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[17]双十一+美国大选
Can’t buy me love: Singles’ Day?
Today is China’s unofficial but lucrative shopping holiday. On Singles’ Day—11/11—Alibaba and other Chinese retail giants offer discounts to celebrate singledom, raking in sales that dwarf those of Prime Day, one of Amazon’s biggest shopping bonanzas. This year Alibaba kicked off early with a Singles’ Day pre-sale last month. Expect records to be broken. Chinese shoppers will probably spend more than $40bn on Alibaba alone. American retailers, whose home economy is still in recovery from the covid-19 slump, are trying to get on Chinese consumers’ dance cards. Nike is even dropping a Singles’ Day version of its signature shoe, the Air Jordan. Thanks to tensions between the two countries, however, American retailers may not be as popular as they would hope. A survey by AlixPartners, a consulting firm, revealed that two-thirds of Chinese consumers plan to prioritise domestic brands this Singles’ Day, and more than half will reduce spending on American goods.
?Today is China’s unofficial but lucrative shopping holiday.?
双十一是中国非官方购物节，利润不菲。
lucrative [?lu:kr?t?v]?adj.?有利可图的，赚钱的；合算的
?On Singles’ Day—11/11—Alibaba and other Chinese retail giants offer discounts to celebrate singledom, raking in sales that dwarf those of Prime Day, one of Amazon’s biggest shopping bonanzas.?
11月11日又称光棍节，阿里巴巴以及其他零售巨头以庆祝单身为噱头大打折扣，期间销售额远远超过了Prime Day，后者是亚马逊最大的购物狂欢节之一。
singledom?单身人士
rake in?迅速大量取得；大量地敛集（钱财）
?????The privatisation allowed companies to?rake inhuge profits.?私有化使许多公司大赚了一笔。
dwarf [dw?:f]?使…相形见绌；使…显得矮小
?????Our small investment has been dwarfed by what the private sector has put in.?我们的那一点投资和私人投资相比简直不值一提。
bonanza [b??n?nz?]?n.?富矿带；带来好运之事；幸运
?????April was a?bonanza?month for car sales.四月份是汽车销售的旺季。
?This year Alibaba kicked off early with a Singles’ Day pre-sale last month.?
今年，阿里巴巴早早地在十月份的就启动了光棍节预售活动。
kick off [kik ?f]?开始(某种活动)
?????The Mayor kicked off the party.市长宣布晚会开始。
?Expect records to be broken.?
预计销售再创新高。
?Chinese shoppers will probably spend more than $40bn on Alibaba alone.?
仅在阿里巴巴一家平台上，消费者就可能砍手超过400亿美元。
?American retailers, whose home economy is still in recovery from the covid-19 slump, are trying to get on Chinese consumers’ dance cards.?
美国国内经济受疫情影响，仍处复苏阶段。美国零售商正试图出席中国消费者的消费盛宴。
slump [sl?mp]?萧条（期），衰落
?????an economic?slump经济萧条
dance card [美国英语](依次列出某女士同意与其跳舞的)舞伴卡,?交谊舞卡
多用于修辞手法
?????Her?dance card?has been filling up quickly. [=she has been busy going to parties, on dates, etc.]
?Nike is even dropping a Singles’ Day version of its signature shoe, the Air Jordan.?
耐克(Nike)甚至推出了其招牌鞋“飞人乔丹”(Air Jordan)的光棍节版本。
drop?耐克推出的是一款篮球鞋，这里的动词也选择了一个篮球术语，这便是妙处所在。drop既有“提供”的意思，也可指“投篮入框”
To hurl or strike (a ball) into a basket or hole.【体育运动】?投球入篮或击球入穴
?Thanks to tensions between the two countries, however, American retailers may not be as popular as they would hope.?
然而，两国之间关系紧张，美国零售商可能不像他们想象的那样受欢迎了。
?A survey by AlixPartners, a consulting firm, revealed that two-thirds of Chinese consumers plan to prioritise domestic brands this Singles’ Day, and more than half will reduce spending on American goods.
