考研英語時文賞讀：盟友都不放過，美國擬對歐盟110億的商品加征關稅

考研英語來源：同源外刊 2019-04-28　

The Trump administration moved Monday toward imposing tariffs on about $11 billion in imports from the European Union, saying the move was justified by the bloc’s subsidies for European aircraft manufacturer Airbus.

特朗普政府周一提議對價值約110億美元的歐盟進口商品加征關稅，并稱由于歐盟對飛機制造商空中客車集團提供補貼，美國此舉師出有名。

The US has been in litigation at the World Trade Organization over Airbus subsidies since 2004, and said it was releasing a list of items proposed for tariffs in anticipation of a ruling soon from the WTO.

自2004年以來，美國一直在世界貿易組織(WTO)就空中客車補貼進行訴訟，并表示將公布擬加征關稅的商品清單，預計WTO將很快就空中客車補貼案作出裁決。

“This case has been in litigation for 14 years, and the time has come for action,” said US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. “Our ultimate goal is to reach an agreement with the EU to end all WTO-inconsistent subsidies to large civil aircraft. When the EU ends these harmful subsidies, the additional US duties imposed in response can be lifted.”

美國貿易代表萊特·希澤稱：“這個案子已經糾纏了14年，是時候采取行動了。”他表示：“我們的最終目標是與歐盟達成協議，結束所有不符合WTO規定的大型民航飛機補貼。當歐盟結束這些有害的補貼后，作為回應，美國可以取消加征的關稅。”

Though the tariffs are in response to the WTO case, the move is sure to ratchet up tensions between Washington and Brussels, where negotiators have struggled for nearly a year to make progress on proposed trade talks.

盡管美國加征關稅是對空中客車補貼案作出回應，但此舉無疑將使美國與歐盟之間的緊張關系加劇。近一年來，美國和歐盟談判代表一直難以在擬議的貿易談判上取得進展。

As the first step in the process for the US to impose tariffs, Monday’s announcement from the Office of the US Trade Representative lists items that could be subjected to tariffs after a period for public comment and for the two sides to negotiate.

作為關稅程序的第一步，美國貿易代表辦公室周一發布的聲明中包含可能在公示期和雙方談判后加征關稅的商品清單。

The proposed list contains a number of civil aviation products, including Airbus aircraft, the USTR said. It also includes a range of nonaviation items, from cheese to bicycles to kitchen knives to artists’ brushes.

美國貿易代表辦公室稱，擬定的關稅清單包含空中客車飛機等一些民航產品，以及奶酪、自行車、廚房刀具和藝術家的畫筆等一系列非航空產品。

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