【Bluce学英语】华尔街日报 The Wall Street Journal 6-30

​​  ​✸✸AheftyU.S. import tax on goods produced in China could accelerate a trend already well under way: Chinese companies setting up factories and expanding in the U.S.​

​1）hefty 英 [ˈhefti]   美 [ˈhɛfti]  adj.重的;健壮的;异常大的 n.健壮的人

英英解释：adj.of considerable weight and size

She was quite a hefty woman

她是个身材高大的女子。​

​✸✸Manufacturers in China facea host ofpressures. Wages  have risen substantially, while

land and electricity prices are  up. This challenges China’s decadeslongorthodoxyof producing massmarket goods at extremely low cost.​

​1）a host of  英 [ei həust ɔv]   美 [e host ʌv]  adj.许多 一大群

A host of problems may delay the opening of the Channel Tunnel

可能推迟英吉利海峡隧道开通的问题一大筐。​

​1）orthodoxy 英 [ˈɔ:θədɒksi]   美 [ˈɔ:rθədɑ:ksi]  n.正统;正统性;正教，信奉正教;正统派的观念[学说，做法等]

英英解释：n.the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)n.a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

It is rooted in the orthodoxy of the Bundesbank.

这植根于德国央行的正统理念。​

​ ​✸✸“Many Chinese firms have become so dominant in their domestic market that they are now forced tolook beyondthe Chinese borders,” said John Ling, Georgia’s managing director for investment in China and president of the Council of American States in China. Mr. Ling helps attract and faciltate expansion by Chinese companies in the state.​

​1）look beyond 往更远处看;展望未来

You must look beyond for signs of change.

你们应该把目光放远，看到变化的迹象。​

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