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今天我们要学的词是 loophole. Loophole 名词，漏洞。Experts say a loophole in the new U.S. tax law could allow multinational¹ corporations to avoid paying billions of dollars in taxes on their overseas profits. 专家指出，美国新税法里的一大漏洞会让跨国大公司少交数十亿美元的海外盈利所得税。China has banned non-bank financial institutions from channeling funds into the property and infrastructure² sectors³, closing a major loophole for non-traditional financing.中国禁止非银行金融机构对房地产和基础设施部门投放资金，堵住了非传统融资的一个重要漏洞。好的，我们今天学习的词是loophole, loophole, loophole ...

1 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》