2019年经济学人 一周要闻 特朗普推移民新政 美英拟速签贸易协议 俄现核爆辐射

 

Mystery surrounded an explosion in Russia’s far north, which led to a spike¹ in radiation in nearby towns. The Russians said only that a rocket had exploded, killing² five scientists. Analysts³ think it may have been a Skyfall, a cruise missile powered by a tiny nuclear reactor⁴ that the Russians are developing.

俄罗斯北部发生爆炸，导致附近城镇的辐射激增，这起事件是个未解之谜。俄罗斯方面表示，只是一枚火箭爆炸，造成5名科学家死亡。分析人士认为，爆炸的可能是俄罗斯正在开发Skyfall，一种由小型核反应堆提供动力的巡航导弹。

Another huge weekend protest, this one the biggest yet, was held in Moscow in opposition⁶ to the authorities’ decision to bar certain candidates from contesting elections to the city council. The demonstration⁷ had been authorised, but police still beat up many of those taking part.

另一场大规模的周末抗议活动在莫斯科举行，这是迄今规模最大的一次，他们抗议当局禁止某些候选人参加市议会选举的决定。游行已经得到批准，但是警察仍然殴打了许多参加游行的群众。

John Bolton, Donald Trump⁸’s national security adviser⁹, visited Boris Johnson, the new British prime minister, in London. Mr Bolton held out the prospect¹⁰ of a quick trade deal, negotiated sector¹¹ by sector (to placate¹² those worried by American designs on Britain’s health service) in the case of a no-deal Brexit. But a few days later Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Speaker of Congress, again scotched¹³ any hope of a deal if Britain reinstates border controls with Ireland post-Brexit.

特朗普的国家安全顾问约翰·博尔顿在伦敦会见了英国新上任的首相鲍里斯·约翰逊。博尔顿提出了一项速签贸易协议的前景，即在没有达成脱欧协议的情况下，通过逐个行业的谈判(以安抚那些担心美国对英国医疗服务计划的人群)达成一项速签贸易协议。但数日后，民主党国会议长南希·佩洛西再次打消了英国在脱欧后恢复对爱尔兰边境控制的任何希望。

America’s envoy¹⁴ to Afghanistan described the latest round of peace talks with the Taliban as “productive”. The talks, held in Qatar, ended without a deal by which American troops would leave Afghanistan. America is hoping to secure an agreement soon, ahead of a postponed¹⁵ presidential election in Afghanistan that is scheduled for September 28th. Ashraf Ghani, the Afghan president, this week rejected what he described as foreign interference in his country.

美国驻阿富汗大使称，最近一轮与塔利班的和谈是“富有成效的”。在卡塔尔举行的这次和谈没有达成美军撤离阿富汗的协议。美国希望在原定于9月28日举行的阿富汗总统大选之前尽快达成协议。本周，阿富汗总统阿什拉夫·加尼拒绝了他所说的“外国势力插手阿富汗”。

A communications blackout was still in force in most of Indian-administered Kashmir following the government’s decision to strip the region of its autonomy and split it into two territories that will in effect be controlled from Delhi. Sporadic¹⁶ protests broke out. The biggest took place in Srinagar, Kashmir’s main city, where thousands of Muslims took to the streets after Friday prayers.

在政府决定收回克什米尔地区自治权，并将其分割为两个实际上将由印度控制的领土后，印控克什米尔大部分地区仍在实行通讯封锁。当地爆发了零星的抗议。其中最大的一场抗议发生在克什米尔主要城市斯利那加，数千名穆斯林在周五祈祷后走上街头。

A former president of Kyrgyzstan, Almazbek Atambayev, was charged with collusion in the early release of a mafia boss. Mr Atambayev has fallen out with his successor and former protégé, Sooronbay Jeyenbekov. Investigators¹⁷ say Mr Atambayev could face other charges, including of murder, after a dramatic siege of his home left a police officer dead.

吉尔吉斯斯坦前总统阿尔马兹别克·阿坦巴耶夫（Almazbek Atambayev）被控与提前释放黑手党头目有关。阿坦巴耶夫与他的继任者、前门徒Sooronbay Jeyenbekov发生了争执。调查人员表示，阿坦巴耶夫可能面临包括谋杀在内的其他指控。此前，其住所遭遇戏剧性围攻，导致一名警员殉职。

Only the healthy and wealthy

健康和富有才够格

The Trump administration published a rule that would stop legal migrants from becoming permanent residents in America if they use public-welfare programmes, such as food stamps. Migrants must already prove they will not rely on government assistance if they want to stay. The new rule specifies¹⁸ that receiving certain benefits will be a disqualifying factor. Ken⁵ Cuccinelli, who heads the immigration agency, said that America wants “self-sufficient” immigrants.

特朗普政府发布了一项规定，如果合法移民使用食品券等公共福利项目，将阻止他们成为美国永久居民。如果这些移民想留下来，必须证明其不会依赖政府援助。新规则规定，领取某类福利将成为取消移民资格的因素。移民机构负责人肯·库奇内利表示，美国希望移民能够“自给自足”。

America’s attorney-general, William Barr, ordered an inquiry¹⁹ into the suicide of Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Epstein, once a wealthy financier, was in jail awaiting trial for trafficking under-age girls for sex.

美国司法部长威廉·巴尔下令对杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的自杀事件进行调查。爱泼斯坦曾是一名富有的金融家，因拐卖未成年少女进行性交易而被监禁候审。

The release of a film reportedly premised on a global elite²⁰ who shoot “deplorables” (ie, Trump supporters) for sport was postponed in the wake of recent mass shootings. “The Hunt” is described as a “satirical social thriller” by Universal Pictures.

据报道，在最近发生大规模枪击事件后，一部以全球精英为背景的影片被推迟发行。这些精英将“可悲的人”(即特朗普的支持者)作为靶子进行追捕。环球影业将《狩猎》描述为一部“讽刺性的社交惊悚片”。

1 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 reactor   

n.反应器；反应堆

参考例句：

• The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.原子反应堆发出大量的热能。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules.在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

5 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

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 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

8 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。

9 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

10 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

11 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

12 placate   

v.抚慰，平息(愤怒)

参考例句：

• He never attempts to placate his enemy.他从不企图与敌人和解。
• Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人。

13 scotched   

v.阻止( scotch的过去式和过去分词 )；制止（车轮）转动；弄伤；镇压

参考例句：

• Plans for a merger have been scotched. 合并计划停止实行。
• The rebellion was scotched by government forces. 政府军已把叛乱镇压下去。 来自辞典例句

14 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

15 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

16 sporadic   

adj.偶尔发生的 [反]regular；分散的

参考例句：

• The sound of sporadic shooting could still be heard.仍能听见零星的枪声。
• You know this better than I.I received only sporadic news about it.你们比我更清楚，而我听到的只是零星消息。

17 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

18 specifies   

v.指定( specify的第三人称单数 )；详述；提出…的条件；使具有特性

参考例句：

• The third clause of the contract specifies steel sashes for the windows. 合同的第三款指定使用钢窗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The contract specifies red tiles, not slates, for the roof. 合同规定屋顶用红瓦，并非石板瓦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

19 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

20 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。