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.