外刊精读91 / 经济学人 / 全球贸易的困境（难度高）

international commerce needs firmer underpinnings

underpinning  n. 基础,支柱,支撑

New logistical bottlenecks that have seen the cost of shipping rocket recently.

bottlenecks n.瓶颈路段；工商业发展的)瓶颈，阻碍

logistical /lədʒɪstɪkl/adj. 组织上的，后勤的

logistics /lə'dʒɪstɪks/n.后勤；物流

notably adv. 显著地；尤其

the newspaper is notably biased.

the system is under assault(攻击v/n)

back-of-the-envelope 粗略的

a ~calculation suggests that

that seems managable(能应对的)

clout /klaʊt/

n. 破布；敲打；影响力；靶心；大帽钉（等于clout nail）

weaponise their economic clout把经济影响力变成武器

vt. 给…打补钉；猛击；用布擦

work up 逐步建立，逐步发展

~ Strategy制定策略

stockpiling 物资储备

well-intentioned  adj. 用意良好的

Well-intentioned development projects can have unintended negative effects.

proliferation n. 增生，扩散

Temperatures climbed more rapidly in the 20th century as the use of fossil fuels proliferated.

coddle v. 溺爱

bear the cost   承担费用 (bear the responsibility)

over the long run 从长远来看(in the long term)

go into reverse   逆转，往相反的方向发展

criss-cross  adj.&v.&n.&adv. 纵横交错，交叉

 the supply chains ~international borders

cut off    切断，中断

jeopardise v. 破坏，危害

reshoring supply chains 供应链的回流 (供应链迁回国内)

 n. 回流 (moving a business based in a different country back to its original country)

raise the incentive to n. 动机，刺激 (motivation/stimuli)

unravel    v. 解开 ~the economoc relationship between

overload    v. 使负担过重，使超载 ~ the boat

EU's trade commissioner   n. 委员，专员

warn of    警告，提醒

some humility when it comes to unilateralism may be in order当讨论单边主义时我们应该多一些谦卑

unilateralism   n. 单边主义

be in order     合适，恰当

exert   v. 施加(+authority/power/influence/pressure/control)

a slice of   一片，一份

stew  v. 炖煮的菜肴 n.炖的菜，煨的菜（有肉和蔬菜）

beef stew and dumplings 牛肉炖丸子

get (yourself)/be in a ˈstew (about/over sth) 坐立不安，心烦意乱

I've been stewing over the problem for a while. 这个问题我已经考虑了一会儿

resilience     n. 弹力，恢复力

argue for   赞成，支持，论证

sourcing    n. 来源 to shift sourcing from china

trade barriers 贸易壁垒

WTO allowed retaliation,if government were in breach of their obligations.

它允许有限的报复和反击，如果某国政府违反了他们的义务。

retaliation    n. 报复，反击

in breach of    违反

be subject to 受…影响 Cars are subject to a high domestic tax

dismantle   v.

拆开，拆卸I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it.

废除，取消 The government was in the process of dismantling the state-owned industries.

mutually agreed rules overseen by arbiter 共同同意的、由独立仲裁机构监督的规则

oversee    v. 监管

arbiter    n. 仲裁者，裁决人

The law is the final arbiter of what is considered obscene. 何谓猥亵最终由法律裁决

an arbiter of taste/style/fashion 鉴赏╱款式╱时装权威

deliver geopolitical goals 实现地缘政治目标

revitalize   v. 使复活，使复兴

undermine   v. 故意破坏，削弱Criticism just undermines their confidence.