The price of food and cars imported to the UK from Europe will rise sharply under a new tariff regime set out yesterday by Boris Johnson’s government if the EU and Britain fail to reach a deal on their post-Brexit relationship. The plans, announced by trade secretary Liz Truss, would lower some tariffs on imports compared with the levels Britain has applied as part of the EU’s customs union, with products including dishwashers and tampons set to have new zero rates.

思考题：

According to the text, the new tariff regime will ___.

A.increase price of all imports

B.irritate European companies

C.make some products cheaper

D.disrupt local manufacturing

词汇突破：

tariff 关税

regime 制度

set out 制定

post-Brexit 脱欧后

dishwashers 洗碗机

tampon卫生棉

set to 准备/将

zero rates 零税率

apply as 作为

句子解析：

句：

The price of food and cars imported to the UK from Europe(定语) will rise sharply (主干)under a new tariff regime(状语)set out yesterday/ by Boris Johnson’s government(定语)/ if the EU and Britain fail to reach a deal on their post-Brexit relationship.(状语)

(注意调整语序!)

参考译文：如果欧盟和英国未能就脱欧后的关系达成协议，根据鲍里斯·约翰逊政府昨日制定的新关税制度，从欧洲进口到英国的食品和汽车价格将大幅上涨。

第二句：

The plans, announced by trade secretary Liz Truss, would lower some tariffs on imports compared with the levels/定语 Britain has applied as part of the EU’s customs union, with products including dishwashers and tampons set to have new zero rates.(独立主格做状语)

注意：这里的The plans就等于 a new tariff regime(这就是我们一直强调的文中的同义替换!)

参考译文：英国贸易大臣利兹·特鲁斯宣布的上述计划，与英国作为欧盟关税同盟时相比，部分进口关税将被降低，包括洗碗机和卫生棉在内的产品将实行新的零税率。

思考题解析：

According to the text, the new tariff regime will ___.

根据文章，新的关税计划将会______

A. increase price of all imports

(所有进口商品的价格)

第二句就说了有些商品价格会下降!

B. irritate European companies

(激怒欧洲公司)

没有提及!

C. make some products cheaper

(让一些产品更便宜)

对于第二句!正确!

D. disrupt local manufacturing

(破坏本地制造业)

没有提到!排除!

文章来源背景和来源：

UK sets out post-Brexit tariff regime

英国制定后脱欧关税制度

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/057460b4-3716-4ab5-bd08-a1c2eca56983

背景：英国政府于5月19日宣布，将在今年年底结束“脱欧”过渡期，并同时实施新关税制度，取代原来作为欧盟关税同盟成员时的关税制度。新的关税制度一方面重点保护英国的战略产业，比如进口汽车将面临10%的关税，又如为保护本土农业，对农产品也加征关税;另一方面针对有助于环保的产品可享受近乎为零的关税待遇，如保温瓶、自行车内胎和LED灯等商品。这意味着，若英国和欧盟不能在今年年底达成自由贸易协定，那么从欧盟进口的一些食品、汽车等产品的价格将大幅上升。英国零售商协会的主席海伦·迪金森警告道，英国家庭将为许多种类的食物付出更高的价钱。