外贸英语话题王(MP3+中英字幕) 第79期:关税壁垒

Tariff barrier

关税壁垒

A:Professor wang can I ask a few questions?

A:王教授，可以请教您几个问题吗？

B:Certainly.

B:当然可以。

A:What is the tariff?

A:什么是关税？

B:It's a tax levy by the goveroverment on goods imported into that country.

B：关税是由政府对进口商品征收的一种税收。

A:Why does the goverment levy the tariff？

A：为什么要征收关税呢?

B:Tariff provides the goverment with extra tax revenue.

B：关税给政府提供了额外的收入。

A:Anything else.

A：还有呢?

B:Tariff raises the price at which the goods are sold in the importing country and therefore makes them less competitive with locally produced goods.

B：关税提高了进口商品在国内销售的价格，因此使得它们没有当地生产的商品具有竞争力。

A:Oh,I know. Thank you. Professor wang.

A：哦，我知道了。谢谢您，王教授。

B:Do not mention it.

B:不用客气。