0722: Note for Espresso

Sales trip: Ms Rousseff goes to Washington

In 2013 revelations of American snooping on her e-mail led Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff, to call off a state visit to Washington. Not all will be forgiven as she dines with Barack Obama tonight in the White House, on her first official trip to America since then. But bilateral relations are on the mend. Tomorrow the two will sign agreements to co-operate in areas including education and human rights; expect a limp joint statement on the need to tackle climate change, too. But the agenda will be dominated by trade. Today in New York Ms Rousseff will woo American bosses and investors with infrastructure concessions; on Wednesday she will seek advice on innovation from tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. A deal on easing non-tariff barriers looks likely. With Brazil stuck in stagflation, and her approval ratings flirting with single digits, small wonder Ms Rousseff is seeking sources of growth—and positive headlines—abroad.

Source: The Economist Espresso

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二步，

一  純聽

二  聽+看稿

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想像
只有一次機會，

聽課。

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玉女，告訴我，你要記什麼。

20:15 起，

當然，你可以先複製全文。

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Sales trip: Ms Rousseff goes to Washington

美國國家安全局，被 OOO 爆料，監控他國。

來幹嘛呢?

銷售之旅。

怎麼理解?

巴西經濟狀況不OK

來的目的，為錢嘛 XD

In 2013 revelations of American snooping on her e-mail led Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff, to call off a state visit to Washington. 

揭露 揭發 | revelations

窺探 | snooping on | 有明確目標的窺探

取消 | call off

國事訪問 | a state visit to Washington

來看看尺度拿捏，

Not all will be forgiven as she dines with Barack Obama tonight in the White House, on her first official trip to America since then. 

巴西尚未完全原諒美方，當年犯的錯誤。

破冰，艱難。

一同進餐 | 正示用法 | dines with

But bilateral relations are on the mend. 

康復當中 | 漸入佳境 | on the mend

Tomorrow the two will sign agreements to co-operate in areas including education and human rights; expect a limp joint statement on the need to tackle climate change, too. 

明天將簽署協議

除了 XXX 

腿一軟 | limp | 步態蹣跚

But the agenda will be dominated by trade. 

強調，此行主要目的 $$$

Today in New York Ms Rousseff will woo American bosses and investors with infrastructure concessions; on Wednesday she will seek advice on innovation from tech entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. 

爭取某人的支持 ，投資 | woo

concessions | 特許權 | 

專有名詞 | 基礎設施特許權 | infrastructure concessions

爭取，科技創新的一些意見

A deal on easing non-tariff barriers looks likely. 

non-tariff barriers | 非關稅壁壘 | 非關稅貿易壁壘 

easing | 減少

With Brazil stuck in stagflation, and her approval ratings flirting with single digits, small wonder Ms Rousseff is seeking sources of growth—and positive headlines—abroad.

物價上升 但是經濟停滯不前 |通貨膨脹長期發展的結果 | stagflation

flirting with | 做某些危險的事兒

small wonder | 難怪

正面的新聞報導 | positive headlines

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這在幹嘛呢? 

沒幹嘛。

想讓你專心而已。

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