外刊逐句精读|《经济学人》:艺术拍卖新玩法|CATTI一级译员外刊精读|MTI考

20230101 艺术品拍卖(经济学人)
- auction n 拍卖 ~ house 拍卖行 auctioneer n 拍卖师 mountaineer n 登山运动员
- poke fun at sb/sth 取笑某人、某事=tease/make fun of sb/sth ;例句:Some of the kids were poking fun at Judy because of the way she was dressed. 其中有些孩子正在嘲笑朱迪的穿着。
- obsess vt 使 着迷 心神不宁 be obsessed with /by sth sth-obsessed a对某事着迷的
- art world n艺术界
- finances n 财力;财务管理——assets, stocks, funds, resources
- mural n 壁画 extramural a面向校外人群的 ~ courses非全日制课程
- tote bag/tote托特袋
- Chicago Cubs 芝加哥小熊队
- scavenge /ˈskævɪndʒ/ v拾荒 捡破烂 scavenger n师傅动物;拾荒者
- penny-pinching a 吝啬的 penny-pincher n小气鬼 penny-pinch vt吝啬地花钱
- due a 预期、预计 be due to do sth 预计做某事 The coursework's due today.
- picture vt 用图片显示;在报纸、杂志上刊登
- Dutch auction荷式拍卖
- new art n新艺术=art nouveau
- disprove v证明。。。是错的
- homogenous /homogeneous a同种的,同类型事物组成的
- homo- 同样的、相同的 heterogenous a 有不同成分组成的
- government bond n政府债券
- sth comes at a huge cost/high price 巨大代价
- note v 之处、特别提到
- trick n 诀窍、窍门
- Treasury n (政府)财政部 Department of the ~(美)财政部 the Exchequer (英)财政部
- Treasuries n(美国)国债 Treasury bond, note, bill T-bond长期国债 T-note中期国债 T-bill 短期国债
- leave money on the table(谈判、理财、买卖)亏了
- unconcerned a不在意的 He seemed ~ by his companion's problems.
- clamour n喧闹声
- offering n报价、offer vt报价
- resale n 转售、转卖
- icky a 黏糊糊的,令人讨厌的
- irony n讽刺之处
- Messrs n Mr复数 Ms_Msss/Mses Miss-Misses
- hype n 大肆宣传、炒作
- repel vt 驱逐、击退 repellent /rɪˈpelənt/n 驱虫剂
(23年第一篇)