Chapter 1
1.这一监控体系最终将取代美国政府对古巴雪茄进口的上限。The monitoring system will finally substitute the U.S. government’s cap on cigar imports from Cuba.
2.墨西哥和美国之间的争执不会有任何作用，并可能导致北美自由贸易协定中关税解除的中断。The quarrel between Mexico and the U.S. will be of no avail and it may disrupt the lifting of the agricultural tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
3.在召开部长级会议之前，将举行一次经济合作商业论坛，重点探讨如何减小全球经济失衡的纠正对中国的冲击。An economic cooperation business forum, which will discuss how to minimize the negative impact of global economic imbalance adjustment on China, will take place shortly before the ministerial conference.
4.只有少数美国人将此问题归咎于这些明显的因素，即美元贬值或经济周期。Few Americans attribute this to such obvious causes as a devalued dollar or the business cycle.
5.最新的科学研究揭示了这样的事实，即为减少温室气体排放所采取的必要措施会带来沉重的
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经济和政治成本。Recent research has shed light on the fact that there are heavy financial and political costs associated with the measures necessary to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.
6.有传言称上个月政府和这家公司的总裁秘密达成一笔交易。There are rumors that the government struck a private deal with the corporation's chairman last month.
7.反对派对美国政府施加压力，让他们改变对纺织品进口的政策。The opposition is exerting pressure on the U.S. government to change the policy towards textile imports.
8.自从签署双边自由贸易协定以来，这个新兴经济体一直处于科技的前沿。Since the establishment of the bilateral free-trade agreement, this emerging economy has always been at the forefront of science and technology.
9.一般来说，浮动汇率应该使国家免受与贸易伙伴在通货膨胀上的持续差异的影响。In general, floating exchange rates are supposed to insulate countries from persistent differences in inflation with their trading partners.
10.据保守预测，到 2010 年中国与北美和欧盟的进出口贸易堂将分別超过 4000 亿美元，与 10个东盟国家的进出口贸易堂将超过 2000 亿美元。According to conservative estimates, by 2010, China's import and export volume with North America and the EU would surpass $400 billion respectively, with ten ASEAN countries exceeding $200 billion.
Chapter 2
1)政府出资1亿美元用于农村地区再生能源的开发和利用。The government has allocated $ 0.1 billion to the development and utilization of renewable energy in rural areas. 。
2) 开发西部不能以破坏环境为代价，因此政府一直走经济开发建设和生态环境保护并进的可持续发展之路。We should not develop the Western region at the expense of environment. Therefore the government has been following a sustainable development road attaching equal importance to economic development and environmental protection.
3) 作为一个负责任的大国，中国将严格遵守世贸组织的规则，履行我们所做的承诺。 As a big responsible nation, China will strictly abide by the WTO rules and honor its commitments.
4) 中国粮食生产的快速增长主要是由于中国政府在农村实施的一系列改革措施，如较大幅度提高粮食收购价格等. The rapid growth in China’s grain production can be ascribed to the fact that the Chinese government has implemented a series of reform policy and measures in the rural areas, such as raising the prices of grain purchased by the state.
5) 在全球化中，不是所有的国家都在平等竞争，一些发展中国家有时不得不遵守一些市场规则，甚至答应一些政府的不公平要求。In the globalization era, not all countries play on the level playground. Some developing countries have to adhere to some marketing principles, or even accede to the requests of some governments.
6)在过去的一年里，全球投资需求下滑，国际主要货币汇率大幅度动荡，一些新兴市场出现金融危机。Over the past year, the global investment demand was on the wane; the major world currencies suffered swift turbulence and some emerging markets underwent severe financial crisis.
7) 不论时间和距离的限制，网络彻底改变了竞争的性质，还使得竞争更为公平，特别是对于一些小企业。Networks fundamentally alter the nature of competition and level the playing fi
eld, especially for smaller business regardless of the barriers like time and distance.
8) 通过 “小额信贷项目”，农民们在需要时得到所需资金，并要在预定期限内还清本息。Through micro credit projects, with the credit available on demand, farmers are able to pay back both the principle and interest in time.
9) 中国经济的蓬勃发展表明中国已成为世界上经济增长最快的国家之一。China’s vigorous economic development is indicative of the fact that China has become one of the countries that enjoy the highest economic growth speed in the world.
10) 随着国有独资商业银行的体制改革，一些符合条件的商业银行开始上市，越来越多的银行也将加入这个行列。With the reform of the wholly state-owned commercial banks, when some qualified commercial banks seek listing in the stock market, others certainly will follow suit。
Chapter 3
1) 专家们认为导致这家公司表现不佳的主要原因是人力资源，尤其是高层管理人员任命不合
理。Experts have attributed the main cause of the company’s poor performance to its poor HR functions, especially the appointment of the senior management.
2) 英国航空公司想通过搬家的方法来创造一个更为灵活现代的公司文化。British Airways intends to create a more flexible and modern corporate culture through the relocation.
3) 有关裁员的流言使得这家公司士气低落，处于有史以来的最低潮。Rumors about redundancy make the company at its worst in terms of morale ever since its foundation.