute settlement.Its objective is to help trade flow smoothly ,freely, fairly and predictably between the members and help producers of goods and services to conduct trade business.This is believed to benefit the people of member countries.

世貿(mào)組織是一個多邊貿(mào)易體制，它減少國家和人民之間的貿(mào)易壁壘。成員國按照WTO的協(xié)議進(jìn)行國際貿(mào)易。協(xié)議保證為商品、服務(wù)、知識產(chǎn)權(quán)和爭端解決提供一個公平的貿(mào)易體系。它的目標(biāo)是幫助會員國之間的貿(mào)易順利、自由、公平、可預(yù)測地進(jìn)行，幫助商品和服務(wù)的生產(chǎn)商進(jìn)行貿(mào)易業(yè)務(wù)。它被認(rèn)為是有利于成員國的國民的。