美国总统特朗普周一致函美国国会，称有意结束在普惠制度下对印度56亿美元商品的零关税待遇。请看本报昨日的报道：

U.S. President Donald Trump looked set to open a new front in his trade wars Monday with a plan to end preferential trade treatment for India that allows duty-free entry for up to US$5.6 billion worth of its exports to the United States.

India played down the impact of the move, saying it was keeping retaliatory tariffs out of its talks with the United States, but the opposition could seize on the issue to embarrass Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of general elections this year.

Trump, who has vowed to cut U.S. trade deficits, has repeatedly called out India for its high tariffs, and U.S. trade officials said scrapping the concessions would take at least 60 days after notifications to Congress and the Indian government.

报道中的play down就是“淡化、弱化”的意思。例如：

The doctors thought it necessary to play down the serious nature of her illness.

医生认为有必要把她的严重病情说得轻一些。