美國計劃開啓與歐盟、英國及日本的貿易談判

The White House has announced plans to negotiate separate trade deals with Britain, the European Union and Japan.

近日，白宮方面宣佈計劃與英國、歐盟及日本分別進行貿易談判。

"We are committed to concluding these negotiations with timely and substantive results for American workers, farmers, ranchers and businesses," U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said last Tuesday.

美國貿易代表羅伯特·萊特西澤上週二表示：“我們致力於完成這些談判，爲美國工人、農民、農場主和企業帶來及時和實質性的結果。”

He added that the White House wanted to "address both tariff and non-tariff barriers and to achieve fairer and more balanced trade."

他補充道，白宮想要“解決關稅和非關稅壁壘，實現更公平和更平衡的貿易。”

As required by law, Lighthizer sent three separate letters to Congress announcing the intention to open trade talks.

按照法律的要求，萊特西澤分別向國會遞交了三份申請宣佈開展貿易談話的計劃。

He wrote that the negotiations with Britain would begin "as soon as it's ready" after Britain's expected exit from the European Union on March 29.

他寫道，在英國於3月29日如願退出歐盟之後，美國應“儘快準備”與其開始正式的談判。

Lighthizer called the economic partnership between the U.S. and EU the "largest and most complex" in the world, noting the U.S. has a $151 billion trade deficit with the EU

萊特西澤稱美國與歐盟之間擁有世界上“體量最爲巨大，關係最爲複雜的”經濟合作關係，並指出美國與歐盟之間存在1510億美元的貿易逆差。

Writing about Japan, Lighthizer said it is "an important but still often underperforming market for U.S. exporters of goods," noting that Washington also has a large trade deficit with Tokyo.

在談到日本時，萊特西澤表示，“對於美國的商品出口商來說，這是一個重要但往往表現不佳的市場”，並且他指出美日兩國之間也存在着巨大的貿易逆差。