1️⃣ 情况也是如此
the same is true
2️⃣ 被过剩产能淹没
be deluged with overcapacity
🌰 Amazon is deluged with overcapacity in its vast warehousing and distribution business.
亚马逊庞大的仓储和配送业务被过剩产能淹没。
👉 deluge = “洪水暴雨” → 企业被“产能洪水”压得喘不过气
3️⃣ 遭受猛烈抨击
face the firing squad
4️⃣ 带着一点受虐狂倾向
a hint of masochism
👉 源自作家 Sacher-Masoch：明知会痛还要上
5️⃣ 足以压垮大多数人
finish off most people
👉 finish off = 榨干、彻底打趴，情绪更强于 “exhaust”
6️⃣ 扶持正在苦战的公司
prop up firms battling…
🌰 He now wants to prop up firms battling to get to grips with global supply chains.
他现在希望扶持那些苦战于全球供应链难题的企业。
👉 prop up = 临时撑住不倒 → 救急但不长久
7️⃣ 应对全球供应链难题
get to grips with global supply chains
👉 grip = 抓牢、握紧；get to grips with = 终于开始“认真抓住这个问题”
8️⃣ 给继任者留下严重头痛问题
leave behind him a severe headache for…
9️⃣ 不祥之兆 / 坏事的先兆
be a harbinger of trouble
👉 harbinger = 走在前面的人 → 带来更糟未来的预警信号
🔟 正陷入通胀风暴之中
in the midst of an inflationary whirlwind
🌰 …it is in the midst of an inflationary whirlwind, which is playing havoc with its ability to predict the future.
公司正陷入通胀风暴之中，严重扰乱了它预测未来的能力。
