他预言，中国唯一的出路在于依赖进口美国面粉。
He predicted that the only way out for China was to depend on American flour.
日本将不得不就水稻进口问题和美国达成协议。
实际上，美国可以进口食物，也可以引进负责其采摘的工人。
In effect, the U.S. can import food or it can import the workers who pick it.
日本是美国牛肉的最大进口国。
今天它仍然是美国石油进口的一个主要来源国。
Today it remains one of the main sources of American oil imports.
不久前，美国还需要依赖液化天然气的进口。
Not long ago, America depended on imports of liquefied natural gas.
中国和美国因此可能会因要以高得多的价格进口石油而受到打击。
China and America could thus potentially be hit with much higher costs for imported oil.
美国几乎没有从中国进口任何食品。
我们公司从美国进口药物。
这不仅使得美国的出口更具竞争力，还是对美进口利润减少。
That not only made American exports more competitive, it made imports into America less attractive.
征收高额的进口关税是为了保护美国的民族工业免受外国产品的竞争。
The import taxes had been set high to protect American industries from foreign competition.
美国方面的辩护律师称这项进口可能会成为违法行为。
Defence lawyers in America say the imports may have been illegal.
美国药品法禁止从加拿大进口药品到本国。
Shipping medicine into America from Canadian pharmacies is illegal.
进口来源地的环保标准通常较美国宽松得多，其最终结果很有可能是造成更多污染，而非减少污染。
工厂经理称美国进口商迫使他们如此做。
Factory managers here say American buyers are demanding they do just that.
一方面，美国已有大量的焦油砂制油进口额。
On the one hand, America already imports plenty of oil from the tar sands.
总之，美国作为进口国，不再像以前那么重要了。
Anyway, America is less important as an importer than it used to be.
到2000年，美国进口在世界进口所占的份额从19%下降到14%。
Since 2000 its share of world imports has dropped from 19% to 14%.
美国发现疯牛病例后，韩国削减了对美国牛肉的进口。
Imports were cut because a case of mad-cow disease was found in the U.S..
顺口说一句，大部分美国国旗也是从中国进口的。
By the way, we also import most of our American flags from China, too.
我们和一家美国公司做大米进口的生意，赚了些钱。
We made a lucrative business with the American company on rice imports.
这些新的手术刀是从美国进口的。
而这些反过来，又形成对依赖进口的美国经济的第二波冲击。
These in turn, the dependence on imports form the second wave of impact the U. S. economy.
而这些反过来，又形成对依赖进口的美国经济的第二波冲击。
These in turn, the dependence on imports form the second wave of impact the U. S. economy.
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