2020年经济学人 一周要闻 泰国呼吁改革王室 以色列封城 全球新冠感染人数创新高

The leader of a coup¹ in Mali appointed Bah Ndaw, a former defence minister, as transitional president. The EU and America have suspended military aid to the country, which is fighting jihadists.

马里政变领导人任命前国防部长巴哈·恩多为过渡总统。欧盟和美国暂停了对该国的军事援助，该国正在与圣战分子作战。

America announced new sanctions on people and entities² linked to Iran’s nuclear programme. America also said it was unilaterally reimposing a UN arms embargo³ on Iran, a move the un Security Council has refused to recognise.

美国宣布对与伊朗核计划有关的个人和实体实施新的制裁。美国还表示，将单方面重新对伊朗实施联合国武器禁运，但联合国安理会拒绝承认这一举动。

Protesters in Thailand marched to the royal palace to demand reforms to the monarchy⁴. Many wore crop tops and temporary tattoos⁵ to mock King Vajiralongkorn, who did not respond. He was in Germany, where he spends most of his time.

泰国抗议者游行到皇宫要求改革君主制。许多人穿着露脐背心、贴着纹身嘲笑国王，但国王并没有对此进行回应。他在德国度过了大部分时间。

Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of Malaysia’s opposition⁶, announced that he had the support of enough mps to bring the coalition⁷ that ran the country until seven months ago back to power. But the king, to whom he must present his claim to power, is in hospital.

马来西亚反对党领袖安瓦尔·易卜拉欣(Anwar Ibrahim)宣布，他已获得足够多的议员的支持，足以让7个月前执政的联合政府重新掌权。但国王正在住院，他必须向国王请示权力。

The area of the Arctic covered by sea ice shrank to 3.74m sq km in mid-September, the second-lowest figure in 40 years of record-keeping. The decline was most rapid in early September, caused in part by a heatwave in Siberia. Falling temperatures are helping⁸ the ice to return, but the 14 lowest extents of the ice have all been recorded over the past 14 years.

9月中旬，北极海冰覆盖面积缩小至374万平方公里，为40年来第二低的记录。9月初下降最快，部分原因是西伯利亚的热浪。气温下降有助于海冰的恢复，但在过去的14年里，海冰的14个最低范围都有记录。

Coronavirus briefs

疫情一览

The WHO said that the global number of new infections had reached a weekly high of 2m. In the Netherlands the number of new cases hit a weekly record of nearly 13,500, up by 60% from the previous week.

世界卫生组织表示，全球新增感染人数已达到每周200万人的高点。在荷兰，新增病例达到近13,500例，创一周新高，较前一周增加了60%。

The number of daily coronavirus infections reached a new high in Israel. Officials say hospitals are approaching their capacity. The government tightened⁹ a nationwide lockdown. Iran reported its most cases in a day. Its official cumulative¹⁰ total is now 433,000, though the true figure is much higher.

以色列每日冠状病毒感染人数再创新高。官员们表示，医院的收治人数即将饱和。政府已经加强了全国范围的封锁措施。伊朗报告了单日内最多新增感染病例。官方统计的数字是43.3万，但真实数字要高得多。

UEFA, Europe’s football governing body, was criticised for allowing 20,000 fans to attend a match in Budapest between Bayern Munich and Sevilla.

欧洲足球管理机构欧足联(UEFA)因允许2万名球迷观看在布达佩斯举行的拜仁慕尼黑(Bayern Munich)与塞维利亚(Sevilla)的比赛而受到批评。

America’s Centres for Disease Control issued advice for Halloween. Trick-or-treating, costume masks and parties are discouraged; carving¹¹ pumpkins¹² with your family is okay.

美国疾病控制中心发布了万圣节的建议。不鼓励“不给糖就捣蛋”活动、化妆面具以及聚会；可以和家人一起雕刻南瓜。

1 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

2 entities   

实体对像； 实体，独立存在体，实际存在物( entity的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Our newspaper and our printing business form separate corporate entities. 我们的报纸和印刷业形成相对独立的企业实体。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities. 北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

3 embargo   

n.禁运（令）；vt.对...实行禁运，禁止（通商）

参考例句：

• This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
• During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。

4 monarchy   

n.君主，最高统治者；君主政体，君主国

参考例句：

• The monarchy in England plays an important role in British culture.英格兰的君主政体在英国文化中起重要作用。
• The power of the monarchy in Britain today is more symbolical than real.今日英国君主的权力多为象徵性的，无甚实际意义。

5 tattoos   

n.文身( tattoo的名词复数 )；归营鼓；军队夜间表演操；连续有节奏的敲击声v.刺青，文身( tattoo的第三人称单数 )；连续有节奏地敲击；作连续有节奏的敲击

参考例句：

• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的胳膊上刺满了花纹。
• His arms were covered in tattoos. 他的双臂刺满了纹身。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 tightened   

收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）变紧； （使）绷紧； 加紧

参考例句：

• The rope holding the boat suddenly tightened and broke. 系船的绳子突然绷断了。
• His index finger tightened on the trigger but then relaxed again. 他的食指扣住扳机，然后又松开了。

10 cumulative   

adj.累积的，渐增的

参考例句：

• This drug has a cumulative effect.这种药有渐增的效力。
• The benefits from eating fish are cumulative.吃鱼的好处要长期才能显现。

11 carving   

n.雕刻品，雕花

参考例句：

• All the furniture in the room had much carving.房间里所有的家具上都有许多雕刻。
• He acquired the craft of wood carving in his native town.他在老家学会了木雕手艺。

12 pumpkins   

n.南瓜( pumpkin的名词复数 )；南瓜的果肉，南瓜囊

参考例句：

• I like white gourds, but not pumpkins. 我喜欢吃冬瓜，但不喜欢吃南瓜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put lights inside. 然后在南瓜上刻出一张脸，并把瓜挖空。 来自英语晨读30分（高三）