Trade 贸易

• facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries) 促进／规范（与其他国家的）贸易
• form/join a trading bloc 建立／加入贸易同盟
• live in/compete in a global/the world economy 生存于全球／世界经济中；参与全球／世界经济竞争
• support/promote free trade 支持／促进自由贸易
• adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures 采取／呼吁／反对保护主义措施
• erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers 设置／推行／减少／消除贸易壁垒
• impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on sth) 征收／取消／提高／废除（某物的）进口关税
• have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit 有巨额／持续增长的贸易顺差／逆差
• embrace/resist/drive globalization 接受／抵制／推进全球化

Politics and law 政治与法律

• conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy 执行／掌控／谈论／讨论外交政策
• pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy 执行强硬的外交政策
• require/use/conduct diplomacy 需要／使用／实施外交手段
• establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations 建立／中断／断绝／恢复外交关系
• foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation 促进地区间合作
• facilitate/achieve economic/political integration 促进／实现经济／政治一体化
• exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty 行使／维护／保护／移交／恢复／重获民族／国家／全部／部分主权
• consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region) 巩固／扩张／丧失／保持（区域内的）势力
• hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region) 维持／改变（区域内的）势力均衡
• cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y 导致／造成／引发／暴露出／弥合／修复 X 与 Y 之间深层次的／不断扩大的／主要的／严重的分歧

Meetings and agreements 会议与协议

• have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit 召开／举行／主办／出席国际会议／经济论坛／二十国集团峰会
• launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations 发起新一轮的全球／多边／世界贸易谈判
• send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation 派遣／领导／带领／会见高层／官方／贸易代表团
• begin/start/continue/resume peace talks 开始／继续／重启和平谈判
• be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process 致力于／反对／扰乱／损害／干扰／破坏和平进程
• negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement 达成／取得长期的政治协议
• broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty 协商／签署和平协议

Conflict 冲突

• be/constitute/pose a threat to global security 构成对全球安全的一大威胁
• compromise/endanger/protect national security 损害／危及／保护国家安全
• justify/be in favour of/ (especially US) be in favor of/be against military intervention 证明军事干预合理；支持／反对军事干预
• threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action 扬言采取／授权使用／发起／采取／支持／反对单边的／先发制人的军事行动
• impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade 强制实行／解除经济制裁／武器禁运／海上封锁
• close/protect/secure/patrol the border 封锁／保卫边境；在边境地区巡逻
• lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation 领导／参与维和行动

Aid 援助

• negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package 达成／宣布 150 亿美元的一套援助计划／刺激经济的一揽子计划
• send/provide/request/cut off military aid 派遣／提供／请求／中断军事援助
• bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief 带来／提供紧急／人道主义救助
• deliver/distribute medical supplies/(BrE) food parcels 运送／分发医疗用品／食品包
• fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO 资助／管理外国／当地／国际非政府组织
• reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty 减少／根除儿童／全球性／世界性贫困