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2018年1月26日,本次達(dá)沃斯世界經(jīng)濟(jì)論壇迎來了重頭戲——美國總統(tǒng)川普的演講择膝。在本次演講中誓琼,川普一反常態(tài),宣稱“美國優(yōu)先”并非“美國孤立”肴捉,美國經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長也會帶動世界經(jīng)濟(jì)的增長腹侣。但實(shí)際上,在川普演講前齿穗,美國代表團(tuán)的表現(xiàn)已引發(fā)了外界對美國保護(hù)主義政策的擔(dān)憂傲隶。24日,美國商務(wù)部長羅斯在新聞發(fā)布會上表示窃页,美國在準(zhǔn)備一系列針對中國的貿(mào)易行動跺株,包括對鋼鐵和鋁征收關(guān)稅。而就在此前不久脖卖,川普批準(zhǔn)了對進(jìn)口太陽能板征收最高達(dá)30%的關(guān)稅帖鸦,并將對大型家用洗衣機(jī)實(shí)行進(jìn)口配額限制,而且征收最高達(dá)50%的關(guān)稅胚嘲。
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Reverse psychology逆反心理: Trump in Davos達(dá)沃斯 瑞士
① America's president will speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos today.
② The conference, which costs tens of thousands of dollars to attend, is an annual hobnobbing (與名人作儿、要人)親近;過從甚密 session for precisely the kind of plutocrats富豪馋劈;財閥 whom Mr Trump lambasted猛烈批判攻锰;抨擊(也可以寫作 lambast)during his campaign for office.
①——②文章核心
③ He will probably tell his audience that his "America first"【is not America alone】 agenda is good for the world as a whole.
④ Mr Trump has not yet implemented 實(shí)施 the sweeping 徹底的 protectionist measures that he once promised, nor undermined打壓 global institutions to the extent once feared.
⑤ Instead he has focused on tax cuts and deregulation撤銷管制 at home.
⑥ Meanwhile, the global economy is as strong as it has been since before the 2008 financial crisis.
語調(diào)正面↑?
③——⑥川普的貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義
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⑦ However, Steven Mnuchin, America's treasury secretary, warned attendees on Wednesday that there was "more to come" on trade, after America imposed tariffs關(guān)稅 on imported washing machines and solar panels太陽能板 【panel /?pan(?)l/: n.專家小組】.
⑧ Davos man【也就是提倡全球化的人】 cannot rest easy【=sleep easy 】 yet.
⑦——⑧ 總結(jié)
▍生詞好句
reverse psychology /r??v??s/: 反向心理(學(xué))晾嘶;逆反心理(學(xué))
hobnob /?h?bn?b/: vi.(與名人、要人)親近娶吞;過從甚密
plutocrat /?plu?t?krat/: n. 富豪垒迂;財閥
lambaste /l?m?b?st/: vt. 猛烈批判;抨擊(也可以寫作 lambast)
implement /??mpl?m?nt/: vt. 實(shí)施
sweeping /?swi?p??/: adj. 徹底的妒蛇;廣泛的
protectionist /pr??t?k?(?)n?st/: adj. 貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義的 n. 貿(mào)易保護(hù)主義者
deregulation /di?r?ɡj??le??(?)n/: n. 撤銷管制
tariff /?tar?f/: n. 關(guān)稅
solar panel: 太陽能板
panel /?pan(?)l/: n.(專家)小組
rest / sleep easy: 高枕無憂