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美国政府对进口太阳能板和洗衣机增加高额关税，殃及中韩

Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Suyi

Coming up：

--Turkey's offensive in Syria's Afrin area further challenges ties with the U.S.

--US government imposes tariffs¹ on imported washers, solar cells amid worries about trade frictions²

--Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls for debate on Constitutional amendment³, seeks friendly ties with China

For more on this, CRI's Suyi joined on the line by  Wang Jin, phd candidate of Haifa university, Israel; and research fellow of Syria research center of northwest university；Simon Gleave,Partner of Financial Services,KPMG, Beijing office and Wang Dan,analyst of Economist⁴ Intelligence Unit earlier spoke⁵ with Zhao Yang；Yang Xiyu, research fellow, China Institute of International Studies earlier spoke with Wu You；Yahia H. ZOUBIR, Professor of International Stud

1 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

2 frictions   

n.摩擦( friction的名词复数 )；摩擦力；冲突；不和

参考例句：

• Family frictions can interfere with a child's schoolwork. 家庭中的争吵会影响孩子的学业。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• As far as we are concerned, these frictions are not of our own making [have been imposed on us]. 就我们来说，这种摩擦是被动式的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

4 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。