| 单词 / 音标 / 词性 / 释义 | 词典例句 · 中文 | 课文原句 · 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| note-taker/ˈnəʊtˌteɪkə(r)/n. 记笔记的人；做记录的人 | During the hearing make sure you have a competent note taker. 听证过程中务必安排一名胜任的记录员。 | One way to think about AI note-takers is as a productivity tool for humans. 看待 AI 会议记录助手的一种方式，是把它当作提升人类效率的工具。 |
| vague/veɪɡ/adj. 含糊的；不明确的 | The politicians made vague promises about tax cuts. 这些政客对减税作出了含糊的承诺。 | You can receive a set of specific action points rather than operating on the vague assumption that Doris will follow up on something or other. 你可以拿到一整套具体的行动要点，而不必再抱着「Doris 会跟进某件事」这类含糊的假设。 |
| transcript/ˈtrænskrɪpt/n. （讲话的）文字记录；逐字稿 | The White House posted a transcript of the speech on its website. 白宫把这次讲话的逐字稿发在了它的网站上。 | Transcripts can be scoured for previously unseen patterns: how much individuals are contributing; where coaching is needed. 文字记录可以被仔细梳理，找出此前不为人知的规律：每个人贡献了多少；哪里需要辅导。 |
| scour/ˈskaʊə(r)/v. 仔细搜查；四处查找 | I scoured the internet for a possible solution. 我在网上反复搜索可能的解决办法。 | Transcripts can be scoured for previously unseen patterns: how much individuals are contributing; where coaching is needed. 可以对文字记录加以甄别，挖掘出以往看不见的模式：各自的贡献有多少；哪些地方需要辅导。 |
| offhand/ˌɒfˈhænd/adj. 漫不经心的；随手不当回事的 | She seemed offhand about the danger involved. 她似乎对所涉的危险并不当真。 | And as offhand remarks are turned into permanent records, more employee communication becomes available as training material for AI models. 而随着随口的评论被永久记录下来，更多的员工沟通内容可供 AI 模型当作训练素材。 |
| pave the path/ˌpeɪv ðə ˈpɑːθ/phr. （为…）铺平道路；创造条件使某事成为可能 | This decision paved the way for changes in employment rights for women. 这项决定为女性劳动权利的改变铺平了道路。 | The idea that the sorts of conversations you are having with your colleagues could pave the path to superintelligence may seem laughable. 认为你与同事之间的这类对话能为超级智能铺平道路，这种想法或许显得可笑。 |
| superintelligence/ˌsuːpərɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/n. 超级智能；超乎人类能力的机器智能 | He didn’t even have the intelligence to call for an ambulance. 他甚至都没想到该叫救护车。 | The idea that the sorts of conversations you are having with your colleagues could pave the path to superintelligence may seem laughable. 认为与同事的这种交谈可能为超级智能铺平道路，这一想法听上去或许荒谬。 |
| laughable/ˈlɑːfəbl/adj. 荒唐可笑的；不值得一提的 | The whole incident would be laughable if it were not so serious. 要不是这么严肃，整件事简直可笑。 | The idea that the sorts of conversations you are having with your colleagues could pave the path to superintelligence may seem laughable. 认为与同事的这类对话能为超级智能铺平道路，这个想法可能显得荒谬可笑。 |
| court battle/ˈkɔːt ˌbætl/phr. 法庭上的诉讼之争；官司 | The Church faces a potentially disastrous series of court battles. 教会面临着一连串可能带来灾难性的官司。 | But consider the court battle in America over Google’s purchase of data from Spirit Airlines, a bankrupt low-cost carrier. 但不妨看看美国那场围绕 Google 收购 Spirit Airlines 数据展开的官司，这家低成本航空公司已经破产。 |
| carrier/ˈkæriə(r)/n. （尤指航空）运输公司；航空公司 | Delta Air Lines, the third-largest carrier in the US 达美航空，美国第三大航空公司。 | But consider the court battle in America over Google’s purchase of data from Spirit Airlines, a bankrupt low-cost carrier. 但看看美国围绕 Google 购买 Spirit Airlines 数据展开的诉讼——这是一家已破产的低成本航空公司。 |
| titbit/ˈtɪtbɪt/n. （英式）（北美义为 tidbit）小消息；只言片语 | titbits of gossip 东家长西家短的只言片语。 | The tech giant bid $10m to get hold of Spirit’s data, including 100m email messages and 500m Teams titbits. 这家科技巨头出价 1000 万美元买下 Spirit 的数据，其中包括 1 亿封邮件和 5 亿条 Teams 上的零碎信息。 |
| aviation/ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn/n. 航空；飞机制造业 | civil/military aviation 民航／军用航空。 | Buying Spirit’s data gives a model-maker such as Google not just aviation-specific information on pricing and fuel costs, but also more general training data on negotiations, strategy and more. 买下 Spirit 的数据，让 Google 这样的模型制造商不仅获得航空业特有的定价与燃油成本信息，还获得谈判、战略等更为通用的训练数据。 |
| thread/θred/n. （邮件、社交网站上的）帖子串；话题串 | I followed the whole discussion in the thread on the forum. 我在论坛上看完了那个帖子串里的全部讨论。 | “Reddit threads are not a good way to learn how to run a business,” says Greg Ewing of Spencer Fane, a law firm. 「Reddit 上的帖子串不是学做生意的绝佳途径，」Spencer Fane 律师事务所的 Greg Ewing 如此表示。 |
| fancy/ˈfænsi/v. （英式，口语）想要；很想做 | I fancied a change of scene. 我那时想换个环境。 | among others a rival bidder called Micro1 which also fancies getting its hands on the airline’s data. 这其中还有一家名为 Micro1 的竞购者，它也想把航空公司的数据收入囊中。 |
| confidential/ˌkɒnfɪˈdenʃl/adj. 秘密的；机密的；保密的 | The findings are strictly confidential. 这些研究结果是严格保密的。 | But it is also being challenged by a trade union representing Spirit flight attendants, which argues that the deal includes confidential employee data. 对这桩交易提出异议的还有代表 Spirit 空乘人员的工会，该工会认为交易中包含员工的机密数据。 |
| purpose limitation/ˈpɜːpəs ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃn/phr. 目的限制（数据只能用于最初收集的那个目的，不得挪作他用） | Can we use data for another purpose? 我们能把数据用于其他目的吗？ | Under GDPR, a European data-protection law, data collected for one reason cannot then be used for a different one, a concept known as “purpose limitation”. 根据 GDPR 这部欧洲数据保护法，为某个目的收集的数据不得转作他用，这一原则被称为「目的限制」。 |
| bake into/ˌbeɪk ˈɪntə/phr. 嵌进；使成为…不可分割的一部分 | The sun had baked the ground hard. 阳光把地面晒得干硬。 | Expectations of employee privacy are baked into wider European law, too. 对员工隐私的期待同样已写入欧洲更广泛的法律之中。 |
| sack/sæk/v. （尤指英式，口语）解雇；开除 | She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays. 她因为拒绝在周日上班而被解雇。 | a Romanian sales engineer sacked after his employer had downloaded correspondence from an instant-messaging account. 一名罗马尼亚销售工程师被解雇，此前雇主从他的即时通讯账户下载了通信记录。 |
| intimate/ˈɪntɪmət/adj. 私密的；私人的（常指性方面） | The article revealed intimate details about his family life. 这篇文章披露了他家庭生活中的私密细节。 | a Romanian sales engineer sacked after his employer had downloaded correspondence from an instant-messaging account including some “of an intimate nature”. 一名罗马尼亚销售工程师被解雇，此前雇主从他的即时通讯账户下载了通信记录，其中包含一些「较为私密」的内容。 |
| flatly/ˈflætli/adv. 断然地；毫不含糊地 | I flatly refused to spend any more time helping him. 我断然拒绝再花时间帮他。 | Mr Barbulescu had signed forms agreeing that the account was for work purposes, and flatly denied using it for personal reasons. Barbulescu 先生曾签署文件，同意该账户仅用于工作用途，并断然否认拿它处理私事。 |
| precedent-setting/ˈpresɪdəntˌsetɪŋ/adj. 开创先例的；树立判例的 | The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases. 该裁决为日后的诽谤诉讼树立了判例。 | Even so, in a precedent-setting judgment, the court concluded that “an employer’s instructions cannot reduce private social life in the workplace to zero.” Some might smirk at this. 即便如此，法院在一项开创先例的判决中仍认定：「雇主的指令不能把职场中的私人社交生活降为零。」有人对此可能嗤之以鼻。 |
| smirk/smɜːk/v. （因得意或自知而）假笑；讪笑 | He smirked unpleasantly when we told him the bad news. 我们告诉他这个坏消息时，他洋洋得意地假笑了一下。 | Even so, in a precedent-setting judgment, the court concluded that “an employer’s instructions cannot reduce private social life in the workplace to zero.” Some might smirk at this. 尽管如此，法院在一项具有先例意义的判决中认定：「雇主的指令不能把职场中的私人社交生活压到零。」有些人对此或许不屑一顾。 |
| feedstock/ˈfiːdstɒk/n. （供机器或工业流程使用的）原料 | Methane is used as chemical feedstock for many materials, including fertilizers. 甲烷被用作许多材料（包括化肥）的化工原料。 | But even if the legal environment is more permissive across the Atlantic, turning employee interactions into AI feedstock imposes other costs. 但即便大西洋彼岸的法律环境更为宽松，把员工互动变成 AI 的「原料」仍要付出别的代价。 |
