2015年CRI U.S. Farmers Welcome Xi's Visit for Vast Market, Exports

 

John Kiefner has owned a farm for several decades in central Illinois. These days, he has been following news about the Chinese president's state visit.

Kiefner says new cooperation in agriculture between China and the US will bring a lot of change to his daily life.

"Within a week, I'll be harvesting soybeans that I've grown under contract. They will be shipped to China. So, we want those markets to continue. The economy has been growing at an incredible¹ pace. Since China's such a huge trading partner for agricultural products, agricultural products that I grow, we welcome the chance for our presidents to meet and for them to do anything they can to increase trade."

Kiefner is growing 120 hectares of soybeans this year. Over a quarter of that harvest will go to China, and that alone will increase his profit by at least 20 percent.

Farm owner Rodger Kehn has also benefited from increasing trade in agriculture, as three quarters of his grain will be exported abroad. He says his family probably wouldn't lead such a good life without Chinese market.

"China comes here and buys our grain, and we're very happy with that, because we want to provide revenue² to feed our families here. And if we didn't have that Chinese market, probably our quality of life wouldn't be as good as it is today."

Kehn believes the Chinese market is playing a big part in the success of American agriculture.

During Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to US this week, China and the US jointly³ announced a series of agreements on issues such as climate change, cyber space, bilateral⁴ trade, and infrastructure⁵ construction.

1 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

2 revenue   

n.总收入，财政收入，税收；税务局

参考例句：

• The country diminished the revenue by reducing tax.这个国家通过减税而使税收减少了。
• A government's revenue and expenditure should be balanced.政府的财政收入和支出要平衡。

3 jointly   

ad.联合地，共同地

参考例句：

• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
• She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。

4 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

5 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。