VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：川普幫助中興通訊公司恢復(fù)業(yè)務(wù)

Trump Offers Help to Chinese Company in Trade Dispute

川普幫助中興通訊公司恢復(fù)業(yè)務(wù)

Tensions over trade between the United States and China have now involved telecommunications equipment and soybeans.

中美之間的貿(mào)易緊張局勢(shì)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)牽扯到電信設(shè)備和大豆。

U.S. President Donald Trump surprised government officials on Sunday by offering to help a Chinese telecommunications company.

美國(guó)總統(tǒng)川普周日向一家中國(guó)通訊公司提供幫助，讓政府官員頗感意外。

Trump wrote on Twitter that he was looking for a way to let the Chinese company ZTE Corp. "get back into business fast." The tweet also said, "Too many jobs in China lost."

川普在推特上寫(xiě)道，他正在設(shè)法讓中國(guó)的中興通訊公司“迅速恢復(fù)業(yè)務(wù)。”推特還表示，“中國(guó)損失了太多就業(yè)崗位。”

In April, the U.S. Commerce Department blocked ZTE Corp. from buying U.S.-made telecommunications equipment. The goods include parts needed for wireless stations, optical fiber networks and smartphones.

4月份，美國(guó)商務(wù)部禁止中興通訊公司購(gòu)買(mǎi)美國(guó)制造的電信設(shè)備。這些產(chǎn)品包括無(wú)線基站、光纖網(wǎng)絡(luò)和智能手機(jī)所需的零部件。

The action was taken after accusations that the company misled U.S. officials about its efforts to stop the sale of goods to sanctioned countries. The U.S. parts, officials said, were being put into products being sold to Iran and North Korea.

該公司被控在禁止向受制裁國(guó)家出口商品的措施上誤導(dǎo)了美國(guó)官員，之后出臺(tái)了這一禁令。官員表示，美國(guó)零部件被安裝到了銷(xiāo)售給伊朗和朝鮮的產(chǎn)品中。

The U.S.-made parts however represent a large percentage of the parts the company uses to make its products. As a result, the company said it would have to shut down operations at its factory in the southern city of Shenzhen. The Associated Press reports that ZTE has more than 70,000 employees.

然而美國(guó)制造的零部件占到了中興通訊公司產(chǎn)品所用零部件的很大比例。因此，該公司稱(chēng)其不得不停止該公司在中國(guó)南部城市深圳工廠的運(yùn)營(yíng)。美聯(lián)社報(bào)道稱(chēng)，中興公司員工超過(guò)了7萬(wàn)名。

On its English language website, ZTE stated that the U.S. Commerce Department's "denial order" would "severely impact the survival and development" of the company.

中興通訊公司在其英文網(wǎng)站上表示，美國(guó)商務(wù)部的“禁止令”將“嚴(yán)重影響該公司的生存和發(fā)展。”

America First policy

美國(guó)優(yōu)先政策

Trump has accused Chinese trade policy of costing American workers jobs during the 2016 presidential campaign and as president.

川普在2016年總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選期間曾指責(zé)中國(guó)的貿(mào)易政策讓美國(guó)就業(yè)崗位流失。

In March, the U.S. placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China. The two sides have since exchanged threats to increase import taxes on a large number of goods.

今年3月份，美國(guó)對(duì)中國(guó)出口鋼鐵和鋁材征收關(guān)稅。雙方自此互相威脅提高大量產(chǎn)品的關(guān)稅。

Trump's statements, however, appear to be an effort to ease tensions.

然而川普的言論似乎在努力緩解緊張局勢(shì)。

On Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters that China appreciates the U.S. position. Lu said the two sides were discussing the issue.

周一，中國(guó)外交部發(fā)言人陸慷對(duì)記者表示，中國(guó)贊賞美國(guó)的態(tài)度。陸慷表示，雙方正在討論這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

U.S. and Chinese trade representatives are to hold talks this week in Washington. Vice Premier Liu He will visit the U.S. and is expected to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.

中美貿(mào)易代表本周將在華盛頓舉行會(huì)談。中國(guó)副總理劉鶴將訪問(wèn)美國(guó)，預(yù)計(jì)會(huì)和美國(guó)財(cái)政部長(zhǎng)史蒂夫·姆努欽(Steve Mnuchin)會(huì)面。

U.S. farmers face unsettling trade dispute

美國(guó)農(nóng)民面臨令人不安的貿(mào)易爭(zhēng)端

In the U.S., the widening trade dispute threatens to hurt American farmers at a time when they have just planted this year's crops.

在美國(guó)，不斷擴(kuò)大的貿(mào)易爭(zhēng)端威脅到要傷害今年剛種下作物的美國(guó)農(nóng)民。

China has not put in place tariffs as part of a response to the recent U.S. measures. There are concerns, however, that China already has stopped buying soybeans from U.S. farmers.

中國(guó)尚未以征收關(guān)稅作為對(duì)美國(guó)近期措施的回應(yīng)。然而有人擔(dān)心中國(guó)已經(jīng)停止向美國(guó)農(nóng)民購(gòu)買(mǎi)大豆。

A Chinese tariff on crops like soybeans could hurt farmers like Scott Halpin of Illinois. He told VOA, "Soybeans make up just under half of our crop rotation."

中國(guó)對(duì)大豆等農(nóng)作物的關(guān)稅可能會(huì)傷害到像伊利諾伊州的斯科特·哈爾平(Scott Halpin)這樣的農(nóng)民。他對(duì)美國(guó)之音表示，“大豆占到了我們作物輪作的接近一半。”

Phil Flynn is a market expert with Price Futures Group, a company that provides financial advice.

菲爾·弗林(Phil Flynn)是芝加哥普賴(lài)斯期貨集團(tuán)的一名市場(chǎng)專(zhuān)家，這是一家提供財(cái)務(wù)咨詢的公司。

He is not too concerned about loses in the soybean market. He told VOA, "They [China] have a lot more to lose than we do."

他并不在意大豆市場(chǎng)的損失。他對(duì)美國(guó)之音表示，“中國(guó)比我們損失更大。”

China imports about 63 percent of the world's exported soybeans. "There's not a lot of places that can replace American soybeans in the near term," Flynn noted.

中國(guó)進(jìn)口了全球出口大豆的63%。弗林指出：“近期內(nèi)沒(méi)有多少地方可以取代美國(guó)大豆。”

Halpin, however, would like to know that there is a buyer for his crop.

然而哈爾平想知道他的作物有買(mǎi)家。

"If China is buying from another country, somebody else is going to be looking for our soybeans. It would just be nice to have some stability," he said.

他說(shuō)：“如果中國(guó)從他國(guó)進(jìn)口大豆，會(huì)有人來(lái)買(mǎi)我們的大豆。如果穩(wěn)點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)就好了。”

I'm Mario Ritter.

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