| litigation/ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃn/n. （法律）诉讼；打官司 | The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year. 这家公司与它的前任审计师打了一整年的官司。 | Lawyers warn, for example, that AI meeting transcripts greatly expand the amount of material that is discoverable in litigation. 律师提醒，例如，AI 会议记录大大增加了诉讼中可披露材料的数量。 |
| mélange/meɪˈlɑːnʒ/n. （正式用语，源自法语）混合物；混杂；大杂烩 | a melange of different cultures 不同文化的混合体。 | At the moment workplace communication is a melange of private and professional messages. 目前，职场上的沟通是私人信息与工作信息的混杂。 |
| outlast/ˌaʊtˈlɑːst/v. 比……持续得更久；比……活得长 | He can outlast anyone on the dance floor. 在舞池里他比谁都待得久。 | But if people assume internal corporate data are going to train smarter models, outlasting even the firms in which they were generated, employees will become more guarded. 但如果人们认为企业内部数据将用来训练更聪明的模型，甚至比生成这些数据的公司活得更久，员工就会变得更为戒备。 |
| guarded/ˈɡɑːdɪd/adj. （人或其言论）谨慎的；不轻易流露情感或信息的 | You should be more guarded in what you say to reporters. 你对记者说话时应该更谨慎一些。 | But if people assume internal corporate data are going to train smarter models, outlasting even the firms in which they were generated, employees will become more guarded. 但如果人们认定公司内部数据会用来训练更聪明的模型，而这些模型甚至比公司本身活得更久，员工就会变得小心戒备。 |
| 单词 / 音标 / 词性 / 释义 | 词典例句 · 中文 | 课文原句 · 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| testy/ˈtesti/adj. 易怒的；脾气坏的；易发火的 | He gets very testy if you interrupt him. 你一打断他，他就很不高兴。 | Testy weapons 带刺的武器 |
| power couple/ˈpaʊəˌkʌpl/n. 权势搭档；两个势均力敌、能联手发力的阵营 | The two countries form a power couple that dominates the talks. 两国组成了主导谈判的权势搭档。 | The second is that the EU’s economic power couple have not seen eye to eye over how they should deal with that first problem. 第二个问题是，欧盟经济界的两大强国对如何处理第一个问题并无共识。 |
| see eye to eye/ˌsiː aɪ tuː ˈaɪ/phr. （与…）意见一致；（看法）相同 | Do you see eye to eye with your partner on money? 在钱的问题上你和伴侣看法一致吗？ | The second is that the EU’s economic power couple have not seen eye to eye over how they should deal with that first problem. 第二个问题是，欧盟经济界的两大强国对如何处理第一个问题并无共识。 |
| engagement/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/n. （对某方的）接触；打交道；（与…）往来 | The government has favoured engagement rather than confrontation with its largest trading partner. 政府对最大的贸易伙伴选择了接触而非对抗。 | Germany, whose manufacturers sell lots of stuff in China, has preferred engagement. 德国的制造商在中国大量销售产品，因此更倾向于接触协商而非诉诸对抗。 |
| hollow out/ˌhɒləʊ ˈaʊt/phr. 掏空；掏走…的筋骨（使某地变空心、变弱） | Decades of relocation have hollowed out the region. 几十年的人口外迁已经掏空了这个地区。 | Now a second China shock is hollowing out the German industrial heartland and the pair are uniting in Gallic assertiveness. 如今第二波对华冲击正在掏空德国工业的核心地带，而这对搭档则正以法式的强硬姿态联手。 |
| heartland/ˈhɑːtlænd/n. （国家的）腹地；中心地带；核心地区 | The industrial heartland of the north has been left behind. 北方的工业腹地被落下了。 | Now a second China shock is hollowing out the German industrial heartland and the pair are uniting in Gallic assertiveness. 如今第二波对华冲击正在掏空德国工业的核心地带，而这对搭档则正以法式的强硬姿态联手。 |
| assertiveness/əˈsɜːtɪvnəs/n. 坚定自信；主张进取的强硬姿态 | She spoke with a calm assertiveness that quieted the room. 她以一种沉着的强硬姿态说话，稳住了全场。 | Now a second China shock is hollowing out the German industrial heartland and the pair are uniting in Gallic assertiveness. 如今第二波对华冲击正在掏空德国工业的核心地带，而这对搭档则正以法式的强硬姿态联手。 |
| granting/ˈɡrɑːntɪŋ/v. 授予；给予（权力、许可） | The assembly granted the city the right to raise its own taxes. 议会授予该城市自行征税的权力。 | In a letter to the European Commission on October 5th, they proposed granting Brussels wide powers. 在10月5日致欧盟委员会的一封信中，他们提议赋予布鲁塞尔广泛的权力。 |
| retaliate/rɪˈtælieɪt/v. 报复；反击 | Both sides retaliated against each other with higher tariffs. 双方互相加征关税作为报复。 | If any country retaliates disproportionately when the EU imposes trade penalties on it, Europe should be able to hit back fast. 如果欧盟对某个国家施加贸易惩罚，而该国以不成比例的方式反制，欧洲就应当能够迅速还击。 |
| Franco-German/ˌfræŋkəʊˈdʒɜːmən/adj. 法德（两国）的；（特指）法德轴心的 | The Franco-German relationship has driven European integration for decades. 法德关系数十年来推动了欧洲的一体化。 | At a summit on October 15th, other European leaders will decide whether to sign on to the Franco-German proposals. 在10月15日举行的峰会上，其他欧洲领导人将决定是否支持法德方案。 |
| armsmaker/ˈɑːmzmeɪkə(r)/n. 军火制造商；武器制造企业 | Europe’s big armsmakers have been competing for the same contracts. 欧洲几家大军火商一直在争夺同样的合同。 | Last year it imposed export restrictions on rare earths that left European armsmakers, among others, starved of critical inputs. 去年它对稀土实施出口限制，使欧洲军火商等行业都陷入了关键原料短缺的困境。 |
| starve/stɑːv/v. 使匮乏；使得不到（必要之物） | Local shops were starved of cash during the crisis. 危机期间本地商店缺少现金。 | Last year it imposed export restrictions on rare earths that left European armsmakers, among others, starved of critical inputs. 去年它对稀土实施出口限制，使欧洲军火商等行业都陷入了关键原料短缺的困境。 |
| judiciously/dʒuˈdɪʃəsli/adv. 明智地；审慎地 | Funds were used judiciously to avoid waste. 资金被审慎使用，以避免浪费。 | But economic tools must be designed carefully and used judiciously. 但经济工具必须精心设计、审慎使用。 |
| silver ICBM/ˌsɪlvəˌaɪ siː ˈbiː ˌem/n. 银弹”洲际导弹；一次性、决定性且不会招来反击的终极武器 | A silver ICBM, they said, would destroy the enemy without any risk of retaliation. 他们说，“银弹”洲际导弹能摧毁敌人而不会招来任何反击。 | More important, there is no silver ICBM. 更重要的是，并不存在什么「银弹」般的洲际弹道导弹。 |
| deterrent/dɪˈterənt/n. 威慑；威慑物；制止手段 | The threat of heavy fines proved a powerful deterrent. 处以重罚的威胁证明是极为有效的威慑。 | The only way to make trade weapons a credible deterrent is the arduous work of building alternative supply chains and making European industry more competitive. 要让贸易武器成为可信的威慑手段，唯一的办法是下苦功另建替代供应链，并提升欧洲工业的竞争力。 |
| arduous/ˈɑːdjuəs/adj. 艰巨的；费力的；需要长期艰苦努力的 | Rebuilding the supply chain will be a long, arduous task. 重建供应链将是一项漫长而艰巨的任务。 | The only way to make trade weapons a credible deterrent is the arduous work of building alternative supply chains and making European industry more competitive. 要让贸易武器成为可信的威慑手段，唯一的办法是下苦功另建替代供应链，并提升欧洲工业的竞争力。 |
| asymmetric/ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪk/adj. 不对称的；不对等的；（双方）不均衡的 | The trade relationship is deeply asymmetric. 这种贸易关系严重不对称。 | Europe’s trade with China has become increasingly asymmetric. 欧洲与中国的贸易关系日益失衡。 |
| surplus/ˈsɜːpləs/n. 盈余；过剩；（国际贸易中的）顺差 | The trade surplus widened to a record $3trn. 贸易顺差扩大到了创纪录的 3 万亿美元。 | the year before China joined the World Trade Organisation its trade surplus with the EU (counting most subsequent joiners and not yet excluding Britain) was equivalent to roughly 0.6% of the bloc’s GDP. 中国加入世界贸易组织的前一年，其对欧盟的贸易顺差（计入大多数此后加入的组织，且尚未剔除英国）约相当于该集团的 GDP 的 0.6%。 |
| bombarding/bɒmˈbɑːdɪŋ/v. 轰炸；（以大量提问、职位等）连连冲击、连番轰炸 | She was bombarded with questions about the delay. 关于延期的事，她连珠炮似的被问了一堆问题。 | China is bombarding European markets with electric cars, solar panels, wind turbines and other products—which, China hawks allege, are made artificially cheap by subsidies and an undervalued currency. 中国正以电动汽车、太阳能板、风力涡轮机和其他产品大量冲击欧洲市场——中国的鹰派人士声称，这些产品靠补贴和被低估的汇率被人为压低了价格。 |
| hawk/hɔːk/n. 鹰派；主战者；（对外强硬的支持者） | The hawks in the party refused to compromise. 党内的鹰派拒绝妥协。 | China is bombarding European markets with electric cars, solar panels, wind turbines and other products—which, China hawks allege, are made artificially cheap by subsidies and an undervalued currency. 中国正以电动汽车、太阳能板、风力涡轮机和其他产品大量冲击欧洲市场——中国的鹰派人士声称，这些产品靠补贴和被低估的汇率被人为压低了价格。 |
