主题：读 经济学人 积累的词汇

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belie[vt. 1 给人以…假象, 使被误解 2 不足以证明; 未能实现 a reputation for
having waded briefly into 猛烈攻击；精神饱满的开始the horror of indiscriminate sectarian slaughter
conflict between Shias and Shias has died down平息direct their fire back towards直接把矛头指向
wield serious power
wield[vt. 1 手持着使用(武器、工具等) 2 具有, 运用(权力), 施加(影响) provide a useful alternative path tohas a further part to play,进一步发挥作用
take sides偏袒 between America and its next-door neighbor
tie the hands of the next administration on such matters
They remain woefully short of the necessities of life
keep one's options open]暂不表态, 留有回旋余地
Iraq will slide swiftly back into misery and despair
people are right to be skeptical
at long last started to go right
goes beyond 超越the fall in killing
gained in stature and confidence.
harrow[n. 耙vt. & vi. 1 耙地 2 折磨, 使苦恼
in imminent danger迫在眉睫的危险flying apart分散；粉碎
everlasting anarchy永恒的无状态
stop what was already a bloodbath from becoming even worse
Those who thought it was just making matters worse by staying on could point to the bloody facts on the ground as evidence.
overlapping conflicts has lately begun to peter out.逐渐消失
less flattering to the Americans献媚‘讨好
made a conscious decision to step back.
see their respective militias as a hedge against an uncertain future.
pledged to beef up the security
forces to defend a democracy
well-meaning people好心人

Unwittingly不知情的；无意的；不只不决的
sneer at 讥笑Microsoft as a follower追随者
are often sniffy 嗤之以鼻；自命不凡about anyone else’s ideas
relentless intellect, his grasp of detail and his brutal intolerance of
get the world to yield to his will
Inevitability and temperament are two hallmarks of Gates
keep back the tide.
diminish his achievement
presidential run-off that was due on June 27th
come home to roost v. 得到恶报,归还原主
grudging supportis poised to declare准备宣布 hang on[1 紧紧抓住 2 坚持下去 3 等候
act in concert采取一致行动 to get rid of the ogre魔怪 that has shamed an entire continentfinish off[1 结束(某事) 2 〈非正〉杀死; 毁掉 3 吃光(某物); 耗尽(某物)
spineless懦弱的；没骨气的； president, Thabo Mbeki, is still refusing to criticize Mr Mugabe outright彻底的；完全的；立即；坦率
had the power to bring Mr Mugabe to his knees
charitable outfits慈善组织
their largesse goes directly to the right poor people捐赠物
have a salutary effect
Some romantic空想的；不实际的 spirits
Sb be ousted by force用武力推翻
spell out a generous and co-ordinated recovery plan
put it on the path to recovery.
cling to power for a while
bluff[vi. 以假象欺骗, 吹牛vt. 以虚张声势找出或达成n. 1 欺骗, 恐吓 2 悬崖, 峭壁 adj. 直率的, 爽快的, 粗率的

封口费 hush money
群体性事件 mass incident
电子眼 road camera
brain trust就是我们常说的“智囊团”，有时也被称为think tank
handing out food to the needy.
impress upon them the importance of helping others
big open-air speech
stood up to his own party’s interest groups
ecstatic欣喜若狂；入迷 about
applauded her piety,虔诚
has more executive experience
earmarks v 指定。。做特定用途n拨款
single-minded in her pursuit of一心一意的追求
That giveaway is just the start.
as GDP grew by an annualized 3.3% in the second quarter
These grim forecasts have fuelled interest in a second stimulus
package.
Congress will go into recess中止，休廷 for the election
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incumbent president
smart phones
responded positively to a deal
had cut his
had cut his teeth at
chucked丢弃；断绝关系；抛弃某人 his coding rule out of the window
unswerving self-belief坚定不移的自我信念
of his age stepped back from a life’s work
pit himself against malaria and poverty与 作斗争

Oust驱逐；罢黜；革职；推翻 a popular government
dealt the multilateral trading system a blow
That is disturbing.令人不安
Every trade deal should be measured on its own merits
for all尽管；虽然
most favored nation最惠国待遇that any tariff cuts offered to one country must be offered to them all
lower tariff barriers降低关税壁垒
To keep outsiders at bay,不使。。迫近；牵制win preferential access to America’s markets获得优惠的条件进入美国市场long-standing foe敌人 of regionalism
have liberal rules of origin.原产地
it makes no sense 不合情理；讲不通to endorse regionalism at the expense of a better multilateral system
are not just inferior to不次于freer global trade would erode the narrow gainshas the upper hand
marching in tandem adv 一前一后地；协力地
sb has a part in reversing that trend
To be fair, Mr Nath did not bear sole responsibility
sent a powerful message
bilateral agreements are in place基本建立
Cold comfort不起作用的安慰
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辩证唯物主义dialectical materialism/ dialectic materialism
资源配置resource allocation

