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📰《经济学人》里的地道写作表达

📘 表达随手记

1️⃣ in varying ways|各不相同

比 in different ways 更自然、更书面。

🌰 Chinese tech firms have approached the industry in varying ways.

2️⃣ save it the trouble of…|免于麻烦

🌰 The partnership saved Baidu the trouble of learning to make cars.

3️⃣ steer in a different direction|采取另一条路线

steer=转向,用来讲“战略方向”非常地道。

4️⃣ taunt the Apple store lying directly opposite|向街对面苹果店示威

taunt=挑衅;lying directly opposite=正对面

5️⃣ Investors are piling in|投资者纷纷涌入

pile in=蜂拥而至(财经新闻高频词)

6️⃣ a full-fledged carmaker|真正的整车制造商

full-fledged=成熟、完全体

7️⃣ leading makers of gadgets|领先的智能硬件制造商

8️⃣ the road to profitability may be bumpy|盈利之路仍将崎岖

bumpy=坎坷,有难度,外刊常用来比喻“前路艰难”

9️⃣ gain popularity in China|在中国越来越受欢迎

🌰 Self-driving cars are gaining popularity in China.

🔟 vicious price war|惨烈的价格战

vicious=恶性、残酷,比 fierce 强烈

🌰 New entrants intensify an already vicious price war.