| allege/əˈledʒ/v. 指控；（无证据地）断言、声称 | The company alleged that its competitor had bribed officials. 该公司指称其竞争对手贿赂了官员。 | China is bombarding European markets with electric cars, solar panels, wind turbines and other products—which, China hawks allege, are made artificially cheap by subsidies and an undervalued currency. 中国正以电动汽车、太阳能板、风力涡轮机和其他产品大量冲击欧洲市场——中国的鹰派人士声称，这些产品靠补贴和被低估的汇率被人为压低了价格。 |
| artificially/ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəli/adv. 人为地；人为造成地 | The steel prices were artificially depressed by subsidies. 钢价被补贴人为压低了。 | China is bombarding European markets with electric cars, solar panels, wind turbines and other products—which, China hawks allege, are made artificially cheap by subsidies and an undervalued currency. 中国正以电动汽车、太阳能板、风力涡轮机和其他产品大量冲击欧洲市场——中国的鹰派人士声称，这些产品靠补贴和被低估的汇率被人为压低了价格。 |
| precursor/priˈkɜːsə(r)/n. （化学）前体；（制某物的）原料化合物 | The drug is made from a precursor chemical imported from Asia. 这种药是用一种从亚洲进口的前体化学品制成的。 | In April the EU Institute for Security Studies, a think-tank, conducted a stress-test of 56 active ingredients that go into drugs, and their precursor chemicals. 4月，欧盟安全研究所这家智库对56种用于药品的活性成分及其前体化学品进行了一次压力测试。 |
| amoxicillin/əˌmɒksɪˈsɪlɪn/n. 阿莫西林（抗生素） | The doctor prescribed a course of amoxicillin. 医生开了一个疗程的阿莫西林。 | Over 70% of the precursors for amoxicillin, a common antibiotic, come from China. 阿莫西林这种常用抗生素的原料中，超过70%的前体化学品来自中国。 |
| stand-off/ˈstænd ɒf/n. 对峙；相持不下的僵持局面 | Talks ended in a stand-off with neither side conceding. 谈判以双方都不让步的僵局告终。 | In an era of stand-offs, such dependencies are dangerous. 在这样一个相互对峙的时代，这类依赖关系是危险的。 |
| shore up/ˈʃɔːrʌp/phr. 支撑；加强；扶植（使更强） | The central bank cut rates to shore up the currency. 央行降息以支撑本币。 | To shore up the EU’s defences. 这有助于加强欧盟的防线。 |
| streamline/ˈstriːmlaɪn/v. 精简；使简化高效；（通过删去冗余）优化 | The reform streamlined a complicated application process. 这项改革把复杂的申请流程精简了。 | broaden the rules so that sanctions apply to whole sectors not just firms and streamline the process by staffing up the trade eurocracy. 欧盟应放宽规则适用范围，使制裁针对整个行业而不仅仅是单个企业，并通过为贸易官僚机构增加人手来精简流程。 |
| staff up/ˈstɑːfʌp/phr. 为（某机构）增员；补充人手 | The agency has been staffing up its inspection unit. 该机构一直在为检查组增员。 | broaden the rules so that sanctions apply to whole sectors not just firms and streamline the process by staffing up the trade eurocracy. 欧盟应放宽规则适用范围，使制裁针对整个行业而不仅仅是单个企业，并通过为贸易官僚机构增加人手来精简流程。 |
| eurocracy/ˈjʊərəʊkrəsi/n. 欧盟官僚体系；（被批评为臃肿、以自我为中心的）欧洲行政机器 | Small firms complain that eurocracy slows every decision. 小企业抱怨欧盟官僚体系让每个决定都变慢了。 | broaden the rules so that sanctions apply to whole sectors not just firms and streamline the process by staffing up the trade eurocracy. 欧盟应放宽规则适用范围，使制裁针对整个行业而不仅仅是单个企业，并通过为贸易官僚机构增加人手来精简流程。 |
| encumber/ɪnˈkʌmbə(r)/v. 妨碍；拖累；使…进展困难 | Paperwork encumbers the whole system. 文书工作拖累了整个体系。 | It also means less red tape, which encumbers European firms with costly requirements to monitor their supply chains. 这也意味着要减少繁文缛节，因为那些要求企业付出高昂成本去监控供应链的繁复规定正束缚着欧洲企业。 |
| confrontation/ˌkɒnfrənˈteɪʃn/n. 对抗；（双方的）交锋 | The two economies slid towards confrontation. 两个经济体滑向了对抗。 | That threat did not work for America in its own confrontation with China, not least because of the self-harm that tariffs can inflict. 这一招对美国自身与中国的对抗并不奏效，尤其是因为关税可能造成的自伤。 |
| inflict/ɪnˈflɪkt/v. （使遭受损害、痛苦）；施加（伤害、损失） | Tariffs inflict heavy costs on consumers. 关税给消费者带来沉重的成本。 | That threat did not work for America in its own confrontation with China, not least because of the self-harm that tariffs can inflict. 这一招对美国自身与中国的对抗并不奏效，尤其是因为关税可能造成的自伤。 |
| cry uncle/kraɪˈʌŋkl/phr. （尤指美式，口语）认输；叫苦认栽 | If the blockade lasts, smaller economies may cry uncle first. 如果封锁持续下去，较小经济体可能会先认输。 | Until Europe has alternative sources of supply, China may assume it will be the first to cry uncle in any trade tussle. 在欧洲找到替代的供应来源之前，中国或许会认定，在任何贸易争执中先认输的都会是欧洲。 |
| tussle/ˈtʌsl/n. （口头或肢体上的）小冲突；争执；角力 | Both sides are locked in a trade tussle neither can win. 双方陷入一场谁也赢不了的贸易角力。 | Until Europe has alternative sources of supply, China may assume it will be the first to cry uncle in any trade tussle. 在欧洲找到替代的供应来源之前，中国或许会认定，在任何贸易争执中先认输的都会是欧洲。 |
| 单词 / 音标 / 词性 / 释义 | 词典例句 · 中文 | 课文原句 · 中文 |
|---|---|---|
| festive/ˈfestɪv/adj. 节日欢庆的；喜庆的 | The whole town is in (a) festive mood. 全镇都沉浸在喜庆的氛围里。 | Mumbai’s festive season kicks off with Ganesh Chaturthi, which this year fell in September. Mumbai的节庆季以Ganesh Chaturthi拉开帷幕，今年正好落在9月。 |
| kick off/ˌkɪk ˈɒf/phr. （口语）开始；拉开帷幕；启动 | Tom will kick off with a few comments. 汤姆将先讲几句开场。 | Mumbai’s festive season kicks off with Ganesh Chaturthi, which this year fell in September. Mumbai的节庆季以Ganesh Chaturthi拉开帷幕，今年正好落在9月。 |
| Ganesh Chaturthi/ˌɡɑːneʃ ˈtʃɑːtəθi/n. 象头神节；伽内什诞辰节（印度教节日，庆祝象头神降生） | The whole family cleaned the house for Ganesh Chaturthi. 全家为了庆祝象头神节把房子打扫干净。 | Mumbai’s festive season kicks off with Ganesh Chaturthi, which this year fell in September. Mumbai的节庆季以Ganesh Chaturthi拉开帷幕，今年正好落在9月。 |
| Hindu/ˈhɪnduː/n. 印度教徒；印度教信徒 | A small Hindu temple stands beside the old market. 一座小印度教寺庙就在老市场旁边。 | Hindus bring idols of the elephant-headed god into their homes. 印度教徒把象头神的神像迎进家门。 |
| colossal/kəˈlɒsl/adj. 极其巨大的；庞大的 | The singer earns a colossal amount of money. 这位歌手赚的钱多极了。 | He stays for up to ten days before the often-colossal statues are immersed in the Arabian Sea. 他会被供奉上至多十天，之后这些往往无比庞大的雕像便被投入阿拉伯海。 |
| immerse/ɪˈmɜːs/v. 把…浸入（液体）；使沉浸于 | The seeds will swell when immersed in water. 种子浸在水里会膨胀。 | He stays for up to ten days before the often-colossal statues are immersed in the Arabian Sea. 他会被供奉上至多十天，之后这些往往无比庞大的雕像便被投入阿拉伯海。 |
| Mumbaikar/mʌmˈbaɪkɑː(r)/n. 孟买人；住在孟买的人 | Every Mumbaikar knows where to find the best street food. 每个孟买人都知道在哪里能吃到最好的街头小吃。 | Mumbaikars also feast on his favourite food: dumplings stuffed with grated coconut and jaggery (set sugar-cane juice). 孟买人还要享用他最爱的食物：填着椰蓉和jaggery（浓缩蔗糖汁）的饺子。 |
| feast/fiːst/v. 大吃一顿；享用美食 | We sat in the yard feasting on barbecued chicken and beer. 我们坐在院子里享用烤鸡和啤酒。 | Mumbaikars also feast on his favourite food: dumplings stuffed with grated coconut and jaggery (set sugar-cane juice). 孟买人还要享用他最爱的食物：填着椰蓉和jaggery（浓缩蔗糖汁）的饺子。 |
| grate/ɡreɪt/v. 把…擦成丝；刨丝 | Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the tomatoes. 把奶酪擦成丝，撒在番茄上。 | Mumbaikars also feast on his favourite food: dumplings stuffed with grated coconut and jaggery (set sugar-cane juice). 孟买人还要享用他最爱的食物：填着椰蓉和jaggery（浓缩蔗糖汁）的饺子。 |
| jaggery/ˈdʒæɡəri/n. （印度）粗糖；红糖（块状或液体状的生糖） | She added a small piece of jaggery to her tea. 她往茶里加了一小块粗糖。 | Mumbaikars also feast on his favourite food: dumplings stuffed with grated coconut and jaggery (set sugar-cane juice). 孟买人还要享用他最爱的食物：填着椰蓉和jaggery（浓缩蔗糖汁）的饺子。 |
| sugar-cane/ˈʃʊɡə keɪn/n. 甘蔗 | Sugar-cane grows well in hot and wet climates. 甘蔗在炎热潮湿的气候中长得好。 | Mumbaikars also feast on his favourite food: dumplings stuffed with grated coconut and jaggery (set sugar-cane juice). 孟买人还要享用他最爱的食物：填着椰蓉和jaggery（浓缩蔗糖汁）的饺子。 |
| avatar/ˈævətɑː(r)/n. （印度教、佛教中的）化身；神的具体显现 | In the story the god appears in the avatar of a boy. 在故事里，那位神以一个男孩的化身出现。 | Then come nine nights of dancing and fasting for Navratri, celebrating nine avatars of the goddess Durga. 接下来是为期九夜的Navratri，载歌载舞、戒食斋戒，纪念女神Durga的九种化身。 |
