美国国家公共电台 NPR Northwest Ranchers Have Beef With Trump's Trade Wars, But Still Support Him

 

NOEL KING, HOST:

Ranchers are bracing² to lose money as tariffs⁴ hit beef exports in the U.S. this week. Many of them still support President Trump⁵. Anna King reports for the Northwest News Network.

ANNA KING, BYLINE⁶: When it comes to the trade wars, JoHanna Symons and her ranch¹ are at the mercy of bigger forces.

JOHANNA SYMONS: I feel like some of us little guys - our hands are just tied.

A. KING: Symons and her husband breed cattle, and they raise them for other ranchers. People call it gate to plate. They also butcher the cattle and even deliver to restaurants. As a Republican and a business owner, Symons likes Donald Trump and was happy he won. Then the trade wars heated up and the tariffs came down. Beef was one of the targets. From China, a 25 percent tariff³ starts Friday, and Canada slapped 10 percent on some beef products. That started Sunday. Symons doesn't regret her vote by any means, but she has started to worry.

SYMONS: We're at the mercy of overseas and at the mercy of the bigger players in the game.

KENT BACUS: We're hopeful that the administration is going to be successful, but we need them to be successful very soon.

A. KING: Kent Bacus heads trade for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. He says China was a new and promising⁷ market for certain cuts of beef not popular in America. That just started a year ago, but now, he says the whole industry is discouraged. He calls some of the tariffs retaliatory⁸, and he says it means governments are picking winners and losers.

BACUS: We need to solve these trade problems, but we don't need to do it on the backs of America's farmers and ranchers.

A. KING: Buck⁹ Taylor runs around 1,000 Red Angus mother cows in eastern Oregon. He doesn't blame Trump for the tariffs that might cost him.

BUCK TAYLOR: Any hit that we take now will be superseded¹⁰ by some accomplishments¹¹ that he will probably make to make up for it.

A. KING: Taylor rests his hand on a metal field gate smiling. The day after the presidential election, he and his four grandchildren spray-painted it into an American flag.

TAYLOR: We're proud of it (laughter).

A. KING: And he's proud of the Trump flag that flies at the head of his driveway. For NPR News, I'm Anna King in the Diamond Valley, Ore.

1 ranch   

n.大牧场，大农场

参考例句：

• He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
• The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。

2 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

3 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。

4 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

7 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

8 retaliatory   

adj.报复的

参考例句：

• The process can take years before the WTO approves retaliatory action. 在WTO通过此行动之前，这个程序恐怕要等上一阵子了。 来自互联网
• Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment. 将惩罚性关税强加于中国相当于对我们自己实施课税惩罚。 来自互联网

9 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

10 superseded   

[医]被代替的，废弃的

参考例句：

• The theory has been superseded by more recent research. 这一理论已为新近的研究所取代。
• The use of machinery has superseded manual labour. 机器的使用已经取代了手工劳动。

11 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》