美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普宣布正式将关税付诸实施

 

Last month, we reported on how the Trump¹ administration was considering putting new tariffs² or taxes on steel and aluminum³ that comes from other countries. Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced he was officially putting those tariffs into place. When they take effect, it will cost 25 percent more to bring steel into the U.S. from other countries and 10 percent more to import aluminum.

上个月，我们报道了特朗普政府正在考虑对来自其他国家的钢铁和铝征收新的关税。昨天，特朗普总统宣布，他将正式将这些关税付诸实施。当它们生效时，从其他国家进口钢铁的成本将增加25%，进口铝的成本将增加10%。

But the taxes won’t apply to every nation. Canada and Mexico will exceptions as the U.S. renegotiates an existing trade agreement with them.

但是税收并不适用于所有国家。加拿大和墨西哥将会例外，因为美国将与他们重新谈判现有的贸易协定。

And other countries around the world can request exemptions⁴ to the tariffs as well.

其他国家也可以要求免除关税。

The president says a strong steel and aluminum industry is vital to U.S. national security, that the tariffs fulfill⁵ his campaign promise to protect American workers and that they’re intended to encourage companies to buy American made steel and aluminum.

特朗普表示，钢铁和铝工业对美国国家安全至关重要，关税实现了他保护美国工人的竞选承诺，实施关税的目的是鼓励企业购买美国制造的钢铁和铝。

Two American middle companies announced that they plan to hire 800 workers because of the tariffs. But critics say the tariffs could wind up costing thousands of jobs, if they hurt American businesses that depend on imported metals to make their products. A prominent Senate Democrat⁶ says the tariffs are, quote, like dropping a bomb on a flea⁷, and dozens of Republicans are concerned they could cause a global trade war when countries try to hurt each other by increasing restrictions⁸ on one another’s products.

两家美国中型公司宣布，由于他们计划雇佣800名工人。但批评人士说，如果这些关税损害了依赖进口金属制造产品的美国企业，关税可能会导致数千人失业。一位著名的参议院民主党人说，这些关税是，引用，就像把炸弹扔在一只小动物身上，几十名共和党人担心他们可能会引发一场全球贸易战争，当国家试图通过增加对彼此产品的限制来伤害彼此。

The new tariffs are set to take effect in 14 days.

新的关税措施预计在14天后生效.

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 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。

3 aluminum   

n.(aluminium)铝

参考例句：

• The aluminum sheets cannot be too much thicker than 0.04 inches.铝板厚度不能超过0.04英寸。
• During the launch phase,it would ride in a protective aluminum shell.在发射阶段，它盛在一只保护的铝壳里。

4 exemptions   

n.（义务等的）免除( exemption的名词复数 )；免（税）；（收入中的）免税额

参考例句：

• The exemptions for interpretive rules, policy statements, and procedural rules have just been discussed. 有关解释性规则、政策说明和程序规则的免责我们刚刚讨论过。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• A: The regulation outlines specific exemptions for some WPM. 答：该规定概述了某些木质包装材料的特定的例外情形。 来自互联网

5 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。

6 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

7 flea   

n.跳蚤

参考例句：

• I'll put a flea in his ear if he bothers me once more.如果他再来打扰的话，我就要对他不客气了。
• Hunter has an interest in prowling around a flea market.亨特对逛跳蚤市场很感兴趣。

8 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制