瑞士领导人匆忙前往华盛顿谈判威胁到瑞士对美国主要出口的关税问题。 Swiss leaders rush to Washington to negotiate tariffs that threaten key Swiss exports to the US.

瑞士总统卡琳·凯勒-萨特(Karin Keller-Sutter)及经济部长盖伊·帕梅林(Guy Parmelin)已前往华盛顿谈判一项协议, Switzerland's President Karin Keller-Sutter and Economy Minister Guy Parmelin have rushed to Washington to negotiate a deal to avoid 39% tariffs on Swiss exports to the US, set to take effect Thursday. 高关税率震惊了瑞士的手表制作和巧克力等行业。 The high tariff rate has alarmed Swiss industries like watchmaking and chocolate. 美国是瑞士的关键贸易伙伴,瑞士旨在为降低关税提出更具吸引力的报价。 The US is a key trading partner for Switzerland, which aims to present a more attractive offer to lower the tariffs.