夏说英语新闻晨读 第648期:苹果加入反川普关税"合唱队"

 

Apple has joined a growing chorus of firms urging the Trump¹ administration to drop a plan for more US tariffs³ on Chinese goods. The US has said it may impose duties on $300bn worth of Chinese products if the two sides can't reach a trade deal. The tech giant said the duties would "tilt⁴ the playing field" to its global rivals.

chorus: n. 异口同声；副歌；合唱队

urge要求

drop: vt. 放弃

tariff²: n. 关税（duty）

impose: vt. 施加

impose duties: 施加关税

impose influence: 施加影响

tilt: vt. 倾斜

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。

3 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

4 tilt   

v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜

参考例句：

• She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
• The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.