A: Xiao Jin, could I ask you some questions about membership of the WTO?

小金，我能向您提几个有关WTO的成员国的问题吗？

B: Yes, please.

可以，请吧。

A: Do you know how many countries belong to it?

你知道WTO有多少成员国吗？

B: Mm, currently, 142 countries or regions belong to the WTO. And 29 other countries are being studied, including Russia, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and so on.

嗯，目前有142个国家和地区是其成员国。另外，还有29个国家的成员资格正在讨论中；包括俄罗斯、乌克兰、沙特阿拉伯等等。

A: Good. Can you mention some important countries or regions?

很好，你能指出一些重要的国家和地区吗？

B: Sure. Members include the top four trading powers. They are the European Union, The United States, Japan and Canada.

可以。其中包括四个贸易经济体，它们是：欧盟、美国、日本和加拿大。

A：Then how about some major emerging economies?

那么一些主要的新兴经济体呢？

B: They are Brazil, South Africa and India.

它们是巴西、南非、印度。

A：The World's poorest countries?

属于世界上最穷的国家呢？

B: Bangladash and Guinea.

孟加拉和几内亚。