第 1 页精品文档---下载后可任意编辑新概念英语第四册第 8 课:Trading standardsLesson 8 Trading standards 贸易标准 First listen and then answer the following question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What makes trading between rich countries difficult? Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables. No, say the American: our fowl are fine, we simply clean them in a different way. These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more than tariffs, that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries. It is not just farmers who are complaining. An electric razor that meets the European Unions safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EUs okay before is hits the market in Europe. 布鲁塞尔的官员说，在美国屠宰的鸡不适于用来装点欧洲的餐桌。不，美国人说，第 2 页精品文档---下载后可任意编辑我们的家禽很好，只是我们使用了另一种清洗方式。当前，是各国管理条例上的差 异，而不是关税阻碍了发达国家之间的贸易。并不仅仅是农民在埋怨。一把符合欧洲联盟安全标准的电动剃须刀必需得到美国检测人员的认可，方可在美国市场上销 售；而美国制造的透析仪也要得到欧盟的首肯才能进入欧洲市场。 As it happens, a razor that is safe in Europe is unlikely to electrocute Americans. So, ask businesses on both sides of the Atlantic, why have two lots of tests where one would do? Politicians agree, in principle, so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal which would eliminate the need to double-test many products. They hope to finish in time for a trade summit between America and the EU on May 28TH. Although negotiators are optimistic, the details are complex enough that they may be hard-pressed to get a ...
