Roughly 12% of all of the world's goods flow through the canal every year.

每年全世界大约 12% 的货物通过这条运河运输。

Big retailers and logistics companies, such as Walmart, pledged also to work longer hours to keep goods flowing.

沃尔玛等大型零售商和物流公司也承诺延长工作时间，以保持货物流动。

In 1990 just 46% of Asian trade took place within the continent, as enormous volumes of goods flowed to the West.

1990 年，只有 46% 的亚洲贸易发生在非洲大陆内，大量货物流向西方。

Britain's main demand is for the European Union to ditch the so-called Irish backstop, a guarantee that the bloc insists it needs to ensure that goods flow smoothly across the Irish border whatever happens in trade negotiations with Britain.

英国主要的诉求是欧盟放弃所谓的爱尔兰后盾，但欧盟坚持要求，无论与英国的贸易谈判结果如何，欧盟都需要确保货物能够顺利通过英爱边境。