policies fizzled政策失败
longest period of continuous economic expansion since the war had stuttered结巴，不顺畅的工作；时断时须 to a halt
seemingly insuperable obstacles似乎不可逾越的障碍
politics seems a hopeless and depressing mess.
seen his popularity ratings slump
is a moment not for hand-wringing gloom悲观绝望, but for hand-rubbing glee:
realignment调整；
well-oiled machinery of patronage
incoherence of the main opposition,
Politics still looks deceptively迷惑的；虚伪like business as usual
it was a belated姗姗来迟 attempt to pursue reform
take on承担；呈现；雇佣some of the LDP’s vested interests
exhausted himself struggling against
top-down politics stands in stark contrast to America’s thrilling primary season
youthful and assertive坚定而自信的, seemed well-placed to maintain this momentum
But he proved disastrously极坏的；糟糕的 inept无能；不称职的；荒谬的；
Stopgap补缺者；权宜之机；暂时的
shake-up改组
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Disabuse sb祛除。。的错误想法；使醒悟
let off the hook摆脱困境
offer them false hope虚假的希望
given their lives to the fuel cell.为。。献出生命的人
involve an array of technologies
energy conservation节能
level-headed头脑冷静的；清醒的；稳健的
much less research it,更不用说

Ordinary Russians will bear the cost.
stock market has taken the knock经济上受到沉重打击
seeking to invest or list abroad
strengthening the rule of law加强法治
But what Russia may come to regret losing most is something Mr Putin longs for:
doomster末日论者
reviving the British economy will take time
bite the dust vi. 倒下死去(一败涂地,受辱)
herald v.'her?ld 预报,宣布,传达n. 使者,传令官,前锋
first-time buyers首次购房者
But the overall effect was minimal总体来说，收效甚微
Mr Darling gamely不屈地；勇敢的 maintained保持；继续；保养；主张；坚持，赡养；供给 later
released a widely reported assessment of the outlook
This called into question质疑 Mr Brown’s oft-repeated claim that
economic woes经济困难 are global
That the British economy has serious problems is pretty obvious.
unremitting economic growth
leaving little scope for fiscal fine-tuning now
So the bad news is clustering thick and fast
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trade-weighted value贸易加权值
Unemployment is edging up.失业率小副上升
Mortgage approvals低压贷款审批
dollar is bouncing back美圆反弹

“privileged interests”特殊利益
far-flung neighborhood远邻
That was the background against which Europe’s squabbling leaders持不同政见的领导人
produce a punishment of sorts
troops leave Georgia proper
have triumphed diplomatically as well
jump back a month
let alone recognize更不用说
formal restoration of Georgia’s territorial integrity
condoned 容忍；宽舒；原谅Russia’s smash and grab.
morally superior combination of the soft power of Europe’s economic attraction
take on v. 承担,接受
Yet how quickly talk of sending EU troops to
uphold the ceasefire that Russia was flouting died away.
Such a collective Euro-shrug only stores up trouble
fomenting bother.激起；制造麻烦
In fact the most useful cure for
It makes economic sense and does not involve picking a needless fight with Russia
offer a tempting way for an opportunistic Kremlin to exert pressure on
geopolitical catastrophe
escaped the Soviet empire to win their independence
bring back communism as a global ideology
see as years of slights from the West
unprecedented rebuke from
keep a grip on its restive regions
keep a firm grip on严密的控制

This paved the way for
prejudices of a nation, with regard to diet, however deeply rooted, are by no means unconquerable一个有着根深蒂固的饮食观念的国家对饮食的偏见是可逆转的。
mega-malls大型商场
decent hotel豪华酒店
benign[adj. 1 善良的, 温和的 2 有利的 3 有益的 4 不严重的, 良性的
bellicose好战的；好争吵的 speeches lambasted 严厉斥责his predecessors前任served the interest of oligarchic groups and squandered the national wealth为寡头政治集团的利益服务；挥霍国家财富To be fair, at first Mr Putin worked hard to consolidate growth.
oil windfall石油暴力
filling its stabilization fund.稳定基金
reforms conceived构想；设想
The benefits of Mr Putin's early efforts are still felt today.
negated any efforts to
rubber-stamp照常规的批准；无主见的人；刻板文章 dubious administrative decisions
underestimated the impact of arbitrary bureaucratic decisions. “
turned our back on不理睬；背弃
corruption already rampant猖獗
entrenched[adj. 确立的,不容易改的(风俗习惯；根深蒂固的

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