US Senate to Vote on China Currency Bill

The U.S. legislation is headed for a final vote in the Senate, which intended to push China to let the yuan appreciate further.

The bill called for tariffs¹ on imports from countries with deliberately² undervalued currencies.

A bipartisan majority that supports the legislation coming to a vote Tuesday evening says the move could put large numbers of Americans back to work.

In response, China says the bill will seriously affect the country's currency reforms and even lead to a trade war between the two economies.

For more on the issue, earlier I talked to Guwei, Columnist³ of Reuters Breakingviews based in Hong Kong.

1 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

2 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

3 columnist   

n.专栏作家

参考例句：

• The host was interviewing a local columnist.节目主持人正在同一位当地的专栏作家交谈。
• She's a columnist for USA Today.她是《今日美国报》的专栏作家。