VOA慢速英语:The Details of The Proposed Trans Pacific Partnership

1.The plan calls for removing non-tariff trade requirements among 12 Pacific nations.

call for  去接（某人）; 去取（某物）; 需要; 要求; 
例句：Chinese companies call for fairer treatment from foreigners.
中国公司要求更公平的对待外国人。

2. The 12 nations are responsible for about one-third of all world trade.

be responsible for 为…负责，是造成…的原因;
例句：One person should be responsible for new employee orientation.
应当有一个人负责新员工的培训。

3.Some nations are arguing over intellectual property rights for films and music.

argue over 就…争论[辩论];
例句：The protagonists will argue over whether this was a coup.
而事件的主角将会为这是否是一场政变而展开争论。

4.Supporters of the TPP are seeking to prevent Congress from making changes to any agreement reached at the trade talks.

prevent from 阻止， 防止;
例句：This is related to a secondary consideration: how many bugs did you prevent from reaching manual testing where bugs start to be expensive?
这又关联到第二项考虑：在手动测试阶段，错误引发的代价是昂贵的，在此之前，你又究竟阻止了多少错误呢？