Lamy: Doha negotiations need higher gear

    GENEVA, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy told the Trade Negotiations²（谈判,磋商） Committee on Tuesday that the foremost challenge over the next several weeks is to take the engagement on Doha negotiations to a higher gear, by going deeper and wider in the discussions.
    Lamy welcomed the developments from the first round of negotiation¹ and small group engagements and brainstorming(集体研讨) by representatives from WTO members, the so called "cocktail³ approach ", which aims at trust-building, as well as identifying remaining difficulties, potential flexibility⁴, and possible trade-offs. "I think we need to continue to provide the space and air for these efforts to further develop," Lamy said.
    According to the WTO, the small group engagements, started from March 2010, has been carried out on agriculture, non-agricultural market access, services, rules (including fisheries subsidies), trade facilitation, development, trade-related intellectual property rights, environment and dispute settlement.
    The small group activities will continue until mid-November, before the upcoming G20 meeting in Seoul.
    "I think we are all looking to leaders to send a clear political signal that they are ready to enter the end-game of the Doha negotiations," Lamy said.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

2 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

3 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。

4 flexibility   

n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性

参考例句：

• Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
• The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。