A: Xiao Jin, could I ask you some questions about membership of the WTO?
小金,我能向您提幾個(gè)有關(guān)WTO的成員國(guó)的問(wèn)題嗎?
B: Yes, please.
可以,請(qǐng)吧。
A: Do you know how many countries belong to it?
你知道WTO有多少成員國(guó)嗎?
B: Mm, currently, 142 countries or regions belong to the WTO. And 29 other countries arebeing studied, including Russia, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and so on.
嗯,目前有142個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)是其成員國(guó)。另外,還有29個(gè)國(guó)家的成員資格正在討論中;包括俄羅斯、烏克蘭、沙特阿拉伯等等。
A: Good. Can you mention some important countries or regions?
很好,你能指出一些重要的國(guó)家和地區(qū)嗎?
B: Sure. Members include the top four trading powers. They are the European Union, TheUnited States, Japan and Canada.
可以。其中包括四個(gè)貿(mào)易經(jīng)濟(jì)體,它們是:歐盟、美國(guó)、日本和加拿大。
A:Then how about some major emerging economies?
那么一些主要的新興經(jīng)濟(jì)體呢?
B: They are Brazil, South Africa and India.
它們是巴西、南非、印度。
A:The World's poorest countries?
屬于世界上最窮的國(guó)家呢?
B: Bangladash and Guinea.
孟加拉和幾內(nèi)亞。