美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普宣布正式将关税付诸实施（在线收听）

Last month, we reported on how the Trump administration was considering putting new tariffs or taxes on steel and aluminum that comes from other countries. Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced he was officially putting those tariffs into place. When they take effect, it will cost 25 percent more to bring steel into the U.S. from other countries and 10 percent more to import aluminum.

上个月，我们报道了特朗普政府正在考虑对来自其他国家的钢铁和铝征收新的关税。昨天，特朗普总统宣布，他将正式将这些关税付诸实施。当它们生效时，从其他国家进口钢铁的成本将增加25%，进口铝的成本将增加10%。

But the taxes won’t apply to every nation. Canada and Mexico will exceptions as the U.S. renegotiates an existing trade agreement with them.

但是税收并不适用于所有国家。加拿大和墨西哥将会例外，因为美国将与他们重新谈判现有的贸易协定。

And other countries around the world can request exemptions to the tariffs as well.

其他国家也可以要求免除关税。

The president says a strong steel and aluminum industry is vital to U.S. national security, that the tariffs fulfill his campaign promise to protect American workers and that they’re intended to encourage companies to buy American made steel and aluminum.

特朗普表示，钢铁和铝工业对美国国家安全至关重要，关税实现了他保护美国工人的竞选承诺，实施关税的目的是鼓励企业购买美国制造的钢铁和铝。

Two American middle companies announced that they plan to hire 800 workers because of the tariffs. But critics say the tariffs could wind up costing thousands of jobs, if they hurt American businesses that depend on imported metals to make their products. A prominent Senate Democrat says the tariffs are, quote, like dropping a bomb on a flea, and dozens of Republicans are concerned they could cause a global trade war when countries try to hurt each other by increasing restrictions on one another’s products.

两家美国中型公司宣布，由于他们计划雇佣800名工人。但批评人士说，如果这些关税损害了依赖进口金属制造产品的美国企业，关税可能会导致数千人失业。一位著名的参议院民主党人说，这些关税是，引用，就像把炸弹扔在一只小动物身上，几十名共和党人担心他们可能会引发一场全球贸易战争，当国家试图通过增加对彼此产品的限制来伤害彼此。

The new tariffs are set to take effect in 14 days.

新的关税措施预计在14天后生效.