Topic : Talking about Trade
■ trade = the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging goods and/or service
between people or countries
■ break into = gain entry ～に入る、入り込む
* We're trying to break into the Japanese market.
■ comply with = follow
* It's essential to comply with all regulations if you want the delivery to go through without
problems.
■ carry out = conduct
* You should carry out a market survey before you make a major investment.
■ quoted = given
* They're quoted us a very good price for consignment.
■ consignment 引き渡すこと、委託
■ accurate instrument 精密機器
■ precision instrument 精密機械
■ down on the nail = be a big problem 問題になっている
■ imported rice 輸入米
■ excess rice 余った米
■ under the Uruguay Round trade agreement ウルグアイランド協定のもと
■ close the country 鎖国する
■ recieve a blow 打撃をうける
■ take a huge hit 大きな打撃をうける
■ free trade = international buying and selling of goods, with no limits on the quiantity
and no taxes
◇ My house is worth 10 cars.
The price of 10 cars is the same as the house.
◇ In Japan we don't have a lot of agriculture so we need to import a lot of food,
◇ Japan is rich in rice but since Urguay Round in 1995, Japan was required to allow rice
imports and then we have a lot of imports rice left. Now that is a big problem.
◇ In England it is too cold to grow bananas, so we import them from warmer countries.
［ What your country import and export ］
in Japan
◇ exporting country ---- German, USA, China,----- carand moterbiles, semicondutor,
iron and steel
precision instrument,
electronic goods such as camera, watch
◇ importing country ---- China, USA, German ----- oil, clothes, accurate instrument
fruit and vegetables
in Brazil
◇ export---coffee
in Italy
◇ export --- food such as pizza and pasta
in South Africa
◇ export --- gold , diamond
in China
◇ export --- herb , herbal tea, chinese medicine
in Finland
◇ export --- paper and wood
［ Free trade ］
◇ My country relies on free trade because it provides jobs for my people.
◇ I don't think industries should be protected because, if they are protected by the government
, then they will not grow stronger and more efficient.
◇ I believe it depends because, if there are no laws regulaing free trade, then I don't likd it is a
good deal.
◇ I think that tariff protection is very important,
［ International trade ］
◇ I think international trade is mutually beneficial, and we can trade materials between countries.
◇ I think about all the goods and services that are bought and sold around the world.
◇ I think this is the most important activity for the economy.
I also think that oil is the most important product.