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美中贸易角力升温 中国在对美国的关税手段 跟外交的施压方式 表达强烈的不满 我们接下来看这次的新闻 北京 warns countries against colluding with the US to restrict trade with China
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北京警告其他国家 Against colluding with the US CLUE 则是勾结 串通的意思 警告其他国家不要跟美国勾结 To restrict trade with China Restrict就是限制
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用这种方式来限制跟中国之间的交易 好那这篇文章呢 我有制作相关的讲义部分 包含了单字解析 以及新闻内文的重点花集
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大家可以在影片的描述栏中找到相关的连结 那么看完这部影片之后呢 我们会学到以下这些相关的英文的用法 第一个 软硬监视的方法 关税战 绝不妥协 扩免关税 以及自身利益 经济萧条 极具升温的冲突
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以及最后面组成联盟这些英文的说法 好 ,我们先来看一下第一段的部分 北京 has warned its trading partners against succumbing to US pressure to isolate
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China in President Donald Trump's tariff war as part of its carrot
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and stick approach to win over countries caught between the world's two largest economies 好 ,我们先来看一下part one在这部分 第一个 ,succumb
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大家要特别留意这里的B呢 ,并没有发音 表示呢 ,屈服或放弃抵抗的意思 那我们要知道后面的搭配词呢 它会接一个to 对什么东西去 好比如说 这就是无法抵抗 这样一个诱惑 再来我们看一下一个
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这就是孤立或隔离的意思 那后面呢 通常我们会搭配一个from 好比如说 从其他部分中呢 孤立隔离出来 那它的名词呢 就是isolation
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好再来我们看一下一个 tariff 这就是关税那么我们这边补充缴税我们就可以说
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to pay the taxtax 就是税的意思tariff and tax再来我们看一下一个 approachapproach 可以当靠近的意思当动词比如说 the exam is approaching考试即将来临那么另外大家特别留意approach
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也可以当名词这是方法的意思比如说 to adopt carrot and stick approach to it 采取这样子的carrot and steak Carrot我们知道是胡萝卜 Steak是棍子 所以这指的就是软硬监视的意思
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采取软硬监视的方法 那后面呢 通常我也答复一个to这个阶级词 对于这样一个问题 采取这样一个方法 To adopt carrot
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and steak approach to it 好了我们来看一下这篇文艺部分 Beijing has warned its trading partners 那么北京政府呢 已经警告它的trading partners 贸易的伙伴们 Against succumbing to US pressure
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警告他们不要屈服于美国的压力 To isolate
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China in President Donald Trump's tariff war 在美国川普总统的关税战之中 借此来孤立中国 To isolate
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China as part of its carrot and stick approach 那么这两个tariff war 关税战是当成是 其中美国政府一个软硬兼施的一个方法 来做什么呢 To win over countries
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來獲取其他國家的一些支持。 怎麼樣的一個國家呢?
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Caught between the world's two largest economies.
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這裡的 caught是簡化掉了 which are caught.
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Economies 指就是經濟體的意思。 這些國家是被困在全球兩大經濟體 ,也就是美國跟中國之間的這些小國家。 Appeasement does not bring peace,
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and compromise does not earn respect.
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Seeking temporary self -interest at the expense of others, in exchange for so -called exemption, is like asking a tiger for its skin.
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In the end, it will achieve nothing and harm both others and oneself, the spokesperson said in a statement.
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好 ,我们来看一下part 2的单词部分 第一个appease 这就是姑息或者是平息的意思 好 ,比如说to appease somebody's hatred 来平息某人一个怒火、憎恨 那它的一个名词呢 ,就是appeasement
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再来我们看一下一个compromise 它可以当名词也可以当动词 只是让步或妥协的意思 好 ,比如说make no compromise with bullies 对于恶霸、霸凌的人呢 ,永不妥协 Make no compromise 那么另外呢 ,它也当毁损的意思比如说to
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compromise the reputation破坏某人的reputation也就是名誉名声compromise再来我们看下一个exempt只是免除或者是豁免的意思那它的名词呢就是exemption比如说免税呢我们就可以说to
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be exempted from taxexempt再来我们看下一个temporary这就是暂时的那么有一句家具呢这句话分享给大家pain is temporary
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But regrets last forever.
