Lawmakers are especially concerned about the trade deficit because they can tie the deficit to lost jobs in the U.S..

美国议员们对贸易逆差尤其关注，因为他们能够将逆差与美国失业状况联系起来。

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The prosecution argued that Miss Campbell's testimony could directly tie Mr Taylor to the trade in diamonds for arms.

控方称坎贝尔的出庭作证将使泰勒先生跟血钻-武器交易扯上直接关系。

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But right now he is negotiating with the E.U. on a deep free-trade agreement at the same time that Russia is pushing him for more industry tie-ups.

可是，他正在与欧盟磋商一项深度自由贸易协定，与此同时俄罗斯也在敦促他加大工业合作。

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Even unsuccessful dumping cases are a tax on trade: they typically tie companies up for over a year, and impose huge legal costs, particularly in America.

ECONOMIST: Unfair protection

Benjamin Guggenheim really did trade in his life jacket for white tie and tails.

NEWYORKER: Unsinkable

In June 2007 America's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) applied to the courts to stop the tie-up between Whole Foods and Wild Oats, two upmarket food retailers.

ECONOMIST: Economics focus