练习材料：
Lesson 8-2 Trading standards
Politicians agree,in principle, so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal whichwould eliminate the need to double-test many products. They hope to finish intime for a trade summit between America and the EU on May 28TH. Althoughnegotiators are optimistic, the details are complex enough that they may behard-pressed to get a deal at all.
Why? Onedifficulty is to construct the agreements. The Americans would happily reachone accord on standards for medical devices and then hammer out different pactscovering, say, electronic goods and drug manufacturing. The EU -- followingfine continental traditions -- wants agreement on general principles, whichcould be applied to many types of products and perhaps extended to othercountries.
ˈtreɪdɪŋ ˈstændədz
ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃənz əˈɡriː, ɪn ˈprɪnsəpl, səʊ əˈmɛrɪkə ænd ði
iː-juː hæv biːn ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː riːʧ ə diːl wɪʧ wʊd ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt ðə niːd tuː ˈdʌbᵊl-tɛst
ˈmɛni ˈprɒdʌkts. ðeɪ həʊp tuː ˈfɪnɪʃ ɪn taɪm fɔːr ə treɪd ˈsʌmɪt bɪˈtwiːn əˈmɛrɪkə
ænd ði iː-juː ɒn meɪ 28tiː-eɪʧ. ɔːlˈðəʊ nɪˈɡəʊʃɪeɪtəz ɑːr ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk, ðə ˈdiːteɪlz ɑː ˈkɒmplɛks ɪˈnʌf ðæt ðeɪ meɪ biː hɑːd-prɛst tuː ɡɛt ə diːl æt ɔːl.
waɪ? wʌn ˈdɪfɪkəlti
ɪz tuː kənˈstrʌkt ði əˈɡriːmənts. ði əˈmɛrɪkənz wʊd ˈhæpɪli riːʧ wʌn əˈkɔːd ɒn ˈstændədz fɔː ˈmɛdɪkəl
dɪˈvaɪsɪz ænd ðɛn ˈhæmər aʊt ˈdɪfrənt pækts ˈkʌvərɪŋ, seɪ, ˌɛlɛkˈtrɒnɪk ɡʊdz ænd drʌɡ ˌmænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ. ði iː-juː -- ˈfɒləʊɪŋ faɪn ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntl
trəˈdɪʃᵊnz -- wɒnts əˈɡriːmənt ɒn ˈʤɛnərəl ˈprɪnsəplz, wɪʧ kʊd biː əˈplaɪd tuː ˈmɛni taɪps ɒvˈprɒdʌkts ænd pəˈhæps ɪksˈtɛndɪd tuː ˈʌðə ˈkʌntriz.
任务配置：L0 + L4
知识笔记：
单词：1、politician：政治家，政客，2、eliminate：排除，消灭，清除，3、summit：首脑，高峰，顶峰，4、negotiator：谈判者，5、optimistic：乐观的，开朗的，6、hard-pressed：困苦的，7、hammer out：锤炼，8、pact：协议，公约，9、drug manufacturing：药品制造，10、electronic：电子的，11、continental：欧陆式的，陆的，12、tradition：传统，惯例，13、applied to：应用于
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练习感悟：难度还是有点的，不过录了两遍就达标，还是很开心的。
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