VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：美國(guó)貿(mào)易逆差創(chuàng)下五個(gè)月新高

US Trade Deficit Reaches Five Month High

美國(guó)貿(mào)易逆差創(chuàng)下五個(gè)月新高

The United States' trade deficit with other countries rose to a five-month high in July.

7月份美國(guó)同其它國(guó)家的貿(mào)易逆差升值五個(gè)月高位。

At the same time, the U.S. trade deficit with China hit a record high.

與此同時(shí)，美國(guó)同中國(guó)貿(mào)易逆差創(chuàng)下歷史新高。

Economists say the latest numbers could influence the Trump administration to carry out its "America First" trade policies more aggressively.

經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家表示，最新數(shù)據(jù)可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致川普政府更積極地實(shí)施其“美國(guó)優(yōu)先”的貿(mào)易政策。

The administration's protectionist policies have left the United States in disputes with the European Union, Canada, Mexico and China. President Donald Trump says the United States is being used by its trading partners.

美國(guó)政府的貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義政策使得美國(guó)同歐盟、加拿大、墨西哥以及中國(guó)發(fā)生沖突。川普總統(tǒng)表示，美國(guó)正被其它貿(mào)易伙伴利用。

The U.S. Commerce Department reported the rise in the trade deficit Wednesday. Its report came a day before the end of a public comment period about a list of $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. The U.S. government is expected to announce tariffs on those products.

美國(guó)商務(wù)部周三報(bào)告稱貿(mào)易逆差上升。這份報(bào)告是在一項(xiàng)關(guān)于價(jià)值2000億美元中國(guó)商品清單的公眾意見征詢期結(jié)束前一天發(fā)布的。預(yù)計(jì)美國(guó)政府將宣布對(duì)這些產(chǎn)品加征關(guān)稅。

"America still isn't getting a fair deal on trade and that can only mean one thing," said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at the MUFG financial group in New York.

三菱日聯(lián)金融集團(tuán)駐紐約首席經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家克里斯·魯普契(Chris Rupkey)表示：“美國(guó)仍然沒有達(dá)成公平貿(mào)易的協(xié)議，這只能意味著一種結(jié)果。”

"President Trump is going unleash another $200 billion in tariffs on China imports," he said.

他說(shuō)：“川普總統(tǒng)將會(huì)對(duì)另外價(jià)值2000億美元的中國(guó)商品征收關(guān)稅。”

The Commerce Department report said the trade deficit increased 9.5 percent to $50.1 billion in July. This happened as exports of soybeans and civilian aircraft dropped, while imports hit a record high. The trade deficit has now widened in each of the past two months.

美國(guó)商務(wù)部報(bào)告稱，7月份貿(mào)易逆差增加9.5%至501億美元。這是因?yàn)榇蠖购兔裼蔑w機(jī)出口的下降，而進(jìn)口則創(chuàng)下歷史新高。過(guò)去兩個(gè)月的貿(mào)易逆差都在擴(kuò)大。

The government announced import duties on goods including steel, aluminum, washing machines and solar panels earlier this year. It said the move was to protect American industries from what Trump says is unfair foreign competition.

美國(guó)政府今年早些時(shí)候宣布對(duì)鋼鐵、鋁、洗衣機(jī)和太陽(yáng)能電池板等商品征收進(jìn)口關(guān)稅。美國(guó)政府稱此舉旨在保護(hù)美國(guó)工業(yè)不受川普所說(shuō)的不公平的外國(guó)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的影響。

The United States and China each have put retaliatory tariffs on a combined $100 billion worth of products since early July.

自7月初以來(lái)，美國(guó)和中國(guó)各自對(duì)價(jià)值1000億美元的產(chǎn)品征收了報(bào)復(fù)性關(guān)稅。

The Trump administration also wants to rework the North American Free Trade Agreement. The United States struck a deal with Mexico last week, but negotiations with Canada have been difficult.

川普政府還希望重新制定北美自由貿(mào)易協(xié)定。美國(guó)上周和墨西哥達(dá)成協(xié)議，但是和加拿大的談判陷入僵局。

The administration says ending the trade deficit will put the economy on a path of faster growth. But economists say some of the government's policies, such as a $1.5 trillion tax cut earlier this year, will worsen the trade deficit.

美國(guó)政府表示，消除貿(mào)易逆差將會(huì)使經(jīng)濟(jì)走上更快增長(zhǎng)的道路。但是經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家表示，政府的一些政策，例如今年早些時(shí)候減稅1.5萬(wàn)億美元，將會(huì)使貿(mào)易逆差更為嚴(yán)重。

The trade deficit narrowed in April and May as farmers increased soybean exports to China before its tariffs on American products came into effect in early July.

由于農(nóng)民在7月初對(duì)美國(guó)產(chǎn)品關(guān)稅生效之前增加了對(duì)中國(guó)的大豆出口，4月和5月的貿(mào)易逆差有所收窄。

Record high imports

創(chuàng)歷史新高

After considering inflation, the trade deficit increased to a five-month high of $82.5 billion in July from $79.3 billion in June.

考慮通貨膨脹因素之后，7月份的貿(mào)易逆差從6月份的793億美元升至825億美元的五個(gè)月新高。

The goods trade deficit with China grew 10 percent to a record $36.8 billion in July. The trade gap with Mexico dropped 25.3 percent to $5.5 billion while the gap with Canada rose 57.6 percent to $3.1 billion. The trade deficit with the European Union rose 50 percent to a record high of $17.6 billion.

美國(guó)與中國(guó)的商品貿(mào)易逆差在7月份增長(zhǎng)了10%，達(dá)到創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的368億美元;與墨西哥的貿(mào)易逆差下降25.3%至55億美元;與加拿大的逆差上升57.6%至31億美元;與歐盟的貿(mào)易逆差增長(zhǎng)50%，達(dá)到創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的176億美元。

In July, U.S. exports of goods and services fell one percent to $211.1 billion. However, imports of goods and services increased 0.9 percent to a record $261.2 billion. They were helped by imports of computers and computer parts. Total imports were higher, in part, thanks to petroleum imports, which were the highest since December 2014 because of higher oil prices.

7月份，美國(guó)商品和服務(wù)出口下降1%至2111美元。然而，商品和服務(wù)進(jìn)口增長(zhǎng)了0.9%，達(dá)到創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的2612美元，這些都受益于計(jì)算機(jī)和計(jì)算機(jī)零件的進(jìn)口?？傔M(jìn)口量較高的部分原因是由于石油價(jià)格上漲，石油進(jìn)口量創(chuàng)下2014年12月以來(lái)新高。

I'm Caty Weaver.

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