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时间：2018-07-09 06:49:37

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NOEL KING, HOST:

Ranchers are bracing2 to lose money as tariffs4 hit beef exports in the U.S. this week. Many of them still support President Trump5. Anna King reports for the Northwest News Network.

ANNA KING, BYLINE6: When it comes to the trade wars, JoHanna Symons and her ranch1 are at the mercy of bigger forces.

JOHANNA SYMONS: I feel like some of us little guys - our hands are just tied.

A. KING: Symons and her husband breed cattle, and they raise them for other ranchers. People call it gate to plate. They also butcher the cattle and even deliver to restaurants. As a Republican and a business owner, Symons likes Donald Trump and was happy he won. Then the trade wars heated up and the tariffs came down. Beef was one of the targets. From China, a 25 percent tariff3 starts Friday, and Canada slapped 10 percent on some beef products. That started Sunday. Symons doesn't regret her vote by any means, but she has started to worry.

SYMONS: We're at the mercy of overseas and at the mercy of the bigger players in the game.

KENT BACUS: We're hopeful that the administration is going to be successful, but we need them to be successful very soon.

A. KING: Kent Bacus heads trade for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. He says China was a new and promising7 market for certain cuts of beef not popular in America. That just started a year ago, but now, he says the whole industry is discouraged. He calls some of the tariffs retaliatory8, and he says it means governments are picking winners and losers.

BACUS: We need to solve these trade problems, but we don't need to do it on the backs of America's farmers and ranchers.

A. KING: Buck9 Taylor runs around 1,000 Red Angus mother cows in eastern Oregon. He doesn't blame Trump for the tariffs that might cost him.

BUCK TAYLOR: Any hit that we take now will be superseded10 by some accomplishments11 that he will probably make to make up for it.

A. KING: Taylor rests his hand on a metal field gate smiling. The day after the presidential election, he and his four grandchildren spray-painted it into an American flag.

TAYLOR: We're proud of it (laughter).

A. KING: And he's proud of the Trump flag that flies at the head of his driveway. For NPR News, I'm Anna King in the Diamond Valley, Ore.


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1 ranch dAUzk     
n.大牧场，大农场
参考例句：
  • He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
  • The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
2 bracing oxQzcw     
adj.令人振奋的
参考例句：
  • The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
  • The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。
3 tariff mqwwG     
n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表
参考例句：
  • There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
  • The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。
4 tariffs a7eb9a3f31e3d6290c240675a80156ec     
关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准
参考例句：
  • British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
  • The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。
5 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
6 byline sSXyQ     
n.署名；v.署名
参考例句：
  • His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
  • We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
7 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
8 retaliatory XjUzzo     
adj.报复的
参考例句：
  • The process can take years before the WTO approves retaliatory action. 在WTO通过此行动之前，这个程序恐怕要等上一阵子了。 来自互联网
  • Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment. 将惩罚性关税强加于中国相当于对我们自己实施课税惩罚。 来自互联网
9 buck ESky8     
n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃
参考例句：
  • The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
  • The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。
10 superseded 382fa69b4a5ff1a290d502df1ee98010     
[医]被代替的，废弃的
参考例句：
  • The theory has been superseded by more recent research. 这一理论已为新近的研究所取代。
  • The use of machinery has superseded manual labour. 机器的使用已经取代了手工劳动。
11 accomplishments 1c15077db46e4d6425b6f78720939d54     
n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就
参考例句：
  • It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
  • Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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