来自AP的文章-Australia suspends WTO case against China on barley tariffs。作者ROD McGUIRK。
Australia suspends WTO case against China on barley tariffs
澳大利亚暂停就大麦关税向 WTO 起诉中国
Australia suspended a complaint to the World Trade Organization in a bid to reopen the Chinese market to Australian barley for the first time in three years in the new government’s latest step toward repairing relations with Beijing.
澳大利亚暂停了向世界贸易组织(WTO)提出的申诉,以求三年来首次向澳大利亚大麦重新开放中国市场,这是澳大利亚新政府修复与北京关系的最新举措。
complaint [kəmˈpleɪnt]n.抱怨; 投诉; 控告; 不满; 不满的原因; 埋怨; (尤指不严重、常影响身体某部位的)疾病;
[例句] I can see no grounds for complaint.
我看没理由 抱怨。
in a bid to :这个词组的意思是「企图」,后跟动词原形。 这个词组相当于 in order to。
例句1: Tom got up very early in a bid to catch the bus yesterday .
汤姆昨天起得很早去赶公交车。
China effectively closed it doors to Australian barley in May 2020 by imposing an 80% tariff after the previous Australian government angered Beijing by calling for an independent inquiry into the origins of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous conservative government responded by challenging the tariff in the Geneva-based trade body.
2020年5月,上届澳大利亚政府呼吁对2019冠状病毒疾病大流行的起源和应对措施进行独立调查,这激怒了中国政府,中国对澳大利亚大麦征收80%的关税,这实际上关闭了对澳大利亚大麦的大门。上届保守派政府对此的回应是,在这个总部位于日内瓦的贸易组织中对关税提出质疑。
impose [ɪmˈpəʊz] v. 强制实行; 推行,采用(规章制度); 迫使; 把…强加于; 使(别人)接受自己的意见; 勉强(某人做某事); 使接受,使意识到;
例句1: A four-day suspension was imposed on her.
她被勒令停职 4 天。
challenge [ˈtʃælɪndʒ] vt. 对…怀疑(或质疑); 拒绝接受; 向(某人)挑战; (尤指在对方不情愿时)强烈建议(某人做某事); 考查…的能力; 考验…的技巧; 盘问;
例句1: Schools must meet the challenge of new technology.
学校必须迎接新技术的 挑战。