练习材料：
Lesson 8-2 Trading standards
Politicians agree, in principle, so America and the EU have been trying to reach a deal which would eliminate the need to double-test many products. They hope to finish in time for a trade summit between America and the EU on May 28TH. Althoughnegotiators areoptimistic, the details arecomplex enough that they may be hard-pressed to get a deal at all.
Why? One difficulty is to construct the agreements. The Americans would happily reach one accord on standards for medical devices and then hammer out different pacts covering, say, electronic goods and drug manufacturing. The EU -- following fine continental traditions -- wants agreement on general principles, which could be applied to many types of products and perhaps extended to other countries.
应用配置：L0+L4
知识笔记： Politicians/pɑləˈtɪʃənz negotiatos/nɪˈgoʊʃiˌeɪtərz optimistic/ɑptəˈmɪstɪk complex /kɑmplɛks continental/kɑntəˈnɛntəl
练习感悟：用时45分钟。语感后面几遍才慢慢来了，还算比较顺利完成今天任务。
