我国科技曾被诟病缺乏自主创新，然而随着技术进步与国家扶持，创新与突破不断涌现，我国在许多领域已经取得领先，强烈地吸引了西方企业的目光。
American officials have been treating technology bosses to classified briefings on the dangers of doing business in China. Those who operate there see things differently.美官员经常向科技公司的老板提供关于————简报。但在中经营的那些老板并不这么认为。
1.'treat/triːt/ v.（用食物、饮料或娱乐）款待某人；请客
搭配短语：treat sb. to sth.
例句：Let me treat you to a drink.
例句：I’m going to treat myself to a new pair of sunglasses.
2.classified/ˈklæsɪfaɪd/ adj.（情Bao，公文，文件）
搭配短语：classified documents
词性拓展：classify（v. 归纳，归类）
3.briefing/ˈbriːfɪŋ/ n. 简报，简要明示
词性拓展：brief（adj. 简短的；v. 提供消息）
4.brief 搭配短语：a brief self-introduction
brief 例句：The HR briefed me on the job duties. (v.)
搭配短语：President’s Daily Briefing
For the first time last year, in an annual poll by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, a majority of foreign companies (61%) said that domestic firms were as innovative as European ones, or more so. This year four-fifths of them saw opportunities in Chinese sparkiness.6在中国欧盟商会去年开展的年度调查中，大多数外企（61%）首次表示，中国企业具有跟欧洲企业相同的创新力，甚至更佳。今年 4/5 的外国企业从中国的活力中看到了机遇。
5.poll/poʊl/ n. 投票；民调
6.Chamber of Commerce 商会
相关词汇：chamber（n. 房间，会议厅；组织，机构）
chamber 搭配短语：lower chamber (下议院)
相关词汇：commerce（n. 商业贸易）
7.innovative/ˈɪnəveɪtɪv/ adj. 创新的；新颖的
8.sparkiness/ˈspɑːrkinəs/ n. 有活力的状态
词根词缀：-ness（性质，状态）
词性拓展：sparky（adj. 充满活力的）
sparky 英文释义：full of life
sparky 搭配短语：a sparky girl
Today, acquiring a Chinese startup can help some foreign firms gain an edge. Takeover targets have their own research teams, patents, clients and, sometimes, lavish state subsidies.如今，收购中国初创企业有助于一些外企获得优势。这些被视为收购目标的企业拥有自己的研发团队、专利和客户群，且有时会享有优厚的国家补贴。
9.edge/edʒ/ n. 优势，优越之处；刀刃
搭配短语：the edge over sb.
例句：In terms of experience，she has the edge over everyone else.
10.takeover/ˈteɪkoʊvər/n. 接管，接手（尤指一家公司收购了另一家公司）
相关词汇：take over（接管，接手）
例句：They were involved in a takeover last year.
11.lavish/ˈlævɪʃ/ adj. 奢华的；很费钱的
英文释义：large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money
搭配短语：a lavish party
搭配短语：a lavish lifestyle
In some cases the technology is hard to find elsewhere. In 2017 Faurecia, a French firm that is the world’s leading supplier of vehicle interiors, acquired Jiangxi Coagent Electronics, which develops human-machine 6. A person with knowledge of the deal says that Faurecia had been looking worldwide for a year before coming to China and spotting Jiangxi Coagent. “Faurecia said, ‘Wow’,” he says, and made the Chinese technology the core of its offer.在某些情况下，外企很难在中国以外的国家找到相关技术。法国的佛吉亚公司是世界顶尖的汽车内饰供应商，该公司于 2017 年收购了江西好帮手电子科技有限公司，后者致力于开发人机界面。了解这次交易的人士透露，佛吉亚在全球其他地方寻找了一年之后，才在中国发现了江西好帮手。他说，佛吉亚对这家公司赞叹不已，并将该项中国技术当作其收购报价的核心要素。
12.supplier/səˈplaɪər/n.（尤指长期的）供应商，供应者
词根词缀：-er（从事...职业的人）
词性拓展：supply（v. 提供）
近义词：provider
13.interior/ɪnˈtɪriər/n. 建筑物内部，室内；里面
词性拓展：interior (adj.)
14.coagent/ˈkoʊˈeɪdʒənt/n. 帮手；伙伴
词根词缀：co-（一起）
co- 相关词汇：coexist（v. 共存）
相关词汇：agent（n. 代理人）
15.interface/ˈɪntərfeɪs/ n. 界面；接口
词根词缀：inter-（相互的；在...之间）
inter- 相关词汇：international（adj. 国际的）
16.spot/spɑːt/ v. 发现；注意到
搭配短语：well spotted
All told, American technology companies have invested $1bn in Chinese ones since the start of last year, according to Dealogic, a data provider. Without trade tensions and the technological cold war, deals would multiply. That they now might not will delight America’s spooks. Its companies, less so.数据供应商 Dealogic 的数据显示，去年年初以来，美国科技公司已对中国同类企业投资了共计 10 亿美元。如果没有贸易方面的紧张关系和技术Lz，交易可能会成倍增加。如今，美情人员满意了，但美国的企业可就没有那么开心了。
17.all told 总共，一共
英文释义：as a complete total
例句：There are 20 people in our team all told.
18.multiply/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
v.（使）大量增加；乘
例句：Multiply 3 and 5 and you get 15.
例句：Bacteria multiply rapidly in warm weather.
19.spook/spuːk/ n. 间Die；
近义词：spy（n. 间）
近义词：ghost（n）
