【英音模仿秀】加泰罗尼亚求民主

模仿文本：The government is gambling¹ that foreign retailers² will shake things up where Indian companies can't or won't, raising prices for farmers, but lowering them for consumers and helping³ boost the wider economy. And it has plenty of support, especially among India's middle class. Some of Devendra's customers admit they'd go to a Tesco or Walmart if they could, just to spend less time in the Delhi traffic, says one. It's true the odd supermarket would make our shopping less time-consuming, too. 

 

译文：印度政府冒险采取这一举措，希望外国零售商能使经济重新振作，对农民抬高价格的同时对消费者降低价格，并拓宽印度市场，这些都是印度本土企业无法做到的。政府得到了许多人的支持，特别是印度中产阶级的支持。德文德拉的顾客坦承，如果可以，他们愿意去特斯科或者沃尔玛购物。其中一人说，这样能减少在路上耽搁的时间，德里的交通太拥挤了。确实，超市会给我们购物节约不少时间。

 

 

1 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

2 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

3 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。