| semolina/ˌseməˈliːnə/n. 粗粒小麦粉（用来做意面和甜点） | Semolina is used to make pasta and sweet puddings. 粗粒小麦粉用来做意面和甜点。 | On the eighth day young girls representing aspects of Durga are given suji ke halwe, a mix of semolina, ghee and sugar. 第八天，扮演Durga不同化身的少女们会得到suji ke halwe，这是一种用semolina、ghee和糖调成的食品。 |
| ghee/ɡiː/n. （南亚烹饪用的）酥油；黄油 | She poured a little ghee over the hot pancakes. 她在热煎饼上浇了一点酥油。 | On the eighth day young girls representing aspects of Durga are given suji ke halwe, a mix of semolina, ghee and sugar. 第八天，扮演Durga不同化身的少女们会得到suji ke halwe，这是一种用semolina、ghee和糖调成的食品。 |
| fete/feɪt/v. （正式，通常被动）公开欢迎；盛情款待；给予荣誉招待 | The young singer was feted with a concert in her honour. 这位年轻歌手被以一场音乐会的形式公开致敬。 | Next is Dussehra, marking Lord Ram’s victory over the demon king Ravana—feted across northern India with tens of millions of jalebiya, deep-fried batter coils soaked in syrup. 接下来是Dussehra，纪念Lord Ram战胜魔王Ravana——整个印度北部都以数以千万计的jalebiya来庆贺，那是浸在糖浆里的油炸面糊卷。 |
| jalebiya/dʒəˈliːbiː/n. （南亚、中亚的甜点：面糊搓成螺旋卷炸透后浸糖浆） | At the food kiosks in the lobby, patrons lined up for jalebi, aloo vada and samosa chole. 大厅里的食品柜台前，顾客排队买 jalebi、炸土豆饼和 samosa chole。 | Next is Dussehra, marking Lord Ram’s victory over the demon king Ravana—feted across northern India with tens of millions of jalebiya, deep-fried batter coils soaked in syrup. 接下来是Dussehra，纪念Lord Ram战胜魔王Ravana——整个印度北部都以数以千万计的jalebiya来庆贺，那是浸在糖浆里的油炸面糊卷。 |
| batter/ˈbætə(r)/n. 面糊；（裹炸用的）面浆 | fish in batter 裹着面糊的鱼 裹着面糊的鱼 | Next is Dussehra, marking Lord Ram’s victory over the demon king Ravana—feted across northern India with tens of millions of jalebiya, deep-fried batter coils soaked in syrup. 接下来是Dussehra，纪念Lord Ram战胜魔王Ravana——整个印度北部都以数以千万计的jalebiya来庆贺，那是浸在糖浆里的油炸面糊卷。 |
| coil/kɔɪl/n. （绳、线等的）一圈；一环 | Shake the rope and let the coils unwind. 抖动绳子，让那些线圈松开。 | Next is Dussehra, marking Lord Ram’s victory over the demon king Ravana—feted across northern India with tens of millions of jalebiya, deep-fried batter coils soaked in syrup. 接下来是Dussehra，纪念Lord Ram战胜魔王Ravana——整个印度北部都以数以千万计的jalebiya来庆贺，那是浸在糖浆里的油炸面糊卷。 |
| syrup/ˈsɪrəp/n. （浓稠的）糖浆；糖汁 | He poured syrup over his pancakes at breakfast. 早餐时他把糖浆淋在煎饼上。 | Next is Dussehra, marking Lord Ram’s victory over the demon king Ravana—feted across northern India with tens of millions of jalebiya, deep-fried batter coils soaked in syrup. 接下来是Dussehra，纪念Lord Ram战胜魔王Ravana——整个印度北部都以数以千万计的jalebiya来庆贺，那是浸在糖浆里的油炸面糊卷。 |
| elaborate/ɪˈlæbərət/adj. （通常置于名词前）精心制作的；精细复杂的 | I had prepared a very elaborate meal. 我准备了一顿非常精致的饭菜。 | The sugar rush peaks with Diwali, the festival of lights, as families and offices exchange elaborate gift boxes of mithaiyan, traditional sweets. 糖的狂欢在灯节Diwali达到顶峰，家家户户和各个办公室互赠装着传统甜食mithaiyan的精美礼盒。 |
| bittersweet/ˌbɪtəˈswiːt/adj. 又苦又甜的；苦乐参半的 | The evening was bittersweet, as she was leaving home. 那个夜晚苦乐参半，因为她即将离开家乡。 | This year such treats may taste bittersweet. 今年这类甜食也许会尝出苦味来。 |
| rupee/ruːˈpiː/n. 卢比（印度、巴基斯坦等国的货币单位） | The meal cost less than two hundred rupees. 这顿饭花费不到二百卢比。 | A kilo of sugar now costs 53 rupees (55 cents) in Mumbai, a 15% increase from 46 rupees in June. 如今一公斤糖在Mumbai要53卢比（55美分），比6月的46卢比上涨了15%。 |
| sting/stɪŋ/v. （口语）宰（顾客）；让人多付钱；使人觉得被坑 | I got stung for a £100 meal. 我为一顿饭被敲了 100 英镑。 | Anyone trying to beat the festive rush was stung even more: in late August prices reached 70 rupees in several cities (see chart), a rise of more than 50% in two months. 凡是想赶在节庆抢购潮前抢先下手的人，挨的刺更狠：8月下旬，几个城市的价格涨到70卢比（见图表），两个月内涨幅超过50%。 |
| waterlog/ˈwɔːtəlɒɡ/v. （土地等）水涝的；积水过量的 | They couldn't play because the pitch was waterlogged. 球场泡了水，他们没法踢球。 | Unseasonal rains last October left cane fields in Maharashtra, a big sugar-producing state, waterlogged. 去年10月不合时令的降雨让Maharashtra这个产糖大州的甘蔗田积水成涝。 |
| red rot/red rɒt/n. 红枯病；红腐病（一种危害甘蔗、高粱和某些树木的真菌病，患株茎内呈红色变色） | Red rot in the cane can spread quickly through a field. 甘蔗的红枯病会在田里迅速蔓延。 | Across the “sugar-cane belt” of northern India, farms have been struck by red rot, a fungal disease. 在印度北部的「甘蔗地带」，农场纷纷遭到red rot（红腐病）这一真菌病害的侵袭。 |
| ethanol/ˈeθənɒl/n. 乙醇；酒精（也用作燃料或溶剂） | Ethanol is mixed with petrol to make a cleaner fuel. 乙醇与汽油混合可制成更清洁的燃料。 | An unpopular policy of blending ethanol with petrol is an easy target. 一项不受欢迎的把乙醇掺入汽油的政策，很容易成为众矢之的。 |
| speculation/ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/n. （买卖）投机；（对价格、行情的）投机行为 | speculation in oil 石油投机 石油投机 | Lower production led to speculation. 产量下降引发了投机。 |
| mill/mɪl/n. （常构成复合词）工厂；（尤指）制糖厂 | a cotton/cloth/steel/paper mill 棉／布／钢／纸厂 一家棉／布／钢／纸厂 | Mills reckoned that their inventories of sugar would be worth more in the future and so kept a tight hold of their stocks. 糖厂认定自己的库存糖日后会更值钱，于是把存货牢牢攥在手里。 |
| oblige/əˈblaɪdʒ/v. （正式）迫使；强制（某人做某事） | Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school. 法律规定家长必须送子女上学。 | The government intervened, obliging mills to sell their quotas, through which it regulates supply, every 15 days rather than monthly. 政府出手干预，强令糖厂每15天而不是每月出售规定配额，以此调控供应。 |
| glut/ɡlʌt/n. 供过于求；（市场的）过剩 | a glut of cheap imported goods on the market 市场上过剩的廉价进口商品 | India’s government has in the past been more worried about the risk of glut than of shortage. 过去印度政府担心的更多是供过于求的风险，而不是短缺。 |
| remunerative/rɪˈmjuːnərətɪv/adj. （正式）（通常置于名词前）报酬丰厚的；赚钱的 | Teaching abroad is a remunerative career for many young people. 到国外教书对许多年轻人来说是很赚钱的职业。 | A fixed “fair and remunerative” price is a political sweetener for farmers: 365 rupees per 100kg for the season starting this month, a third more than in 2018. 一个固定的「公平而有利可图」的价格，是给农民的政治甜头：本月起当季每100公斤365卢比，比2018年高出三分之一。 |
| sweetener/ˈswiːtnə(r)/n. （非正式）（诱使人做某事的）诱饵；甜头；好处费 | Financial sweeteners were used to secure the deal. 有人用金钱甜头促成了这笔交易。 | A fixed “fair and remunerative” price is a political sweetener for farmers: 365 rupees per 100kg for the season starting this month, a third more than in 2018. 一个固定的「公平而有利可图」的价格，是给农民的政治甜头：本月起当季每100公斤365卢比，比2018年高出三分之一。 |
| stockpile/ˈstɒkpaɪl/n. （为将来准备的）大量储备；存货 | How large is the world’s stockpile of nuclear weapons? 世界上的核武器储备有多大？ | Guaranteed returns encouraged planting and left mills with huge stockpiles. 有保障的回报鼓励了种植，也让糖厂积下了大量库存。 |
| begat/bɪˈɡæt/v. 引起；导致（尤指某种后续后果） | Intervention begat further intervention. 干预引来了进一步的干预。 | Intervention begat further intervention. 干预引来了更多干预。 |
| monsoon/ˌmɒnˈsuːn/n. 季风；（南亚的）季风季雨 | This year’s monsoon rains are expected to flood several villages. 预计今年的季风雨会让好几个村庄被淹。 | El Niño, a recurring pattern of atmospheric warming, could contribute to a weak monsoon next year as well as poor output in Brazil and Thailand. El Niño这种反复出现的大气增温模式，既可能导致明年季风偏弱，也可能令巴西和泰国的产量歉收。 |
| sweet-toothed/ˈswiːt tuːθt/adj. 爱吃甜的；贪嘴甜食的 | My little brother is very sweet-toothed and loves chocolate. 我弟弟很爱吃甜食，喜欢巧克力。 | A government that built a system to protect sugar-cane growers now wants to shield sweet-toothed Indians from higher prices. 一个建立起体系来保护甘蔗种植者的政府，如今又想保护嗜甜的印度人免受涨价之苦。 |
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| toast/təʊst/n. 干杯；祝酒；敬酒 | We toasted the success of the new company. 我们为新公司的成功干杯。 | A generation’s unlikely success deserves a toast—and not the avocado sort 一代人意外的成功值得举杯庆祝——但别来牛油果吐司那一套 |