咨询公司AlixPartners的一项调查显示，三分之二的消费者计划在光棍节优先购买国产品牌，超过一半的人计划少买美国产品。
AlixPartners?商业咨询公司艾睿铂
reveal [r??vi:l]?vt.?显示；透露；
The great heffalump hunt: the GOP v democracy
Joe Biden has won the popular vote by more than 5m. When the counting is all?done, he will probably have won 306 electoral votes (his total currently stands at 279). Yet while a few elected Republicans have congratulated Mr Biden, most have remained silent or supported Mr Trump’s effort to reverse the results through litigation. Mr Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits based on tenuous claims of voter fraud in five states that Mr Biden won. None has yet been successful, and in several states even a successful suit would not shift enough votes to overturn the result. Republicans may believe they are simply humouring Mr Trump. But his administration has yet to sign a letter to formally begin a presidential transition, which usually happens within a day of the election being called. An astounding 86% of his voters believe Mr Biden’s victory was illegitimate. His sowing of distrust in elections may prove his most damaging legacy.
The great heffalump hunt: the GOP v democracy
巨象之猎：民主党对阵民主
heffalump n.?大象
GOP?（Grand Old Party）abbr.?大老党（美国共和党的别称）
democracy [d??m?kr?si]?n.?民主，民主主义；民主政治
?Joe Biden has won the popular vote by more than 5m.?
乔·拜登(Joe Biden)赢得了普选，领先500万票
popular vote (美)选民投票-(像选举总统候选人一样由具有一定资格的选举人举行投票)
?When the counting is all done, he will probably have won 306 electoral votes (his total currently stands at 279).?
计票结束后，拜登可能会赢得306张选举人票(目前总票数279张)。
electoral vote (美)选举人票-(即选举总统及副总统时,选举团所投之票))
?Yet while a few elected Republicans have congratulated Mr Biden, most have remained silent or supported Mr Trump’s effort to reverse the results through litigation.?
然而，尽管少数当选的共和党人向拜登表示祝贺，但多数人保持沉默，或支持特朗普通过诉讼扭转选举结果。
reverse [r??v?:s]?vt.?颠倒；倒转
litigation [?l?t??ge??n] n.?诉讼；起诉
?Mr Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits based on tenuous claims of voter fraud in five states that Mr Biden won.?
特朗普竞选团队已经在拜登获胜的五个州提起诉讼，理由是竞选存在欺诈行为。
file lawsuit?提起诉讼;?起诉
tenuous [?tenju?s]?adj.?（关系、想法、形势等）不确定的，不明朗的
?????a tenuous argument?站不住脚的论点
?None has yet been successful, and in several states even a successful suit would not shift enough votes to overturn the result.?
目前还没有一项诉讼成功，而且在一些州，即使是诉讼成功也不够足票推翻竞选结果。
overturn [???v??t?:n]?vt.?推翻；倾覆；破坏
?????His conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.?他的定罪被上诉法院推翻了。
?Republicans may believe they are simply humouring Mr Trump.?
共和党人可能认为，他们只是在哄特朗普玩。
humour=humor ['hju:.m?r]?迁就；迎合
?????I applied for the job just to?humour?my parents.我申请那份工作只是在顺从我父母的意愿。
?But his administration has yet to sign a letter to formally begin a presidential transition, which usually happens within a day of the election being called.?
但特朗普政府拒绝总统交接，通常总统交接仪式会在选举后一天内完成。
transition [tr?n?z??n] n.?过渡；转变
?An astounding 86% of his voters believe Mr Biden’s victory was illegitimate.?
让人吃惊的是，86%的特普朗选民认为拜登胜之不法。
astounding [??sta?nd??]?adj.?令人震惊的；令人惊骇的
illegitimate [??l??d??t?m?t]?adj.?私生的；非法的；不合理的
?His sowing of distrust in elections may prove his most damaging legacy.
他在选举中四散疑云，可能是他留给后世最具破坏性的影响。
sow [s??]?vt.?播种；散布
新高考考前英语冲刺复习
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[17]双十一+美国大选
Can’t buy me love: Singles’ Day?
