英语翻译
It is a far cry from the optimistic atmosphere surrounding the launch of a new round of multilateral trade negotiations at Doha last November.Then the talk was of a new period of friendlier transatlantic trade relations ,and of the rich countries making a big effets to meet the demands of developing countries,which felt short-changed by the Urauguay round,for further liberalisation in which crucial areas are texiles ang agriculture.The Doha round talks have indeed started .But unless the Bush administration putsrights the damage being done by America's protectionist steel and farm-support polices,they are unlikely to make much progress.