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痛苦是暂时的 ,但是后悔 ,悔恨会持续到永远 Temporary 而它的一个反义词就是永久的 Permanent 比如说永久的居住地 我们常见到的 Permanent,
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Address, Temporary and Permit 再让我们看下一个 Interest Interest我们学过可以当兴趣 但是这里当时是利益的意思 比如说 It's in your best interest 这句话非常的口语化
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这就是这样做对你的利益来说是最大化的 Best interest 好我们来看一下这篇文艺部分 Appeasement does not bring peace
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那么以下这些是中国的发言人所说的话 他说 appeasement 姑息并不会带来和平 And compromise does not earn respect 这的compromise也是当名词 而妥协也不会赢得别人的尊重 Earn respect
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Seeking temporary self -interest at the expense of others
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Expense 則是花費的意思 這裡的意思是說 用來犧牲別人呢 來尋求暫時的自身的利益 Self -interest
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Exchange for so -called exemptions
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Exchange for 這個片語呢 只是用來交換的意思 A so -called 則就是所謂的
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So to speak 那用這樣的方式呢 用來交換美國呢 對這些國家的豁免 Exemptions It's like asking a tiger for its skin 這樣做法呢 就像是
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跟老虎要他的皮一样 意思就是说这是完全不可能的一件事情 In the end,
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it will achieve nothing 那么最终呢 ,这完全什么也没办法达成 It harm both others and oneself 而且呢 ,会伤害到双方还有自身 The spokesperson said in a statement
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Spokesperson ,这就是发言人 中国的发言人呢 ,在他的statement ,声明中呢 ,所表达的一个讯息 Pressure has been piling on countries
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and businesses alike as they try to thread the needle between the two economic superpowers,
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which have slapped record tariffs on each other in a swiftly escalating fight that has roiled global markets, disrupted supply chains and stoked recession fears.
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A needle 指的就是针的意思 Threat the needle 再来我们看一下一个 Escalade 指的就是恶化或者是家具 比如说escalating conflict
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指的就是极具升温的这样一个冲突 Conflict 而另外呢 Escalade 也可以当成是上升的意思 所以像我们捷运的手扶梯 我们就可以说escalator 再来我们看一下一个 Recession 指的就是经济萧条的意思
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好像是1929年的经济大萧条 他就是用这个字 The Great Recession Recession 再来我们看下一个disrupt 这就是打断或者是老乱的意思
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好比如说 The noise disrupted my biological clock 这样一个噪音呢 打乱了我的生理时钟 Biological clock 好我们来看一下这篇文艺部分 Pressure has been piling on countries and businesses alike 这里的alike只是同样一样的意思
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那么各个国家以及各大企业呢 同样都面临堆叠了这么多的压力 As they try to thread the needle between the two economic superpowers 这里的us是down的意思 Thread the needle 这里只是小心谨慎的处理
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大家可以联想把线从针头前面穿过去 是不是要非常小心谨慎 当这些国家跟企业们试着要在这两个经济超级强权中取得平衡的时候 他们面临极大的压力 Which have slapped record tariffs on each other
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In a swiftly escalating fight
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That has roid global markets 那么这里superpower后面加一个斗点呢 后面这一整句 到market这一整句呢 都是当成是补述的用法 用来补述说明前面的先行词 The two economic superpowers
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这两个世界的经济强权 Which have slapped 这里的slap只是征收的意思 他们彼此呢征收了 Record tariffs on each other征收了创纪录的关税In
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a swiftly escalating fightSwiftly 则是快速的在这一场迅速升级的战争中做了这些事情怎么样的战争呢That has roid global marketsRoid
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则是翻腾的意思造一个关税战搅乱了整个全球的市场主要的动词在这边Disrupted supply chainsAnd stoked recession fearsDisrupted 这里则是破坏的意思
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这两个国家之间的对抗破坏了全球的供应链Supply Chains and Stoked Recession FearsStoked 则是激起的意思激起了全球经济衰退的恐惧 With the U .S and China at each other's throats on tariffs,
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neither leader is backing down, and both are looking to build a broad coalition of countries against the other.
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The Wall Street Journal reported
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that the Trump administration planned to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure U .S trading partners to limit their dealings with China.