Today is China’s unofficial but lucrative shopping holiday. On Singles’ Day—11/11—Alibaba and other Chinese retail giants offer discounts to celebrate singledom, raking in sales that dwarf those of Prime Day, one of Amazon’s biggest shopping bonanzas. This year Alibaba kicked off early with a Singles’ Day pre-sale last month. Expect records to be broken. Chinese shoppers will probably spend more than $40bn on Alibaba alone. American retailers, whose home economy is still in recovery from the covid-19 slump, are trying to get on Chinese consumers’ dance cards. Nike is even dropping a Singles’ Day version of its signature shoe, the Air Jordan. Thanks to tensions between the two countries, however, American retailers may not be as popular as they would hope. A survey by AlixPartners, a consulting firm, revealed that two-thirds of Chinese consumers plan to prioritise domestic brands this Singles’ Day, and more than half will reduce spending on American goods.
?Today is China’s unofficial but lucrative shopping holiday.?
双十一是中国非官方购物节，利润不菲。
lucrative [?lu:kr?t?v]?adj.?有利可图的，赚钱的；合算的
?On Singles’ Day—11/11—Alibaba and other Chinese retail giants offer discounts to celebrate singledom, raking in sales that dwarf those of Prime Day, one of Amazon’s biggest shopping bonanzas.?
11月11日又称光棍节，阿里巴巴以及其他零售巨头以庆祝单身为噱头大打折扣，期间销售额远远超过了Prime Day，后者是亚马逊最大的购物狂欢节之一。
singledom?单身人士
rake in?迅速大量取得；大量地敛集（钱财）
?????The privatisation allowed companies to?rake inhuge profits.?私有化使许多公司大赚了一笔。
dwarf [dw?:f]?使…相形见绌；使…显得矮小
?????Our small investment has been dwarfed by what the private sector has put in.?我们的那一点投资和私人投资相比简直不值一提。
bonanza [b??n?nz?]?n.?富矿带；带来好运之事；幸运
?????April was a?bonanza?month for car sales.四月份是汽车销售的旺季。
?This year Alibaba kicked off early with a Singles’ Day pre-sale last month.?
今年，阿里巴巴早早地在十月份的就启动了光棍节预售活动。
kick off [kik ?f]?开始(某种活动)
?????The Mayor kicked off the party.市长宣布晚会开始。
?Expect records to be broken.?
预计销售再创新高。
?Chinese shoppers will probably spend more than $40bn on Alibaba alone.?
仅在阿里巴巴一家平台上，消费者就可能砍手超过400亿美元。
?American retailers, whose home economy is still in recovery from the covid-19 slump, are trying to get on Chinese consumers’ dance cards.?
美国国内经济受疫情影响，仍处复苏阶段。美国零售商正试图出席中国消费者的消费盛宴。
slump [sl?mp]?萧条（期），衰落
?????an economic?slump经济萧条
dance card [美国英语](依次列出某女士同意与其跳舞的)舞伴卡,?交谊舞卡
多用于修辞手法
?????Her?dance card?has been filling up quickly. [=she has been busy going to parties, on dates, etc.]
?Nike is even dropping a Singles’ Day version of its signature shoe, the Air Jordan.?
耐克(Nike)甚至推出了其招牌鞋“飞人乔丹”(Air Jordan)的光棍节版本。
drop?耐克推出的是一款篮球鞋，这里的动词也选择了一个篮球术语，这便是妙处所在。drop既有“提供”的意思，也可指“投篮入框”
To hurl or strike (a ball) into a basket or hole.【体育运动】?投球入篮或击球入穴
?Thanks to tensions between the two countries, however, American retailers may not be as popular as they would hope.?
然而，两国之间关系紧张，美国零售商可能不像他们想象的那样受欢迎了。
?A survey by AlixPartners, a consulting firm, revealed that two-thirds of Chinese consumers plan to prioritise domestic brands this Singles’ Day, and more than half will reduce spending on American goods.
