VOA慢速英语2021 美国和欧盟同意结束空客和波音争端

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The United States and the European Union have agreed to end their nearly 17-year trade dispute over government aid to Boeing and Airbus.

美国和欧盟已经同意结束近17年涉及政府对波音和空客补贴的贸易争端。

Since 2004, the U.S. and the EU have argued that government aid to the plane makers¹ brought unfair competition. The dispute became more heated under former U.S. President Donald Trump². It led to more taxes on imports, or tariffs³, from American and European products, including French wine, German cookies and American alcohol products.

自2004年起，美国和欧盟都认为政府对飞机制造商的补贴带来了不公平竞争。在美国总统川普的领导下，这一争端变得更加激烈。它导致了对美国和欧盟产品的进口关税增加，其中包括法国葡萄酒、德国饼干和美国酒类产品。

In March, weeks after President Joe Biden took office, the two sides agreed to suspend tariffs on over $11 billion of goods for four months. On Tuesday, they agreed to suspend the tariffs for five years while still working on an overall agreement.

今年3月，也就是拜登总统上任几周之后，双方同意对超过110亿美元的产品暂停征收关税4个月时间。周二，他们同意在为期5年的时间里暂停征收这些关税，同时仍在努力达成一项总体协议。

Ursula von der Leyen is the president of the European Commission. She said the deal moved the parties "from litigation to cooperation on aircraft — after 17 years of dispute." And Biden said that it is "in the interest of the U.S.A. to have a great relationship with NATO and the EU."

冯德莱恩是欧盟委员会主席。她表示，这项协议“使得双方在经过17年的争端之后，在飞机方面从诉讼转向合作。”拜登表示，“与北约和欧盟保持良好关系符合美国的利益。”

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai added, "Instead of fighting with one of our closest allies, we are finally coming together against a common threat." Tai, however, warned that the tariffs could start up again if American companies cannot "compete fairly" with those in Europe.

美国贸易代表凯瑟琳·戴补充说：“我们不再与我们最亲密的盟友之一对抗，而是最终团结起来应对共同威胁。”然而戴警告说，如果美国公司无法同欧洲公司“公平竞争”则关税可能会再次启动。

As part of the agreement, the U.S. and the EU will set up a working group to discuss issues including financing and research support for plane makers. They want to avoid support that would harm the other side.

作为协议的一部分，美国和欧盟将成立一个工作组，讨论对飞机制造商的融资和研究支持等问题。他们想要避免这种支持会伤害另一方。

Both sides said they were confident the Airbus-Boeing dispute would end within five years. And plane makers Airbus and Boeing cheered the agreement.

双方都表示，他们相信在这5年时间里空客和波音的争端将会停止。飞机制造商空客和波音对该协议表示欢迎 。

The agreement removes one of two major trade conflicts left over from the Trump administration. The other involves tariffs on EU steel and aluminum⁴ imports. That move angered EU leaders because Trump claimed the tariffs were for national security reasons.

该协议消除了川普政府遗留的两大贸易冲突之一。另一项冲突涉及对进口欧盟钢铁和铝产品征收关税。此举激怒了欧盟领导人，因为川普声称这些关税是出于国家安全原因。

The conflict hurts European producers and raises the cost of steel for American companies. And the EU retaliated⁵ by raising tariffs on products like U.S.-made Harley Davidson motorcycles and Levi's blue jeans.

这场冲突伤害了欧洲生产商，并提高了美国公司的钢铁成本。欧盟通过提高对美国制造的哈雷·戴维斯摩托以及李维斯蓝色牛仔裤等产品的关税进行报复。

Tuesday's agreement is welcome news for an airline industry that has been hurt by coronavirus travel restrictions⁶.

对于因为新冠病毒旅行限制受到伤害的航空业而言，周二的协议是个好消息。

It also brings international goodwill⁷ for Biden as he prepares to meet on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

随着拜登准备周三会见俄罗斯总统普京，这也为他带来了国际上的善意。