China and US to talk about trade(中美洽谈贸易)

（单词翻译）

The trade talks come just a couple of weeks before the US President Barack Obama makes his first visit to China.

The Americans say these talks are an important opportunity to engage China at a very senior level（高层） on specific trade issues（问题）.

The US and China are engaged in several trade disputes（纠纷）.

US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is leading the American delegation¹.

Tyre dispute

The Chinese side is represented（代表） by vice² premier³ Wang Qishan.

Mr Locke signalled that energy co-operation was likely to be an important topic around the table.

US firms are seeking access to the potentially lucrative（有利可图） Chinese market for clean energy and alternative fuels.

China and the US are involved in a number of different trade disputes, but of course the politicians are seeking to play down their differences ahead of the meeting.

Asked about a recent US decision to impose tariffs⁴ on cheap tyres Mr Locke insisted that some of the cases that appear in the newspaper headlines represent only a small fraction of Chinese exports to the US. (本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)