| avocado/ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ/n. 油梨，鳄梨（热带水果，皮硬呈深绿色，肉软呈浅绿色，核大） | She spread mashed avocado on a slice of toast. 她把鳄梨泥涂在一片吐司上。 | A generation’s unlikely success deserves a toast—and not the avocado sort 一代人意外的成功值得举杯庆祝——但别来牛油果吐司那一套 |
| brutal/ˈbruːtl/adj. 直截了当的；冷酷的 | With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him. 她冷酷地直接告诉他，她不爱他。 | Millennials, born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s, had a brutal coming of age. 千禧一代生于80年代初至90年代中期，成长过程异常艰难。 |
| in the wake of/ɪn ðə weɪk əv/phr. 尤指不好的事〕紧随某事而来；作为某事的后果 | Many small shops closed in the wake of the storm. 风暴过后，许多小商店都关门了。 | Many graduated in the wake of the global financial crisis. 许多人在全球金融危机之后走出校门。 |
| lost generation/ˌlɒst dʒenəˈreɪʃn/phr. 失落的一代：一代人（大约是同一时间出生的一群人），其中许多年轻人在战争中丧生，尤其是第一次世界大战，或在战争中成长而受到情感伤害的一代 | Many writers of the lost generation served in the First World War. 失落的一代中有许多作家曾在第一次世界大战中服役。 | Youth unemployment rose above 50% in some parts of Europe, leading to talk of a “lost generation”. 欧洲一些地区的青年失业率升至50%以上，由此出现了「消失的一代」的说法。 |
| deprive/dɪˈpraɪv/v. 剥夺；使丧失；使不能享有 | They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights. 他们遭到监禁并被剥夺了基本权利。 | Living with their parents and deprived of the prospect of owning a home, they were lectured by unsympathetic elders not to spend so much money on brunch. 与父母同住，又看不到拥有住房的希望，他们还被不近人情的长辈教训，别在早午餐上花那么多钱。 |
| lecture/ˈlektʃə(r)/v. （尤指恼人地）指责，训斥，告诫 | Don’t start lecturing me! 别教训我呀！ | Living with their parents and deprived of the prospect of owning a home, they were lectured by unsympathetic elders not to spend so much money on brunch. 与父母同住，又看不到拥有住房的希望，他们还被不近人情的长辈说教，别在早午餐上花那么多钱。 |
| unsympathetic/ˌʌnˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk/adj. 无同情心的；不表示同情的；冷漠的 | I told him about the problem but he was totally unsympathetic. 我把麻烦事告诉了他，但他完全无动于衷。 | Living with their parents and deprived of the prospect of owning a home, they were lectured by unsympathetic elders not to spend so much money on brunch. 与父母同住，又看不到拥有住房的希望，他们还被缺乏同情心的长辈教训，别在早午餐上花那么多钱。 |
| notoriously/nəʊˈtɔːriəsli/adv. 声名狼藉的；臭名昭著的 | The local bus service is notoriously unreliable. 众所周知，当地的巴士服务不可靠。 | At the same time, millennial-era culture is enjoying a revival in television, music, gaming and even fashion, where their notoriously tight trousers are cool once again. 与此同时，千禧一代时代的文化在电视、音乐、游戏乃至时尚领域重焕生机，他们那出了名勒得过紧的裤子又一次成为潮流。 |
| the way of the world/ðə weɪ əv ðə ˈwɜːld/phr. 大多数人的行为方式；世道；事情发生的规律 | In those days these policies favoured men. That was the way of the world. 那时候这些政策倾向于男性，当时的世道就是这样。 | Some of this is simply the way of the world. 这里面有一部分不过是世情使然。 |
| lot/lɒt/n. （一）组，群，批，套 | What do you lot want? 你们这帮人想要怎么样？ | Millennials are not the first lot to reach middle age and revive the culture of their youth. 千禧一代并不是第一批步入中年、让青春文化再度风靡的人。 |
| bell-bottom/ˈbel bɒtəm/n. 喇叭裤 | He wore wide bell-bottom trousers to the concert. 他穿着宽大的喇叭裤去听音乐会。 | In the 1990s bell-bottoms and tie-dye emerged from the back of wardrobes. 到了1990年代，喇叭裤和扎染从衣柜深处重新翻了出来。 |
| tie-dye/ˈtaɪ daɪ/n. 扎染衣服；扎染布料 | They wore tie-dyes and ponchos. 他们身穿扎染衣服和披风。 | In the 1990s bell-bottoms and tie-dye emerged from the back of wardrobes. 到了1990年代，喇叭裤和扎染从衣柜深处重新翻了出来。 |
| wardrobe/ˈwɔːdrəʊb/n. （一个人的）全部衣物 | We have everything you need for your summer wardrobe. 你需要的所有夏装我们都有。 | In the 1990s bell-bottoms and tie-dye emerged from the back of wardrobes. 到了1990年代，喇叭裤和扎染从衣柜深处重新翻了出来。 |
| nostalgia/nɒˈstældʒə/n. 怀旧；念旧 | She is filled with nostalgia for her own college days. 她对自己的大学时代充满了怀念之情。 | Nostalgia reliably runs on a two-decade timetable. 怀旧向来以二十年为一个周期，从不迟到。 |
| counterbalance/ˌkaʊntəˈbæləns/v. 抗衡；抵消；对…起平衡作用 | Parents’ natural desire to protect their children should be counterbalanced by the child’s need for independence. 父母保护孩子的本能愿望应当与孩子独立的需要相平衡。 | The generation’s early economic misfortune was later counterbalanced by serendipity, when the covid-19 pandemic triggered the early retirement of many older workers. 这一代人早年的经济不顺，后来因机缘巧合而得到抵消：新冠疫情促使许多年长员工提前退休。 |
| serendipity/ˌserənˈdɪpəti/n. 巧事；机缘凑巧 | Finding her old friend at the station was pure serendipity. 在车站遇到老朋友纯属机缘凑巧。 | The generation’s early economic misfortune was later counterbalanced by serendipity, when the covid-19 pandemic triggered the early retirement of many older workers. 这一代人早年的经济不顺，后来因机缘巧合而得到抵消：新冠疫情促使许多年长员工提前退休。 |
| trigger/ˈtrɪɡə(r)/v. 发动；引起；触发 | An influx of refugees has triggered disturbances. 难民的涌入引发了骚乱。 | The generation’s early economic misfortune was later counterbalanced by serendipity, when the covid-19 pandemic triggered the early retirement of many older workers. 这一代人早年的经济不顺，后来因机缘巧合而得到抵消：新冠疫情促使许多年长员工提前退休。 |
| vacuum/ˈvækjuːm/n. 真空状态；空白；空虚 | His resignation has created a vacuum which cannot easily be filled. 他的引退造成了难以填补的空白。 | The result was a senior-management vacuum—filled by millennials. 结果高层管理职位出现真空——而填补真空的正是千禧一代。 |
| bathe/beɪð/v. （以光线）撒满，覆盖；使沐浴（在光线里） | The moon bathed the countryside in a silver light. 月光下的乡村沐浴在一片银辉之中。 | Online platforms encourage people to bathe in the content of their youth. 网络平台鼓励人们浸泡在青春时代的内容里。 |
| sequel/ˈsiːkwəl/n. （书、电影、戏剧等的）续篇，续集 | The film has spawned five sequels to date. 到目前为止，该影片已经有5 部续集问世。 | Hence all those sequels and reboots—safer bets than original projects. 于是才有那么多续集和重启之作——比原创项目更稳妥。 |
| reboot/ˌriːˈbuːt/n. 重新启动：重新开始或成功的东西，尤其是一系列电影或电视节目 | A trailer for the upcoming “Spider Man” reboot had just been released. 即将发布的“蜘蛛侠”重启预告片刚刚发布。 | Hence all those sequels and reboots—safer bets than original projects. 于是才有那么多续集和重启之作——比原创项目更稳妥。 |
| highest-grossing/ˌhaɪɪst ˈɡrəʊsɪŋ/adj. 收入最高的；票房最高的 | She directed the highest-grossing film of the year. 她执导了今年票房最高的影片。 | “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is one of the world’s highest-grossing films this year. 《The Devil Wears Prada 2》是今年全球票房最高的影片之一。 |
| dread/dred/v. 非常害怕；极为担心 | She dreads her husband finding out. 她生怕丈夫察觉出来。 | Even those who dread the return of skinny jeans should cheer the millennial revival. 即便那些害怕紧身牛仔裤卷土重来的人，也该为千禧一代的复兴喝彩。 |
| glut/ɡlʌt/n. 供应过剩；供过于求 | a glut of cheap imported goods on the market 市场上大量廉价进口商品 | Many will look at the glut of 1990s reboots, such as a new “Baywatch” series, and feel that Hollywood’s creativity needs saving. 许多人会看到大量涌现的1990年代重启作品，比如新版《Baywatch》剧集，便觉得好莱坞的创造力亟待拯救。 |
| breadth/bredθ/n. （知识、兴趣等）广泛 | He was known for the breadth of his interests. 他以兴趣广泛而闻名。 | The infinite breadth of online platforms means that you have plenty of alternatives if millennial favourites are not to your taste. 网络平台的广度无限，意味着即便千禧一代的招牌货不合你的口味，你也另有大量选择。 |
| to one’s taste/tə wʌnz ˈteɪst/phr. 合（某人）口味的；（某人）所喜欢的 | There are trips to suit all tastes. 有适合各种喜好的旅游。 | The infinite breadth of online platforms means that you have plenty of alternatives if millennial favourites are not to your taste. 在线平台的内容包罗万象，这意味着如果千禧一代的心头好不合你的口味，你还有很多别的选择。 |
| brunt/brʌnt/n. 承受某事的主要压力；首当其冲 | Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending. 政府削减开支，学校将首当其冲受到影响。 | Twenty years ago, one generation bore the brunt of the financial crisis. 二十年前，有一代人首当其冲地承受了金融危机的冲击。 |