咨询公司AlixPartners的一项调查显示，三分之二的消费者计划在光棍节优先购买国产品牌，超过一半的人计划少买美国产品。
AlixPartners?商业咨询公司艾睿铂
reveal [r??vi:l]?vt.?显示；透露；
The great heffalump hunt: the GOP v democracy
Joe Biden has won the popular vote by more than 5m. When the counting is all?done, he will probably have won 306 electoral votes (his total currently stands at 279). Yet while a few elected Republicans have congratulated Mr Biden, most have remained silent or supported Mr Trump’s effort to reverse the results through litigation. Mr Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits based on tenuous claims of voter fraud in five states that Mr Biden won. None has yet been successful, and in several states even a successful suit would not shift enough votes to overturn the result. Republicans may believe they are simply humouring Mr Trump. But his administration has yet to sign a letter to formally begin a presidential transition, which usually happens within a day of the election being called. An astounding 86% of his voters believe Mr Biden’s victory was illegitimate. His sowing of distrust in elections may prove his most damaging legacy.
The great heffalump hunt: the GOP v democracy
巨象之猎：民主党对阵民主
heffalump n.?大象
GOP?（Grand Old Party）abbr.?大老党（美国共和党的别称）
democracy [d??m?kr?si]?n.?民主，民主主义；民主政治
?Joe Biden has won the popular vote by more than 5m.?
乔·拜登(Joe Biden)赢得了普选，领先500万票
popular vote (美)选民投票-(像选举总统候选人一样由具有一定资格的选举人举行投票)
?When the counting is all done, he will probably have won 306 electoral votes (his total currently stands at 279).?
计票结束后，拜登可能会赢得306张选举人票(目前总票数279张)。
electoral vote (美)选举人票-(即选举总统及副总统时,选举团所投之票))
?Yet while a few elected Republicans have congratulated Mr Biden, most have remained silent or supported Mr Trump’s effort to reverse the results through litigation.?
然而，尽管少数当选的共和党人向拜登表示祝贺，但多数人保持沉默，或支持特朗普通过诉讼扭转选举结果。
reverse [r??v?:s]?vt.?颠倒；倒转
litigation [?l?t??ge??n] n.?诉讼；起诉
?Mr Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits based on tenuous claims of voter fraud in five states that Mr Biden won.?
特朗普竞选团队已经在拜登获胜的五个州提起诉讼，理由是竞选存在欺诈行为。
file lawsuit?提起诉讼;?起诉
tenuous [?tenju?s]?adj.?（关系、想法、形势等）不确定的，不明朗的
?????a tenuous argument?站不住脚的论点
?None has yet been successful, and in several states even a successful suit would not shift enough votes to overturn the result.?
目前还没有一项诉讼成功，而且在一些州，即使是诉讼成功也不够足票推翻竞选结果。
overturn [???v??t?:n]?vt.?推翻；倾覆；破坏
?????His conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeal.?他的定罪被上诉法院推翻了。
?Republicans may believe they are simply humouring Mr Trump.?
共和党人可能认为，他们只是在哄特朗普玩。
humour=humor ['hju:.m?r]?迁就；迎合
?????I applied for the job just to?humour?my parents.我申请那份工作只是在顺从我父母的意愿。
?But his administration has yet to sign a letter to formally begin a presidential transition, which usually happens within a day of the election being called.?
但特朗普政府拒绝总统交接，通常总统交接仪式会在选举后一天内完成。
transition [tr?n?z??n] n.?过渡；转变
?An astounding 86% of his voters believe Mr Biden’s victory was illegitimate.?
让人吃惊的是，86%的特普朗选民认为拜登胜之不法。
astounding [??sta?nd??]?adj.?令人震惊的；令人惊骇的
illegitimate [??l??d??t?m?t]?adj.?私生的；非法的；不合理的
?His sowing of distrust in elections may prove his most damaging legacy.
他在选举中四散疑云，可能是他留给后世最具破坏性的影响。
sow [s??]?vt.?播种；散布