新西兰英语 186 Vietnam New Zealand Co-operation

　　On Thursday, the Party General Secretary of Vietnam, Nong Duc Manh, visited New Zealand to have talks with our Prime¹ Minister. Mr Manh thanked New Zealand for the support that our country has given, especially in education and training. New Zealand has promised to increase the number of scholarships for Vietnamese students.
New Zealand is interested in increasing trade with Vietnam. New Zealand signed a free trade agreement with ASEAN earlier this year. ASEAN is the Association² of South East Asian countries consisting of 10 countries with a population of more than 566 million people. Together ASEAN countries are our third largest export market. Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei and Indonesia make up most of that market. They buy our dairy³ products and other food. New Zealand would like Vietnam to increase their imports of our products.

1 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

2 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

3 dairy   

n.牛奶场，乳品店；adj.乳制品的

参考例句：

• The yogurt sold by this dairy is delicious.这家乳品店出售的酸奶非常好喝。
• He kept a few dairy cows.他养了几头奶牛。