【每日经济学人】2019-05-11

2019-05-11

The US-China trading relationship will be fraught for years to come
That matters more than trade deals today
原文来源：The Economist 2019-5-10

Article

https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-05-11/

Notes

will be fraught for years to come

fraught with sth filled with sth unpleasant 充满（不愉快事物）的
a situation fraught with danger/ difficulty/ problems
充满危险╱困难重重╱问题成堆的局面

the trade tensions between A and C

helped global stockmarkets rise by a bumper 13% this year

(approving) unusually large; producing an unusually large amount 异常大的；丰盛的

impose more tariffs on C imports

negotiations rumbled on

rumble 'on (especially BrE) (of an argument, a disagreement, etc. 争论、分歧等) to continue slowly and steadily for a long time 缓慢而长久地持续；无休止地继续下去
Discussions rumble on over the siting of the new airport.
关于新机场的选址问题，讨论起来没完没了。

a provisional agreement
临时的

Some trade spats are settled by landmark agreements.
摩擦

crack down on

crack 'down (on sb/ sth) to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it 竭力取缔；严厉打击；镇压
Police are cracking down on drug dealers.
警方正在严厉打击毒品贩子。

intellectual property
知识产权

shift C’s model away from state capitalism.

Promises that state-owned companies will be curbed should be taken with a pinch of salt.

take sth with a pinch of 'salt to be careful about believing that sth is completely true 不完全相信；半信半疑

is above the law.
凌驾在法律之上

talks replete with gimmicks and threats
充满；把戏噱头

the call for economic self-reliance is gaining steam
迅速增长

The world now features two superpowers with opposing economic visions, growing geopolitical rivalry and deep mutual suspicion.