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| Hippocrates/hɪˈpɒkrətiːz/n. 古希腊研究并传授医学的科学家 | The Hippocratic oath is based on the ideals of Hippocrates, a Greek physician. 希波克拉底誓言以古希腊医生希波克拉底的理念为基础。 | “WALKING IS MAN’S best medicine,” said Hippocrates, an ancient Greek physician. 「走路是人类最好的药。」古希腊医生希波克拉底如是说。 |
| phrase/freɪz/n. 成语；习语；惯用法；警句 | ‘Start slowly’ is the key phrase for the first-time marathon runner. 对初次参加马拉松比赛的运动员来说“开始阶段速度要慢”是至理名言。 | Whether the phrase originated with him is disputed. 这句话是否出自他之口，尚有争议。 |
| disputed/dɪˈspjuːtɪd/adj. 有争议的；（尤指官方或法律上）存在分歧的 | Fighting broke out along the disputed border. 战斗沿着存在争议的边界爆发了。 | Whether the phrase originated with him is disputed. 这句话是否出自他之口，尚有争议。 |
| kernel/ˈkɜːnl/n. （思想或主题的）核心，中心，要点 | There may be a kernel of truth in what she said. 她的话可能有真相。 | But it does contain a kernel of truth. 但它确实包含几分道理。 |
| incorporate/ɪnˈkɔːpəreɪt/v. 将…包括在内；包含；吸收；使并入 | Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in the plan. 你的很多建议已纳入计划中。 | Walking is a form of exercise that is free, requires no equipment and is easy for most people to incorporate into their days. 走路是一种免费的运动，无需任何器材，大多数人都很容易把它安排进自己的日常生活。 |
| pedometer/pɪˈdɒmɪtə(r)/n. 计步器；步程计 | My pedometer says I walked eight kilometres this morning. 我的计步器显示我今天早上走了八公里。 | but a Japanese advertising campaign for a pedometer launched ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (10,000. 但 1964 年东京奥运会前夕，日本发起了一项计步器广告活动（10,000）。 |
| kanji/ˈkændʒi/n. （日语中的）汉字体系；日本汉字 | The sign was written in kanji and hiragana. 那招牌是用汉字和平假名写的。 | but a Japanese advertising campaign for a pedometer launched ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (10,000 in Japanese Kanji. 但 1964 年东京奥运会前夕，日本发起了一项计步器广告活动（10,000 用日文汉字书写）。 |
| shy away from/ʃaɪ əˈweɪ frəm/phr. 因缺乏信心、担心或紧张而〕回避，避开 | They criticized the leadership, but shied away from a direct challenge. 他们批评领导层，但又不敢当面质疑。 | Those committed to getting their steps in should not shy away from the 10,000 mark. 那些一门心思想把步数走够的人，不该回避一万步这个门槛。 |
| has a leg to stand on/həz ə leɡ tuː stænd ɒn/phr. 无法证实；无法解释（理由）；站不住脚 | Without written evidence, we don’t have a leg to stand on. 我们没有书面证据就站不住脚。 | But in terms of scientific research, the number barely has a leg to stand on. 但从科学研究的角度看，这个数字几乎站不住脚。 |
| across the board/əˈkrɒs ðə bɔːd/phr. 全面地，涉及全体地 | The changes will affect local authorities across the board. 这些变化将涉及所有的地方政府。 | Walking more was found to be beneficial across the board. 研究发现，多走路在各方面都有好处。 |
| premature death/ˌpreməˈtʃʊə ˈdeθ/phr. 未成熟的；过早的；提前的（修饰 death 时即“过早死亡”） | his premature death at the age of 37 他37岁时早逝 | in contrast to 2,000 brought about a 47% lower risk of premature death. 与 2,000 步相比，过早死亡风险降低了 47%。 |
| cardiovascular/ˌkɑːdiəʊˈvæskjələ(r)/adj. 心血管的 | Regular exercise helps keep your cardiovascular system healthy. 规律运动有助于保持心血管系统健康。 | in contrast to 2,000 brought about a 47% lower risk of premature death a 25% lower chance of developing cardiovascular disease and a 14% reduction in the risk of diabetes. 与 2,000 步相比，走得更多可使过早死亡风险降低 47%，罹患心血管疾病的可能性降低 25%，糖尿病风险降低 14%。 |
| mortality/mɔːˈtæləti/n. 死亡数量；死亡率 | Mortality from lung cancer is still increasing. 死于肺癌的人数仍在上升。 | Even a little goes a long way: going from 2,000 daily steps to 4,000 resulted in a 36% drop in mortality risk over the years tracked. 哪怕只是一点点，也大有帮助：日步数从2000步增加到4000步，在多年随访中使死亡风险下降了36%。 |
| taper off/ˈteɪpə(r) ɒf/phr. 逐渐变少，逐渐减弱 | Profits may be tapering off in the near future. 在不久的将来利润可能会逐渐减少。 | But the benefits eventually taper off. 但这些好处最终会逐渐减弱。 |
| diminishing/dɪˈmɪnɪʃɪŋ/adj. 收益递减的，报酬递减的 | There are diminishing returns after the first few weeks. 头几周之后，收益就递减了。 | “What we see with most of the health outcomes is a diminishing return on investment after 7,000,” says Melody Ding, an epidemiologist at the University of Sydney, who led the study. 「就多数健康结局而言，我们看到的是过了7000步之后收益递减。」领导该研究的悉尼大学流行病学家Melody Ding说。 |
| epidemiologist/ˌepɪˌdiːmiˈɒlədʒɪst/n. 流行病学家：研究疾病传播和控制的科学家 | An epidemiologist studies how diseases spread between people. 流行病学家研究疾病在人群之间传播的方式。 | “What we see with most of the health outcomes is a diminishing return on investment after 7,000,” says Melody Ding, an epidemiologist at the University of Sydney, who led the study. 「就多数健康结局而言，我们看到的是过了7000步之后收益递减。」领导该研究的悉尼大学流行病学家Melody Ding说。 |
| cadence/ˈkeɪdəns/n. （跑步时的）步频；每分钟迈的步数 | The foot sensor measures stride length and cadence. 这个足部传感器可以测量步幅和步频。 | Another is intensity, which scientists generally quantify using cadence: the number of steps taken per minute. 另一个要素是强度，科学家通常用步频来量化：也就是每分钟走的步数。 |
| pin down/pɪn daʊn/phr. 确切说明（或理解） | The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely. 病因目前还难以解释清楚。 | According to Dr Ding, the evidence for an ideal cadence is harder to pin down. 据Ding博士说，理想步频的证据更难确定。 |
| align with/əˈlaɪn wɪð/phr. （观点、结果等）与…一致，与…吻合 | His description does not align with the evidence. 他的描述与证据并不相符。 | or a little bit out of breath,” she says “that would definitely have health benefits.” That aligns with the findings of Emmanuel Stamatakis of Monash University. 「或者有点气喘吁吁，」她说，「那肯定对健康有益。」这与莫纳什大学的 Emmanuel Stamatakis 的研究结果一致。 |
| brisk/brɪsk/adj. 快的；敏捷的；忙碌的 | We went for a brisk walk before lunch. 我们午饭前步履轻快地散了会儿步。 | Those who walked fewer than 5,000 brisk steps per day achieved, on average, a similar reduction in mortality risk to those who walked between 5,000 and 7,500 steps. 每天快步走不足5000步的人，平均而言死亡风险的降幅与日走5000至7500步的人大致相当。 |
| sweet spot/ˈswiːt spɒt/phr. 最有效点；所有特点的完美组合 | This series aims to hit a sweet spot between romantic comedy and thriller. 这连续剧想抓住浪漫喜剧和惊悚片的最佳结合点。 | The paper suggests the sweet spot, therefore, is 7,500-10,000 daily steps, with frequent bursts at 100 steps a minute. 因此，这篇论文认为最佳区间是每天7500至10000步，并经常以每分钟100步的节奏来一段快走。 |
| sprint in/sprɪnt ɪn/phr. 快步走进（某处）；冲刺进入 | She sprinted in just as the doors closed. 她冲进去时，门刚好关上。 | “And if you don’t have enough opportunities,” says Dr Stamatakis, “create them.” Rather than parking right outside the supermarket, for example, stop around the block and do a walking sprint in. 「如果你的机会不够，」Stamatakis博士说，「就自己创造机会。」比如说，别把车停在超市正门口，而是停在几个街区外，然后步行冲刺一段再走进超市。 |
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| upskill/ˌʌpˈskɪl/v. 传授新技能；（尤指为转做别的工作而）学习新技能 | The company is upskilling its workforce to cope with automation. 公司正在给员工培训新技能，以应对自动化浪潮。 | Upskilling Britain 英国人的技能升级 |
| trounce/traʊns/v. 轻松击败；大胜 | She trounced her opponent in straight sets. 她直落数局轻取对手。 | How to help your child trounce the robots? 如何帮你的孩子打败机器人？ |
| on the cusp of/ɒn ðə ˈkʌsp əv/phr. 处于…的开端；即将经历…的转折点 | young people on the cusp of adulthood 即将成年的年轻人 | What skills does your child need on the cusp of an industrial revolution? 在工业革命的前夜，你的孩子需要哪些技能？ |
| Robert Campbell/ˈrɒbət ˈkæmbl/n. 本文主人公：18世纪伦敦生意人，1747年出版指导家长育人与择徒的《手册》 | That was the question Robert Campbell unwittingly sought to answer for parents in 18th-century London. 那正是罗伯特·坎贝尔在18世纪的伦敦无意中替父母们回答的问题。 | That was the question Robert Campbell unwittingly sought to answer for parents in 18th-century London. 这正是Robert Campbell无意中替18世纪伦敦的父母们解答的问题。 |
