川普宣布 美国退出TPP协议

 　　President Donald Trump¹ withdrew the United States from the 12-nation Pacific Rim² trade deal on Monday as he started his first full week in office. At the White House, Trump called it a "great thing for the American worker - what we just did.”

　　美国总统川普星期一让美国退出了12国《跨太平洋伙伴关系协定》(TPP)。本星期是川普政府开始执政的第一个星期。川普在白宫表示，退出TPP“ 对美国工人是一件大好事。”

　　The new president, as past Republican chief executives have done, also signed an order reinstating a ban on providing government funds to international groups that perform abortions⁴ or provide information about the procedure. In addition, Trump, honoring a campaign pledge, froze hiring for many federal agencies as a way to reduce the cost of government and rein³ in its growth.

　　川普还像过去历任共和党总统那样签署命令，再次禁止政府向提供堕胎或提供有关堕胎信息的国际组织提供资金。此外，川普还兑现竞选承诺，下令冻结了许多政府机构的招聘，以减少政府开支和控制政府膨胀。

　　The trade deal, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership⁵, had been negotiated since 2009 during former President Barack Obama's White House tenure⁶, but the U.S. Congress never ratified⁷ it, with numerous lawmakers opposed to or skeptical⁸ of the deal. It would have covered trade with Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Chile, Canada, Mexico and four other countries.

　　《跨太平洋伙伴关系协定》是奥巴马政府从2009年开始谈判的，但是美国国会一直没有批准，许多国会议员反对这项协定或持怀疑态度。协定的签署国还有日本、澳大利亚、新西兰、马拉西亚、智利、加拿大、墨西哥和另外四个国家。

　　White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters that as Trump "has said many times, this type of multinational⁹ agreement is not in our best interest, and he’s moving quickly to advance trade policies that increase the competitiveness of the American worker and manufacturer."

　　白宫发言人斯派塞说，川普“曾经多次表示这类的多国协定不符合美国利益，他正在迅速推动能够增强美国工人和制造业竞争力的贸易政策。”

　　Spicer said the new president would pursue bilateral¹⁰ trade agreements with individual countries throughout the world.

　　斯派塞说，川普总统将与世界各国进行双边贸易协定谈判。

　　The TPP would have been the biggest regional trade deal in history, covering nearly 40 percent of the world's economy and about a third of world trade. China didn't take part in the talks, but appears ready to step into the vacuum and create its own deals with Southeast Asian countries that would have been part of the 12-nation agreement.

　　《跨太平洋合作伙伴贸易协定》本将成为历史上最大的区域贸易协定，覆盖近40%的世界经济和约三分之一的国际贸易。中国没有参与谈判，但中国似乎已准备好利用目前的真空，与本应参与12个国《跨太平洋合作伙伴贸易协定》的东南亚国家制定自己的贸易协定。

1 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。

2 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

3 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

4 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

5 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

6 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

7 ratified   

v.批准，签认（合约等）( ratify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。
• The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。

8 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

9 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

10 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。