Chapter 14 WTO(1)— A General Introduction 世界贸易组织(1)— 综述 What do you know about WTO? Can you name some of its functions? When is China’s entry into WTO? New words 1. secretariat n. 秘书处 2. to parallel vt. 与……平行,与……相当 3. unanimity n. 一致,一致同意 4. ruling n. 裁决,裁定 5. to license vt. 允许 6. to deem vt. 认为 7. cardinal a. 基本的 8. automaticity n. 自动性 9. uniformity n. 一致性 10. mutuality n. 相互性 11. universality n. 普遍性,广泛性 12. to notify vt. 通知 13. transition n. 过渡 Economic Terms 1. subject matter 标的物 (如在汽车销售合同中的“汽车”就是标的物) 2. GSP treatment 普惠制待遇 3. exchange rate (or rate of exchange) 汇率(=the price of one currency in terms of another) 4. customs valuation 海关估价 5. certificate of origin 原产地证明书 Economic Terms 6. safeguard measure 保障措施 7. export financing 出口资金融通,出口融资 8. differential treatment 差别待遇 9. intellectual property right 知识产权 10. budgetary estimate 预算 11. final accounting of revenue and expenditure 决算 Useful Phrases and Idiomatic Expressions 1. to be responsible for 负责 2. within the framework of 在……框架内 3. to provide an arena for 为……提供一个舞台 4. to resolve a complaint 解决一项起诉 5. to reach judgment 作出判决 6. in effect 实际上 7. to retaliate against对……进行报复 8. to carry more weight 有更大的影响力或重要性 9. to inherit from 从……继承 10. to be put into effect 使生效 11. to run counter to 与……背道而驰 12. on a non-periodic basis 非定期地 13. to come to an end 结束 Useful Phrases and Idiomatic Expressions 1. national treatment国民待遇 2. the Ministerial Conference部长会议 3. the General Council总理事会 4. dispute settlement body争议解决机构 Notes WTO— A General Introduction To continue the work of GATT in agreeing international trading rules To further the liberalization of international trade To implement the measures agreed at the Uruguay Round To strengthen the GATT mechanism for settling trade disputes. Aims of the WTO Being responsible for the implementation, administration and operation of multilateral trade agreements within the framework of WTO and promoting the attainment of WTO aims mentioned above Pr
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