双语有声阅读:US and Vietnam enter new era 美越关系进

US and Vietnam enter new era 美越关系进入新时代

For many years the aftermath of war coloured US-Vietnamese ties

多年来,越战的阴影影响着美越关系

President Bill Clinton has announced that the United States and Vietnam  have signed a wide-ranging trade deal, a quarter of a century after the end of the Vietnam War.

The historic agreement, reached after four years of negotiations¹, is expected to encourage more US companies to invest in Vietnam, and help speed-up plans for Vietnam to join the World Trade Organisation².

The deal is also a sign that Vietnam's Communist leadership has decided³ to embrace reform.

克林顿总统宣布美国和越南签署了一份内容广泛的贸易协议，这是在越南战争结束25年后达成的一份协议。

谈判4年后达成的这一历史性的协议，将鼓励更多的美国公司在越南投资，并加速越南加入世界贸易组织计划的实施。

这一协议也表明越南的共产党政权决定接受改革
 

1 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

2 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。