《经济学人》研读笔记

reel：If you reel, or your mind or brain reels, you feel very confused or shocked and unable to act. 发蒙；感到眩晕

We were reeling (in amazement/shock/delight, etc.) from/with the news that we had won all that money.

（2）preserving

many legal and economic ties

preserve

tokeep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying orbeing damaged or destroyed

例：The agreement preserved our right to limit trade in endangeredspecies.

Ineed to get out of the house from time to time just to preserve (= prevent mefrom losing) my sanity.

（3）unsinkable

fullof energy and enthusiasm, and not able to be defeated or to fail:

（4） belated

move 

cominglaterthanexpected:

例句：

Theydid make a belated attempt to reduce the noise.

（5）sinks

in

Ifan unpleasant or surprising fact or idea sinks in, you gradually start tobelieve it, understand it, or realize the effect it will have on you:

Howmany times do I have to tell you something before it sinks in?

（6） in store.

going to happen soon:

例：Younever know what's in store for you.

（7） descend into

If a condition, usually a negative condition, descends, it quickly develops inevery part of a place:

Silencedescended on the room/over the countryside.

（8）undercut EU standards 

undercut:to charge less than a competitor:

They claim to undercut their competitors by at least five percent.

(9)This will lead to a Brexit that satisfies almost nobody.

(10) having a say

(theright to give) an opinion about something:

Keepquiet for a minute and let me have my say.

(11) folly 

the fact of being stupid, or a stupid action, idea, etc.

She said that the idea was folly.