The membership of the WTO
世貿成員國
A:Xiao Jin, could I ask you some questions about membership of the WTO?
A:小金,我能向你提幾個有關WTO的成員國的問題嗎?
B:Yes,please.
B:可以,請吧。
A:Do you know how many countries belong to it?
A:你知道WTO有多少成員國嗎?
B:Well,currently,142 countries or regions to the WTO. And 29 other countries are being studied including Russia Ukraine,Saudi Arabia and so on.
B:嗯,目前有142個國家和地區是其成員國。另外,還有29個國家的成員資格正在討論中;包括俄羅斯、烏克蘭、沙特阿拉伯等等。
A:Good, Can you mention some important countries or regions?
A:很好,你能說出一些重要的國家和地區嗎?
B: Sure. Members include the top four trading powers. They are the European Union,United States ,Japan and Canada.
B:可以。其中包括四大貿易經濟體,它們是歐盟、美國、日本和加拿大。
A:Then how about some major emerging economies?
A:那么一些主要的新興經濟體呢?
B:They are Brazil. South Africa and India.
B:它們是巴西、南非,印度。
A:The world's poorest countries?
A:屬于世界上最窮的國家呢?
B:Bangladesh and Guinea.
B:孟加拉和幾內亞。