CGTN原文:
South Korea will review whether to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act signed last week as the new law may violate bilateral free trade deal rules, The Korea Times reported on Tuesday.
《韩国时报》17日报道称,韩国政府将讨论是否向世界贸易组织提起诉讼,以解决上周美国签署的《通胀削减法案》违反韩美自由贸易协定规定的问题。
1.file a complaint with 向...提起诉讼;提出申诉
2.World Trade Organization 世界贸易组织
3.the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act 美国《通胀削减法案》
4.violate bilateral free trade deal rules 违反自由贸易协定规定
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law on August 16, includes key provision to make electric vehicles (EVs) more mainstream and calls for the expansion of tax subsidies for EV buyers, but only for EVs assembled in North America. Major South Korean automakers, including Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., however, are concerned by the new legislation since they produce their flagship EVs at domestic plants and then export to overseas markets.
美国总统乔·拜登16日签署的《2022年通胀削减法案》中包括了让电动汽车更加主流化的关键条款,并要求扩大对电动汽车购买者的税收补贴,但只针对在北美组装的电动汽车。但是,韩国几大车企,比如现代汽车、起亚汽车等的电动汽车是先在韩国国内工厂生产,然后再出口到海外市场,因此这些韩国车企对此项法案表示担忧。
5.electric vehicles 电动汽车
6.the expansion of tax subsidies 扩大税收补贴
7.automaker 汽车制造商
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8.most-favored-nation treatment" principle “最惠国待遇”原则
例句:South Korean officials said that the new U.S. law may have violated the terms of the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, and the WTO's "most-favored-nation treatment" principle.
韩国官员表示,美国的新法律可能违反了韩美自由贸易协定的条款,以及世贸组织的“最惠国待遇”原则。