墨西哥城，10月28日电 墨西哥总统克劳迪娅·辛鲍姆周三表示，与美国的贸易谈判正在进行中，双方正在评估是否有可能在美国11月初的中期选举前达成协议。
MEXICO CITY, Oct 28 - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that trade talks with the US are ongoing and both sides are assessing whether it is feasible to reach an agreement before US midterm elections in early November.
美国和墨西哥正在寻求达成一项临时双边协议，而与加拿大就可能续签三边《美墨加协定》（USMCA）的艰难谈判仍在继续。
The US and Mexico are pursuing a temporary bilateral deal while fraught negotiations with Canada continue over the possible renewal of the trilateral USMCA trade agreement.
辛鲍姆在每日早间记者会上表示：“在我们能够达成协议并加强两国关系的领域，我们正在取得进展。”
"In areas where we can reach an agreement and strengthen both countries, we are making progress," Sheinbaum said during her daily morning press conference.
她补充说，墨西哥仍在寻求“大幅降低”当地汽车、钢铁和铝工业的关税。
Mexico is still seeking "a significant reduction" in tariffs on the local automotive, steel, and aluminum industries, she added.
墨西哥推动达成协议，是在上个月美加贸易谈判破裂之后，那次破裂引发了一场激烈的关税争端，其中包括美国新实施的对加拿大酒精、摩托车和乳制品的进口禁令。
Mexico's push for a deal follows the collapse of US-Canada trade talks last month, which set off a bitter tariff dispute that includes new US import bans on Canadian alcohol, motorcycles and dairy.
加拿大誓言进行等额报复，而这场后果强化了墨西哥与华盛顿合作而非对抗的策略，希望以此获得关税减免。
Canada has vowed dollar-for-dollar retaliation, and the fallout has reinforced Mexico's strategy of cooperating with Washington instead of confronting it, in hopes of getting tariff relief.
尽管没有正式截止日期，但两国官员都希望在11月3日大选前达成协议，届时共和党面临失去国会控制权的风险。这将给两国领导人一个可以在国内政治挑战中拿出的胜利。
Though there's no formal deadline, officials in both countries are hopeful of a deal before the November 3 elections, when Republicans risk losing Congress. It would give both leaders a win to point to amid domestic political challenges.