Trump hits out at Canada over retaliatory tariffs
A bilingual Dutch story with sentence-by-sentence English translation. Level: B1 (CEFR). Tap any word in the DuoBook reader for an instant translation.
Er is een handelsgeschil begonnen tussen de Verenigde Staten en Canada.
A trade disagreement has started between the United States and Canada.
Donald Trump zegt dat Canada Amerikaanse boeren al vele jaren oneerlijk behandelt.
Donald Trump says that Canada has treated American farmers unfairly for many years.
De president is boos over de hoge belastingen op Amerikaanse producten.
The President is angry about the high taxes on American products.
Op zijn sociale media schreef hij dat deze belastingen onmiddellijk moeten stoppen.
On his social media, he wrote that these taxes must stop immediately.
Canada reageerde door nieuwe belastingen te plannen op producten uit de Verenigde Staten.
Canada responded by planning new taxes on products coming from the United States.
Beide landen dreigen elkaar nu met hogere handelskosten.
Both countries are now threatening each other with higher trade costs.
De leiders vinden het moeilijk om een nieuw akkoord te bereiken.
The leaders are finding it difficult to agree on a new deal.
Deze situatie zorgt voor veel spanning tussen de twee buren.
This situation creates a lot of tension between the two neighbors.
Vocabulary (Dutch)
- trade disagreement
- handelsgeschil
- unfairly
- oneerlijk
- taxes
- belastingen
- immediately
- onmiddellijk
- threatening
- dreigen
- tension
- spanning
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