夏说英语新闻晨读 第313期:奢侈品关税降低

 本期内容：
China is cutting import tariffs¹ on 187 consumer goods from whisky to cashmere clothing to help spur spending and economic growth. The Finance Ministry² said tariffs will drop from an average 17.3% to 7.7% on products, including pharmaceuticals³, food, health supplements and clothing. The cut will take effect from the beginning of December. The move is designed to encourage consumers to spend more at home rather than on trips overseas.

Tariff：关税
Whisky：威士忌
Cashmere：羊绒
Spur：刺激
Pharmaceutical：药物
Supplement：补剂

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 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 pharmaceuticals   

n.医药品；药物( pharmaceutical的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the development of new pharmaceuticals 新药的开发
• The companies are pouring trillions of yen into biotechnology research,especially for pharmaceuticals and new seeds. 这些公司将大量资金投入生物工艺学研究，尤其是药品和新种子方面。 来自《简明英汉词典》