| unwittingly/ʌnˈwɪtɪŋli/adv. 无意地；不知不觉地；不经意地 | She had unwittingly left the door unlocked. 她无意中忘了锁门。 | That was the question Robert Campbell unwittingly sought to answer for parents in 18th-century London. 这正是Robert Campbell无意中替18世纪伦敦的父母们解答的问题。 |
| manual/ˈmænjuəl/n. 手册；指南 | a user manual for the printer 打印机用户手册 | His manual, published in 1747, contained useful advice on choosing an apprenticeship and the rather harder-to-follow injunction to “improve the genius, temper and disposition of their children”. 他这本1747年出版的手册，既有关于如何挑选学徒的实用建议，也有一句更难做到的告诫：“培养孩子的天资、脾气和性情。” |
| apprenticeship/əˈprentɪʃɪp/n. 学徒期；学徒身份 | She has just started an apprenticeship with a local carpenter. 她刚开始给当地一位木匠当学徒。 | His manual, published in 1747, contained useful advice on choosing an apprenticeship and the rather harder-to-follow injunction to “improve the genius, temper and disposition of their children”. 他这本1747年出版的手册，既有关于如何挑选学徒的实用建议，也有一句更难做到的告诫：“培养孩子的天资、脾气和性情。” |
| injunction/ɪnˈdʒʌŋkʃn/n. 命令；指令；告诫 | a parental injunction to be home by ten 父母要求十点前必须到家的告诫 | His manual, published in 1747, contained useful advice on choosing an apprenticeship and the rather harder-to-follow injunction to “improve the genius, temper and disposition of their children”. 他这本1747年出版的手册，既有关于如何挑选学徒的实用建议，也有一句更难做到的告诫：“培养孩子的天资、脾气和性情。” |
| disposition/ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn/n. 性情；性格 | people of a cheerful disposition 性情开朗的人 | His manual, published in 1747, contained useful advice on choosing an apprenticeship and the rather harder-to-follow injunction to “improve the genius, temper and disposition of their children”. 他这本1747年出版的手册，既有关于如何挑选学徒的实用建议，也有一句更难做到的告诫：“培养孩子的天资、脾气和性情。” |
| mercer/ˈmɜːsə(r)/n. 绸布商；纺织品商（旧时尤指卖高档面料的商人） | In the 18th century a mercer would sell silks and fine woollens. 在18世纪，绸布商卖的是丝绸和精纺毛料。 | Drawing could transform a mere cabinet-maker into a master craftsman; a prospective mercer (the luxury-fashion buyers of their day) should “by no means be an awkward clumsy fellow”. 绘画训练能把一个普通木匠变成手工大师；而一个想当布商的人（也就是当时那些专营奢侈衣物的商人）绝不该是“笨手笨脚的家伙”。 |
| clumsy/ˈklʌmzi/adj. （人）笨拙的，不灵巧的 | His clumsy attempt to apologise made things worse. 他笨拙的道歉反而让事情更糟。 | Drawing could transform a mere cabinet-maker into a master craftsman; a prospective mercer (the luxury-fashion buyers of their day) should “by no means be an awkward clumsy fellow”. 绘画训练能把一个普通木匠变成手工大师；而一个想当布商的人（也就是当时那些专营奢侈衣物的商人）绝不该是“笨手笨脚的家伙”。 |
| succumb/səˈkʌm/v. 屈服；抵挡不住（疾病、攻击、诱惑等） | She succumbed to temptation and had a second helping of cake. 她经不住诱惑，又吃了一块蛋糕。 | female artisans could make a good living if they didn’t succumb to gin. 若不是屈从于杜松子酒，女性工匠本可以过上体面的生活。 |
| gin/dʒɪn/n. 杜松子酒；金酒 | In 18th-century London gin was cheap and widely drunk. 在18世纪的伦敦，金酒便宜，喝的人到处都是。 | female artisans could make a good living if they didn’t succumb to gin. 若不是沉溺于杜松子酒，女性工匠本可以过上体面的生活。 |
| doom-mongering/ˈduːmˌmʌŋɡərɪŋ/n. 危言耸听；散布悲观预言 | There is too much doom-mongering in the media about young people. 媒体对年轻人的危言耸听太多了。 | No one knows exactly how it might do so, and much doom-mongering has been premature at best. 没人确切知道它究竟会怎么做，而那些末日论式的预言，说到底多半只是过早。 |
| Geoffrey Hinton/ˈdʒefri ˈhɪntən/n. 英国人工智能先驱，2016年曾预言AI将在五年内取代放射科技师 | Take the prediction in 2016 by Geoffrey Hinton, a British AI pioneer, that the technology would replace radiographers within five years. 以英国人工智能先驱杰弗里·辛顿2016年的预言为例：这项技术将在五年内取代放射科技师。 | Take the prediction in 2016 by Geoffrey Hinton, a British AI pioneer, that the technology would replace radiographers within five years. 以英国AI先驱Geoffrey Hinton在2016年的预测为例：他认为这项技术五年之内就会取代放射技师。 |
| radiographer/ˌreɪdiˈɒɡrəfə(r)/n. 放射科技师；放射科医生 | The radiographer took an X-ray of her broken wrist. 放射科技师给她骨折的手腕拍了X光。 | Take the prediction in 2016 by Geoffrey Hinton, a British AI pioneer, that the technology would replace radiographers within five years. 以英国AI先驱Geoffrey Hinton在2016年的预测为例：他认为这项技术五年之内就会取代放射技师。 |
| helicopter parent/ˈhelɪkɒptə ˈpeərənt/phr. 直升机式家长；对孩子凡事都要管、过度保护子女的家长 | Helicopter parents are known for hovering over their children’s every move. 直升机式家长以事无巨细地盯着孩子的一举一动而出名。 | What is a young person, or a helicopter parent, to do? 年轻人也好，“直升机父母”也好，又能怎么办？ |
| command/kəˈmɑːnd/v. 赢得；获得；应得（关注、尊重等） | Top AI specialists command salaries that others can only dream of. 顶尖AI专家挣到的薪水是别人做梦都不敢想的。 | Manufacturing jobs that require AI skills command a lower wage premium in Britain than elsewhere. 在英国，需要AI技能的制造业岗位所给的工资溢价要低于其他地方。 |
| wage premium/ˈweɪdʒ ˈpriːmiəm/phr. （特定工作或技能的）工资溢价 | AI skills command a wage premium of about 25%. AI技能享有约25%的工资溢价。 | Manufacturing jobs that require AI skills command a lower wage premium in Britain than elsewhere. 在英国，需要AI技能的制造业岗位所给的工资溢价要低于其他地方。 |
| hands-on/ˌhændz ˈɒn/adj. 亲身实践的；动手的；实际参与的 | The course provides hands-on experience of the latest software. 这门课程提供最新软件的实操经验。 | Today’s government is far more hands-on than in Campbell’s time, and aims to train 10m workers to use the technology. 今天的政府比Campbell当年更事必躬亲，打算培训1000万名工人使用这项技术。 |
| patchy/ˈpætʃi/adj. 时好时坏的；质量不齐的；不全面的 | Mobile-phone coverage in the region is patchy. 该地区的手机信号覆盖时有时无。 | Quality is patchy, with some courses being little more than collections of outdated slide decks. 质量参差不齐，有些课程不过是一堆过时的幻灯片拼凑而成。 |
| deck/dek/n. 幻灯片；演示文稿（指一整套幻灯片） | He spent all night updating his slide deck. 他整晚都在更新他的幻灯片。 | Quality is patchy, with some courses being little more than collections of outdated slide decks. 质量参差不齐，有些课程不过是一堆过时的幻灯片拼凑而成。 |
| in isolation/ɪn ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/phr. 单独地；孤立地 | You cannot consider this problem in isolation. 你不能孤立地看待这个问题。 | that rose to 63%.) They will struggle more to develop soft skills in isolation—and communication. （这一比例上升到了 63%。）她们将更难在孤立的环境中培养软技能——以及沟通能力。 |
| sought-after/ˈsɔːt ɑːftə(r)/adj. 广受欢迎的；吃香的；抢手的 | Soft skills are increasingly sought-after by employers. 软技能越来越受雇主追捧。 | Data from LinkedIn show that the most sought-after skill among sales workers on its platform is building customer relations. LinkedIn的数据显示，平台上销售岗位最抢手的技能是建立客户关系。 |
| literacy/ˈlɪtərəsi/n. （阅读和写作的）能力；素养；某方面的知识 | AI literacy is now as basic as computer literacy. AI素养现在和计算机素养一样是基本功。 | In contrast, AI literacy comes fifth. 相比之下，AI素养只能排到第五。 |
| schmooze/ʃmuːz/v. 闲聊；攀谈；套近乎（以谋求好处） | The party was a chance to schmooze with potential clients. 聚会是跟潜在客户套近乎的机会。 | Schmoozing, in other words, matters almost as much as in Campbell’s day. 换句话说，拉关系套近乎几乎和Campbell当年一样重要。 |
| harsh/hɑːʃ/adj. 严酷的；残酷的；严厉的；严峻的 | We have to face the harsh reality of the job market. 我们不得不面对就业市场的严峻现实。 | The harsh reality is that youngsters must now demonstrate such qualities much earlier in their careers than earlier generations had to. 残酷的现实是，如今年轻人必须在职业生涯更早的阶段就展露这些素质，而前几代人不需要。 |
| 单词 / 音标 / 词性 / 释义 | 词典例句 · 中文 | 课文原句 · 中文 |
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| upstage/ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ/v. 抢…的风头；使相形见绌 | She was furious at being upstaged by her younger sister. 她对被妹妹抢了风头大为光火。 | Upstaged 抢了风头 |
| lose the plot/luːz ðə ˈplɒt/phr. 慌乱失措；乱了章法（本课双关：plot 又指“剧情”，呼应后文“剧情越发扑朔迷离”） | The company lost the plot and missed every major trend of the decade. 这家公司乱了章法，错失了这十年每一个大趋势。 | Is Netflix losing the plot? Netflix 是不是迷失方向了？ |
