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