中美加强合作 关注食品安全

短语讲解：

1. China recently set up a national-level technical center that will provide evaluation reports on food safety.

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。

2. The creation of such a center is seen as an important step towards comprehensively tackling an issue which has led to increasing public attention being focused upon food-borne incidents, such as the illegal use of lean meat powder.

lead to导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。
focus upon集中于
例句：He focused his mind upon his lessons.
他把心思集中在功课上。

3. So the US never planned to have negotiations with China on what they believed to be a "technical barrier" in the import of their meat products. This example leads us to draw a conclusion that China actually observes more rigid supervision standards in certain aspects than the United States.

draw a conclusion得出结论,告一段落
例句：I find it difficult to draw a conclusion on that.
我觉得此事难下结论。

4. However, due to a lack of professional knowledge, ordinary Chinese people often panic over made-in-China food products when they hear about food safety incidents, such as the 2008 Chinese milk scandal that began with revelations of contamination of Sanlu milk products.

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。
hear about得悉, 听说
例句：Have you ever heard about the movie?
你听说过这部电影吗?

5. From that point onwards, some Chinese citizens have preferred to consume foreign brand products over domestically made produce.

prefer to较喜欢; 宁愿
例句：He preferred to die instead of stealing.
他宁愿死也不愿意偷窃。

6. The expert added that Chinese people may be unaware that insecurity related to food is also present in other countries, such as the US, citing the incident of tainted cantaloupes as evidence for his claim.

relate to涉及, 关系到…
例句：His remarks didn't relate to the topic under discussion.
他说的话与讨论的问题无关。

7. The incident took place after a new Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law by US President Barack Obama in January.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The accident took place last year.
事故发生在去年。

8. At a press briefing held recently in Beijing by officials taking part in a working visit to China, Michael Taylor, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods, highlighted that a better understanding of the new law is important for Chinese exporters.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

9. The FDA is a US domestic consumer protection agency that had previously never sent staff overseas until three years ago when officials started to work on food importation.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

10. They have bases in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou respectively in order to work closely with their Chinese colleagues as they strive for a better future for consumers in both countries.

strive for奋斗,争取
例句：The scientists strive for a breakthrough in cancer research
科学家们力争在癌症研究方面有个突破。