Lesson 8 Trading standards

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Song Lesson 8 Trading standards
Artist 英语听力
Album 新概念英语(第四册)
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[00:01.46] Lesson 8
[00:03.30] Trading standards
[00:11.14] What makes trading between rich countries difficult?
[00:16.93] Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels,
[00:21.46] are not fit to grace European tables.
[00:25.04] No, say the Americans: our fowl are fine, we simply clean them in a different way.
[00:32.57] These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more than tariffs,
[00:38.23] that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries.
[00:43.02] It is not just farmers who are complaining.
[00:46.45] An electric razor that meets the European Union's safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States,
[00:57.15] and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU's okay before it hits the market in Europe.
[01:05.82] As it happens, a razor that is safe in Europe is unlikely to electrocute Americans.
[01:12.10] So, ask businesses on both sides of the Atlantic,
[01:16.32] why have two lots of tests where one would do?
[01:20.71] Politicians agree, in principle, so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal which would eliminate the need to double-test many products.
[01:32.40] They hope to finish in time for a trade summit between America and the EU on May 28th.
[01:39.37] Although negotiators are optimistic,
[01:42.14] the details are complex enough that they may be hard-pressed to get a deal at all.
[01:47.80] Why? One difficulty is to construct the agreements.
[01:52.62] The Americans would happily reach one accord on standards for medical devices and then hammer out different pacts covering,
[02:00.38] say, electronic goods and drug manufacturing.
[02:04.18] The EU--following fine continental traditions -- wants agreement on general principles,
[02:10.81] which could be applied to many types of products and perhaps extended to other countries.
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