1.trade agreement 贸易协议
They contracted a trade agreement with Japan.
他们和日本订立了一项贸易协定 。
2.economic growth 经济增长
High interest rates have stunted economic growth.
高利率已经阻碍了经济的增长 。
3.general agreement 总体协议;全面协议
The strike will continue until general agreement is reached about pay and working conditions.
此次罢工将一直持续到就工资和工作条件问题达成全面协议的时候为止 。
4.founding father 开国元勋
If economics has a founding father, it is smith.
如果说经济学有一位开山鼻祖的话,那就是斯密 。
5.African Union Chairman and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said "the eyes of the world are turned towards Africa" as the agreement was launched.
turned towards 转向;朝向
We changed our plans and turned towards Hunan.
我们改变了计划,折向湖南 。
She looked drawn and tired when she turned towards me.
她转向我时看上去憔悴又疲惫 。
6.It removes tariffs on most goods in an effort to sharply increase trade within Africa.
in an effort to 为了
Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work.
为了把活儿干完,彭妮常常午饭时间也要工作 。
Mass burials are now under way in an effort to ward off an outbreak of cholera.
为防止霍乱爆发正在进行大规模掩埋 。