英語口語每天說上半小時(shí) 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(guó)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(duì)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(guó)的農(nóng)民會(huì)因?yàn)閲?guó)內(nèi)糧食必須與更高質(zhì)量的進(jìn)口產(chǎn)品競(jìng)爭(zhēng)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(huì)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(duì)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(guó)際組織意味著中國(guó)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(guó)的加入將為其它成員國(guó)的商品和服務(wù)打開市場(chǎng)，增加出口機(jī)會(huì)。

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(guó)民經(jīng)濟(jì)的幾乎每個(gè)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(guó)世貿(mào)組織的會(huì)員身份不僅給我們帶來機(jī)會(huì)，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(guó)及其主要貿(mào)易伙伴已經(jīng)就中國(guó)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(gè)好消息。中國(guó)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(zhǎng)會(huì)議上正式通過。

B:When will the meeting be held?

會(huì)議什么時(shí)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(guó)在今年年底之前就能實(shí)現(xiàn)長(zhǎng)達(dá)15年的夢(mèng)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(cuò)。想想中國(guó)加入這個(gè)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(huì)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(huì)便宜很多。

Dialogue Two

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

中國(guó)入世是現(xiàn)在的一個(gè)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(duì)此感興趣是因?yàn)檫@會(huì)帶來大改變，而且它不僅使中國(guó)獲益，而且也使世貿(mào)組織的其它成員國(guó)受益。

A:What changes will take place in China?

中國(guó)會(huì)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(guó)會(huì)吸引更多外商投資，中國(guó)的制造商在國(guó)際市場(chǎng)上將變得更有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力。

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

那么，它會(huì)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(huì)。中國(guó)入世將鼓勵(lì)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)，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(gè)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(shí)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(gè)相當(dāng)年輕的世界組織，但是它有很長(zhǎng)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(guó)是關(guān)稅及貿(mào)易總協(xié)定的23個(gè)創(chuàng)始會(huì)員國(guó)之一，對(duì)嗎?

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

是的，沒錯(cuò)。但是中國(guó)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(gè)成員國(guó)，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(gè)多邊貿(mào)易體制，它減少國(guó)家和人民之間的貿(mào)易壁壘。成員國(guó)按照WTO的協(xié)議進(jìn)行國(guó)際貿(mào)易。協(xié)議保證為商品、服務(wù)、知識(shí)產(chǎn)權(quán)和爭(zhēng)端解決提供一個(gè)公平的貿(mào)易體系。它的目標(biāo)是幫助會(huì)員國(guó)之間的貿(mào)易順利、自由、公平、可預(yù)測(cè)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(guó)的國(guó)民的。