essential changes will take place 發(fā)生根本性變化

a: excuse me. pro. ren, i want to ask you a question.

b: go ahead.

a: what will happen after your country joins wto?

b: essential changes will take place at the core of this ancient country. wto will put an end to our country's economic isolation once and open even more markets and areas for foreign firms.

a: wto offers challenges as well as opportunities.

b: that's right. since the beginning of the reform, our country has proceeded bit by bit on its way to wto membership and has become more open-minded in the process.

重點注釋：

1. essential 根本的，本質的;必要的

2. ancient 古老的

3. process 進程

4. “bit by bit on its way”意思是“一步一步地走”。“bit by bit”是“點點滴滴”的意思，例如：i still remember the bit by bit of the campus life. 我還記得校園生活的點點滴滴。

漢語譯文：

a: 打擾一下，任教授，我想問個問題。

b: 問吧。

a: 加入世貿組織后，你們國家將有什么變化?

b: 在這個古老的國家中，將發(fā)生根本性的變化。世貿將終結我國曾經經濟孤立的現(xiàn)象。我國的入世將提高投資者的信心，并將面向外國公司開放更多的市場和領域。

a: 入世既是機遇又是挑戰(zhàn)。

b: 對，自從改革開放，我國一步一步地前進并且在進程中不斷對外開放。