| bloodletting/ˈblʌdletɪŋ/n. （机构内的大规模）裁员；清洗 | The department survived last year’s bloodletting. 这个部门挺过了去年那轮裁员。 | Last week Netflix unleashed a round of bloodletting in Hollywood reminiscent of a Quentin Tarantino film. 上周，Netflix 在好莱坞掀起了一轮大裁员，场面让人想起昆汀·塔伦蒂诺的电影。 |
| reminiscent/ˌremɪˈnɪsnt/adj. 使回忆起（人或事）；让人想起… | The way he laughed was strongly reminiscent of his father. 他笑的样子让人很容易想起他的父亲。 | Last week Netflix unleashed a round of bloodletting in Hollywood reminiscent of a Quentin Tarantino film. 上周，Netflix 在好莱坞掀起了一轮大裁员，让人不禁想起昆汀·塔伦蒂诺的电影。 |
| Quentin Tarantino film/ˈkwentɪn ˌtærənˈtiːnəʊ fɪlm/phr. 昆汀·塔伦蒂诺式电影（以标志性的暴力美学著称） | The showdown was straight out of a Quentin Tarantino film. 那场对决完全是昆汀·塔伦蒂诺电影里的路数。 | Last week Netflix unleashed a round of bloodletting in Hollywood reminiscent of a Quentin Tarantino film. 上周，Netflix 在好莱坞掀起了一轮大裁员，有如一部昆汀·塔伦蒂诺的电影。 |
| lay-off/ˈleɪ ɒf/n. 解雇；裁员（因没有足够的工作可做） | lay-offs in the factory 工厂里的裁员 | The streaming giant fired about 6% of its staff, the biggest round of lay-offs since 2022, and purged some of its most senior creative executives. 这家流媒体巨头裁掉了约6%的员工，是2022年以来规模最大的一轮裁员，同时清除了几位最高级别的创意高管。 |
| purge/pɜːdʒ/v. 清洗；整肃（组织中的成员） | His first act as leader was to purge the party of extremists. 他上任后的第一件事就是清除党内的极端主义者。 | The streaming giant fired about 6% of its staff, the biggest round of lay-offs since 2022, and purged some of its most senior creative executives. 这家流媒体巨头裁掉了约6%的员工，是2022年以来规模最大的一轮裁员，并把几位资历最深的创意高管扫地出门。 |
| assuage/əˈsweɪdʒ/v. 减轻；缓和（不快的感觉） | His reply did little to assuage my suspicions. 他的答复没能打消我的疑虑。 | The aim, no doubt, was to assuage investors’ concerns about the effect of a drought of hit shows on its revenue. 此举无疑是为了缓解投资者对爆款断流拖累营收的担忧。 |
| funk/fʌŋk/n. 惊恐；担忧；情绪低落 | He was in a funk about the exam. 他因为考试的事心灰意冷。 | Its quarterly results on October 20th showed what a funk Netflix is in. 10月20日公布的季度业绩显示，Netflix 陷入了怎样的低谷。 |
| slide/slaɪd/v. 逐渐降低；贬值 | Shares slid to a 10-year low. 股价跌到了10 年来的最低点。 | The news sent Netflix’s shares sliding. 这则消息令 Netflix 股价一路下滑。 |
| stodgy/ˈstɒdʒi/adj. 古板的；乏味的；不新潮的 | The party needs to modernize its stodgy, doctrinaire image. 这个政党需要改变其古板教条的形象。 | A company that once looked so unstoppable that it was valued as a tech firm now disappoints shareholders with the regularity of a stodgy media company. 这家公司曾势不可挡到被按科技公司估值，如今却像一家老气横秋的媒体公司那样屡次让股东失望。 |
| change the script/tʃeɪndʒ ðə ˈskrɪpt/phr. 改写剧本；扭转既定的走向 | The new coach changed the script and turned the team around. 新教练改写了剧本，让球队脱胎换骨。 | The bigger question is whether its co-chief executives, Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters, are capable of changing the script. 更大的问题是，它的两位联席首席执行官 Ted Sarandos 和 Greg Peters 是否有能力改写剧本。 |
| anaemic/əˈniːmɪk/adj. 无力的；不起作用的；缺乏活力的 | an anaemic performance 一场软弱无力的表演 | Their approach to a year of anaemic viewership, a shortage of zeitgeisty shows and a weak showing in American television’s Emmy Awards is to blame their underlings. 面对一整年惨淡的收视率、缺乏能代表时代精神的剧集，以及在美国电视艾美奖上的黯淡表现，他们的应对之道是责怪下属。 |
| viewership/ˈvjuːəʃɪp/n. （某一节目或频道的）观众人数（或构成）；收视率 | The show attracted a huge viewership. 这档节目吸引了大量观众。 | Their approach to a year of anaemic viewership, a shortage of zeitgeisty shows and a weak showing in American television’s Emmy Awards is to blame their underlings. 面对一整年惨淡的收视率、缺乏能代表时代精神的剧集，以及在美国电视艾美奖上的黯淡表现，他们的应对之道是责怪下属。 |
| zeitgeisty/ˈzaɪtɡaɪsti/adj. 具有时代精神的；紧贴当下潮流的 | The show is zeitgeisty without ever feeling forced. 这部剧紧贴时代情绪，却丝毫不显刻意。 | Their approach to a year of anaemic viewership, a shortage of zeitgeisty shows and a weak showing in American television’s Emmy Awards is to blame their underlings. 面对一整年惨淡的收视率、缺乏能代表时代精神的剧集，以及在美国电视艾美奖上的黯淡表现，他们的应对之道是责怪下属。 |
| underling/ˈʌndəlɪŋ/n. 下属；手下（含贬义，指职位低的人） | He dishes out orders to his underlings. 他对下属颐指气使地发号施令。 | Their approach to a year of anaemic viewership, a shortage of zeitgeisty shows and a weak showing in American television’s Emmy Awards is to blame their underlings. 面对一整年惨淡的收视率、缺乏能代表时代精神的剧集，以及在美国电视艾美奖上的黯淡表现，他们的应对之道是责怪下属。 |
| flag/flæɡ/v. 变得疲弱；衰减；失去势头 | Her confidence had never flagged. 她的信心从未减退。 | Netflix will be hoping that Mr Rice can raise the flagging hit rate of its shows with American viewers. Netflix 会指望 Rice 先生能把它剧集在美国观众中的爆款率提上去。 |
| lacklustre/ˈlæklʌstə(r)/adj. 毫无起色的；乏味的；无亮点的 | There were signs of discontent at the party’s lacklustre performance. 对该党乏善可陈的表现，已出现了不满的迹象。 | Lacklustre content is not the only reason for investors’ disgruntlement. 内容寡淡并不是投资者不满的唯一原因。 |
| disgruntlement/ˌdɪsɡrʌnˈtlmənt/n. 不满；恼怒；怨气 | The sudden reorganisation caused widespread disgruntlement among staff. 突如其来的重组让员工怨声四起。 | Lacklustre content is not the only reason for investors’ disgruntlement. 内容寡淡并不是令投资者不满的唯一原因。 |
| colossus/kəˈlɒsəs/n. 巨人；巨物；巨头 | The film industry was a colossus in the 1950s. 电影业在二十世纪五十年代是个庞然大物。 | During the past year Netflix tried and failed to acquire the film and TV studios of Warner Bros Discovery, a Hollywood colossus, losing out to Paramount Skydance, a smaller Tinseltown rival. 过去一年，Netflix 试图收购 Warner Bros Discovery 的电影和电视制片厂——一家好莱坞巨头——却以失败告终，输给了规模更小的好莱坞对手 Paramount Skydance。 |
| lose out to/luːz aʊt tə/phr. （竞争）落败；输给；被…抢走 | While the stores make big profits, it’s the customer who loses out. 商店赚得盆满钵满，吃亏的却是顾客。 | During the past year Netflix tried and failed to acquire the film and TV studios of Warner Bros Discovery, a Hollywood colossus, losing out to Paramount Skydance, a smaller Tinseltown rival. 过去一年，Netflix 试图收购 Warner Bros Discovery 的电影和电视制片厂——一家好莱坞巨头——结果落败，输给了规模更小的竞争对手 Paramount Skydance。 |
| earnings call/ˈɜːnɪŋz kɔːl/phr. 业绩电话会（上市公司向投资者和分析师公布业绩并答问的电话会议） | Executives faced tough questions on the earnings call. 高管们在业绩电话会上面对了尖锐的提问。 | You don’t need to buy this giant thing.” Mr Sarandos tried his best on the earnings call to persuade investors that. 「你不需要买这么个庞然大物。」萨兰多斯先生在财报电话会议上竭尽所能，试图说服投资者相信这一点。 |
| in the midst of/ɪn ðə ˈmɪdst əv/phr. 正处于…之中；正当…之际 | a country in the midst of a recession 处于衰退之中的国家 | Yet the entertainment business is in the midst of upheaval. 然而，娱乐业正处在动荡之中。 |
| upheaval/ʌpˈhiːvl/n. 剧变；激变；动乱；动荡 | The company underwent a massive upheaval after the takeover. 收购之后该公司变动巨大。 | Yet the entertainment business is in the midst of upheaval. 然而，娱乐业正经历一场剧变。 |
| invade one’s territory/ɪnˈveɪd wʌnz ˈterətri/phr. 侵入他人的地盘；蚕食别人的领域 | Streaming rivals keep invading one another’s territory. 流媒体对手之间不断互相侵占领地。 | As the video-sharing platform’s most successful creators move up market, they are increasingly invading Netflix’s territory. 随着这个视频分享平台上最成功的创作者不断向高端市场挺进，他们正日益侵入 Netflix 的地盘。 |
| initiate/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/v. 开始；发起；创始 | The government has initiated a programme of economic reform. 政府已启动一项经济改革计划。 | Netflix also still has high hopes for its effort to sell ads, which it initiated during its previous slump in 2022. Netflix 对广告业务依旧寄予厚望，这项业务始于2022年上一次低谷期。 |
| sideline/ˈsaɪdlaɪn/n. 兼职；副业；兼营业务 | His hobby of winemaking was fast becoming a profitable sideline. 他的酿酒兴趣很快就变成了赚钱的副业。 | Yet that sideline—which is Mr Peters’ responsibility—has lately been disappointing. 但这项副业——正是 Peters 先生负责的——近来却令人失望。 |