练习材料：

Lesson 8-1 Trading standards

Chickens slaughtered in the United States, claim officials in Brussels, are not fit to grace European tables. No, say the American: our fowlare fine, we simply clean them in a different way. These days, it is differences in national regulations, far more than tariffs, that put sand in the wheels of trade between rich countries. It is not just farmers who are complaining. An electric razor that meets the European Union's safety standards must be approved by American testers before it can be sold in the United States, and an American-made dialysis machine needs the EU's okay before it hits the market in Europe.

As it happens, a razor that is safe in Europe is unlikely to electrocute Americans. So, ask businesses on both sides of the Atlantic, why have two lots of tests where one would do?

应用配置：L0+L4

知识笔记： slaughtered/slɔtərd    officials/əˈfɪʃəlz    fowl/faʊl    regulations/ˌrɛgjəˈleɪʃənz    razor/reɪzər    dialysis/daɪˈæləsəs    electrocute/lɛktrəˌkjut

练习感悟：用时超过1小时。状态不佳，加之课文生词难读原音，拖了一个小时才完成。