The economist --- July 4th 2020 edition --- Leaders
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Words
| EN | CN |
|---|---|
| pile | vt. 累积；打桩于；n. 堆；大量；vi. 挤；堆积； |
| pile into | v. 挤进；进入 |
| reel | n. 卷轴；一卷；一本；蹒跚的动作 v. 迷惑，震惊；走路踉跄； |
| reel from | 由于…而蹒跚；受…的不好影响 |
| private-equity | 私募股权 |
| stick into | 插入；伸入 |
| tycoon | n. 企业界大亨，巨头；巨富 |
| veer | vi. 转向；改变观点；vt. 使转向；使顺风；n. 转向；方向的转变 |
| veer towards | 转向 |
| capricious | adj. 反复无常的；任性的 |
| tentatively | adv. 暂时地；试验性地 |
| cumulatively | adv. 累积地；渐增地 |
| pledge | n. 保证，誓言；抵押；抵押品；vt. 保证，许诺；用……抵押； |
| plege to | 保证 |
| hospitable | adj. 热情友好的；（环境）舒适的 |
| nudge | v. （用肘）轻推；劝说；接近；n. （用肘）轻推；激起；说服 |
| nudge up | 向上微调 |
| fester | vi. 溃烂；化脓；vt. 使……溃烂；使……恶化；n. 溃烂；脓疮 |
| retroactive | adj. 追溯的；有追溯效力的；反动的 |
| tax claim | 税务申报 |
| unfavourable | adj. 不利的；不适宜的；反对的 |
| levy | n. 征收；征兵，征税；vi. 征税；征兵； |
| levies | v. 征收（税、罚款）；征兵；n. 征收额；征得的税；财产扣押； |
| subsidiary | n. 子公司；辅助者；adj. 辅助的，次要的；附属的； |
| well-connected | adj. 有好亲戚的；出身名门的；血统关系好的；精心构思的 |
| joint-venture | 合资企业；联合经营 |
| who's who | 名人的身分；名人录；人名辞典；〔集合词〕著名人物 |
| a tiny number of | 少量的 |
| prowl | v. 潜行；徘徊；搜寻；n. 徘徊，潜行；悄悄踱步； |
| prowl for | 寻找 |
| lurch | v. 突然倾斜；心猛地一跳，蹒跚；n. 突然倾斜；失败，挫折；蹒跚 |
| protectionism | n. 保护主义，贸易保护主义；贸易保护制度 |
| crackdown | n. 镇压；（美）制裁；强制取缔；惩罚 |
| prod | v. 刺，戳；刺激，督促；n. 戳，捅；刺激，提醒； |
| know-how | n. 诀窍；实际知识；专门技能 |
Sentences
Optimists argue that India could soon become a place to build factories, as firms seek to diversify their supply chains away from China.
Yet look closely, and a different picture emerges . Foreign firms are often on the wrong end of regulatory changes.
On paper the Sino-American trade war should make it easier to turn India into a global production hub.
But the reality is less impressive.
Because the playing field is not level, foreign firms seem to be shifting from owning their own subsidiaries to taking passive stakes in well-connected local firms instead.
