CRI听力:China Fulfills its WTO Promises

短语讲解：

1. From 2001, when China was accessed to WTO through to the end of 2010, China has lowered its general tariff rates from 15.3 percent to 9.8 percent.

access to有权使用；到某地的通道
例句：Only a few people have accessed to the full fact of the case . 
只有少数几个人能看到有关该案全部事实的材料。

2. The cut in duty rates has led to more imports to China; with such imports making up for what China lacks and benefiting the Chinese people as a whole.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。
make up for补偿, 弥补
例句：Hard work can often make up for a lack of ability.
努力工作经常可以弥补能力的不足。

3. The regulations laid down ten years ago were mainly by developed countries, who distributed most of resources among industries of low cost and high efficiency.

lay down规定, 制定
例句：Prices are laid down by the manufacturer.
价格是由厂商制定的。

4. After China entered WTO in 2001, a large number of multinational corporations began to transfer their manufacturing sectors to China and it was from then on that foreign funds began to accumulate in electronic information industry.

transfer to转移; 迁移
例句：The company has transferred to an eastern location.
这家公司已搬到东部某地。

5. China's Ministry of Commerce reveals that the country has opened up almost its entire manufacturing sectors to foreign investment in the past decade.

open up开放
例句：The State Council are examining possibilities which are opening up in local affairs.
国务院正在考查开放地方事务的可行性。

6. At the same time, foreigners can also invest in more than 100 service categories which include finance and telecommunications compared with the average level of 108 service sectors in the developed economies.

invest in在…上投资, 在…投入(时间、精力等)
例句：I invested all my efforts in passing an exam.
我为考试全力以赴。
compare with (把…)与…相比
例句：Compared with him, I am a bungler.
与他相比,我只能算是一个笨拙的人。

7. WTO Director-General, Pascal Lamy spoke highly of China's performance saying that China's WTO accession not only brought significant changes to China, but also benefited other members and the whole world.

speak highly of赞扬
例句：People speak highly of this movie.
大家都说这部片子不错。