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那我们看下一个negotiation ,这就是谈判或者是协调 那么它的动词呢 ,就是negotiate 比如说to negotiate with the
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boss 跟老板呢 ,做协调 ,谈判 那negotiation的用法呢 ,我们很常用到under negotiation 比如说the
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issue is still under negotiation 这样一个议题呢 ,仍然呢 ,在协调 ,谈判中 Under negotiation 好 ,我们看下这篇的文音部分 With the U .S
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and China at each other's throats on tariffs Throats, we know, is喉嚨的意思而这个片语, at each other's throats这就是激烈争吵的意思大家可以想象争吵的双方掐着对方喉嚨的画面At
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each other's throats那么现在美国跟中国在关税的问题上吵得非常的激烈Neither leader is backing downNeither只是两者皆非的意思Back down只是让步 ,退一步的意思
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那么习近平跟川普呢 ,两者都没有任何一方要让步
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And both are looking to build a broad coalition of countries against the other 而这两个国家呢 ,彼此呢 ,都想要寻求建立一个更广泛的一个国家的联盟来对抗彼此 The Wall Street Journal reported
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而根据华尔街日报呢 ,所报道 That the Trump administration plan to use ongoing tariff negotiations
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Administration 这里呢 只是政府的意思 Ongoing Tariff Ongoing 只是持续不间断 他们报道说 川普政府呢 打算呢
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要使用持续不间断的关税的谈判 来做什么呢 To pressure US trading partners 这里的pressure 是当动词 只是给予压力
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来对美国的trading partners 这些贸易伙伴呢 给他们施加压力 To limit their dealings with China 那么这么做呢 是要limit
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来限制他们与中国之间所有的交流 希望能够借此来孤立中国 好 最后我们来测试一下大家是否学会的这些重点单词 第一个软硬监视的方法 Carrot and stick approach
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关税战 Tariff war 绝不妥协 Make no compromise
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Make no compromise 免税 Tax Exemption Zizhen Li Self -interest
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Self -interest Jinji Xiaotiao Recession Recession
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Escalating Conflict Escalating Conflict Zuzhen Lianmong To Form Coalition To Form The Coalition
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Beijing has warned its trading partners against succumbing to U .S pressure to isolate
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China in President Donald Trump's tariff war, as part of its carrot -and -stick approach to win over countries caught between the world's two largest economies.
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Appeasement does not bring peace, and compromise does not earn respect.
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Seeking temporary self -interest at the expense of others, in exchange for so -called exemptions, is like asking a tiger for its skin.
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In the end, it will achieve nothing and harm both others and oneself, the spokesperson said in a statement.
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Pressure has been piling on countries and businesses alike as they try to thread the needle between the two economic superpowers,
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which have slapped record tariffs on each other in a swiftly escalating fight that has roiled global markets, disrupted supply chains and stoked recession fears.
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With the US and China at each other's throats on tariffs, neither leader is backing down,
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and both are looking to build a broad coalition of countries against the other.
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The Wall Street Journal reported
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that the Trump administration planned to use ongoing tariff negotiations to pressure US trading partners to limit their dealings with China.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “【10分鐘新聞英文】美國打關稅戰 中國對等反制”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tariff, China, compromise, pressure, countries. This video has 81 sentences and 872 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:25. The speaker talks slowly, about 60 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 70% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| compromise noun | /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ | The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. |
| recession noun | /ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/ | The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing. |
| negotiation noun | /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ | The process of achieving agreement through discussion. |
| carrot noun | /ˈkæɹət/ | A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus. |
| temporary adjective | /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/ | Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. |
| throat noun | /ˈθɹoʊt/ | The front part of the neck. |
| needle noun | /ˈniː.dəl/ | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a… |
| exemption noun | /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/ | An act of exempting. |
| ongoing adjective | /ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| coalition noun | /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/ | A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage. |
| slap noun | /slæp/ | A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. |
| disrupt verb | /dɪsˈɹʌpt/ | To throw into confusion or disorder. |
| earn verb | /ɝn/ | To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| thread noun | /ˈθɹɛd/ | A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework. |
| expense noun | /ɪkˈspɛns/ | A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| back down verb | To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | has been piling |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has warned · have slapped |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are caught · be exempted |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “th” sounds: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, thread /ˈθɹɛd/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: recession /ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/, negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, exemption /ɪɡˈzɛm(p).ʃən/, coalition /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: negotiation /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/, temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, coalition /koʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like compromise, recession, negotiation.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.