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Trump says US and Canada made a last-minute deal to stop 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods.

Trump says US and Canada made a last-minute deal to stop 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods.

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August 20th, 2026

Trump says US and Canada made a last-minute deal to stop 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods.

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he paused U.S. tariffs.

唐納·川普總統星期二他暫停了美國的關稅

The tariffs were 50%.

關稅百分之五十

They were on $20 billion of Canadian imports.

這些關稅是對加拿大兩百億美元的進口貨。

The pause is for three days.

暫停三天

He told people on his social media site.

在他的社交媒體網站上告訴大家

He did this less than two hours before the tariffs started.

在關稅開始前不到兩個小時做了這件事。

Trump said the pause came from a deal.

川普說暫停來自一個協議

Canada and the U.S. made the deal.

加拿大美國做了這個協議

They still need to finish the papers.

他們還需要完成文件

The tariffs would hit Canadian things.

這些關稅會影響加拿大的東西

Examples are hockey sticks and tongue depressors.

例子曲棍球棍壓舌板

Canada said it would fight back.

加拿大會反擊

It would put its own taxes on U.S. goods.

對美國的貨物自己的稅

That could make the trade fight worse.

會讓貿易戰變得更糟

The two countries traded $880 billion last year.

這兩個國家去年貿易了8800億美元

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said they made big progress.

加拿大總理馬克·卡尼他們很大的進展

But important work is still there.

但是重要的工作還在

He said Canada agreed to the three-day wait.

他說加拿大同意等三天

Talks will go on.

談話會繼續

Carney and Trump talked on the phone twice.

卡尼川普講了兩次電話

They talked in the last two days.

他們在過去兩天談話

One call was Tuesday afternoon.

一通電話星期二下午

Both sides had reasons to stop the tariffs.

雙方都有理由停止關稅

Last year, almost 72% of Canada's goods went to the U.S.

去年加拿大近72%的貨物去了美國

The Trump team also worried about prices.

川普團隊擔心價格

U.S. people might pay more.

美國人可能會付更多錢

This was before the midterm elections in November.

是在十一月中期選舉之前。

The U.S. used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

美國用了1930年關稅法的第338條

It is a law never used before.

是一部以前從未用過的法律。

The law lets tariffs go up to 50%.

這法律關稅升到50%

It applies to countries that hurt U.S. business.

適用於傷害美國生意國家

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