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CRI听力:Rare Earth Disputes

2012-03-17来源:CRI
短语讲解:
1. The United States, the European Union and Japan have joined forces to bring a case against China to the WTO over alleged export controls on rare earths, which they claim will result in unfair competition between Chinese and foreign manufacturers.

bring against以某罪控告(某人)
例句:The police are going to bring a charge of murder against him.
警察将以凶杀罪控告他。
result in导致,结果是
例句:The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

2. Zhou Shijian, a senior researcher at the Center for US-China Relations of Tsinghua University, says that foreign countries are actually concerned with the price hike of rare earths.

concern with关心…
例句:A doctor should always concern himself with his patients.
医生应当时时刻刻关心着他的病人。

3. Due to the lack of protection on mineral resources, which has been the case for a long time, China sells valuable resources at rock bottom prices.

due to由于,因为
例句:Due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant the trees.
由于天气很冷, 所以我们无法去植树。

4. If we set up the export quota and increase the export tax, the global price for rare earths will rise.

set up建立,建造, 创立, 竖立
例句:Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

5. China's quota policy is drawn up out of concern for the environment and the sustainable use and development of resources.

draw up草拟, 拟订
例句:A new will has been drawn up.
新的遗嘱已拟好了。

6. The disorderly mining of rare earths has long been blamed for the environmental damage in regions rich in rare-earth resources.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句:He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

7. If the case is submitted to the WTO, what are the odds that China will be successful?

submit to向…呈交〔递送〕…
例句:The developers submitted building plans to the council for approval.
开发商把施工方案提交议会以求批准。

8. Professor Feng Jun with the Law School of the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade agrees with Sang.

agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句:We cannot agree with you in this matter.
我们在这个问题上不能同意你的看法。

9. He says the government needs to learn from foreign countries concerning this issue.

learn from向…学习; 从…获得〔吸取〕
例句:She learned everything from me.
她什么都是向我学的。

10. They never restrain the trade, but the Australian people benefit from iron ore sales because of the high price.

benefit from通过…获益
例句:He thought he would benefit from going to school.
他认为上学对他有好处。