夏说英语新闻晨读 第380期:闭门造车

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Donald Trump¹ has said Harley-Davidsons should "never" be built abroad, as he attacked the firm's plans to move some production overseas to avoid European tariffs³.
Mr Trump said the iconic bike brand's new Thailand plant marked a "surrender" and "the beginning of the end".
Last week, the EU imposed retaliatory⁴ tariffs on US goods, including bourbon, orange juice and motorcycles.

Harley-Davidsons: 哈雷机车
abroad: adv. 到海外；在国外（overseas）
aboard: adv. 登上船（或飞机、公共汽车、火车等）；在船（或飞机、公共汽车、火车等）上
attack: vt. 攻击；严厉批评
tariff²: n. 关税
duty-free: adj.（商品）免税的
iconic: adj. 标志性的
surrender: n. 投降
the beginning of the end: 预示结局的先兆；末日的开端
impose: vt. 施加
retaliatory tariff: 报复性关税
bourbon: n. 波旁威士忌

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 tariff   

n.关税，税率；(旅馆、饭店等)价目表，收费表

参考例句：

• There is a very high tariff on jewelry.宝石类的关税率很高。
• The government is going to lower the tariff on importing cars.政府打算降低进口汽车的关税。

3 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

4 retaliatory   

adj.报复的

参考例句：

• The process can take years before the WTO approves retaliatory action. 在WTO通过此行动之前，这个程序恐怕要等上一阵子了。 来自互联网
• Retaliatory tariffs on China are tantamount to taxing ourselves as a punishment. 将惩罚性关税强加于中国相当于对我们自己实施课税惩罚。 来自互联网