短语讲解:
1.U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Chinese president Xi Jinping this week for talks expected to focus on trade and North Korea.
focus on 致力于; 使聚焦于
例句:The talks will focus on economic development of the region.
会谈将着重讨论该地区的经济发展。
2.Chinese officials have said they do not want a trade war to break out over possible changes in U.S. trade policies.
break out(战争、打斗等不愉快事件) 突然发生,爆发; 突然发生
例句:He was 29 when war broke out
战争爆发时他才29岁。
3.He said the U.S. “can no longer have massive trade deficits and job losses.”
no longer 不再,已不
例句:After about three months, I was no longer addicted to nicotine.
大约3个月后,我就不再对尼古丁上瘾了。
4.It looks like a relatively reasonable response to a threat, and yet undoubtedly from North Korea it’s going to look like it’s very provocative.
look like 看起来与(某人或某物)相像[相似]
例句:You look like a nice upstanding young man.
你看起来像是一个正直的好青年。