VOA慢速英语:China: Trade War With US Would Harm Both Nations

optimistic – adj. having or showing hope for the future; expecting good things to happen

bump – n. something that slows the progress of a plan or relationship (often used figuratively in American English)

trademark – n. something (such as a word) that identifies a particular company's product and cannot be used by another company without permission

currency manipulator – n. a country that takes part in currency intervention or foreign exchange market intervention by putting in place a monetary policy in which the government or the central bank buys or sells foreign currency in exchange for their own domestic currency, usually to influence the exchange rate

level playing field – n. a state in which conditions in a competition or situation are fair for everyone

vis-à-vis – preposition in relation to; with regard to

insist – v. to demand that something happen or that someone do something

implement – v. to begin to do or use (something, such as a plan); to make (something) active or effective

statistical – adj. relating to numbers that represent a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done, how common something is, etc.)

consensus – n. a general agreement about something; an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group