朱克曼對美國中產(chǎn)階級面臨的痛苦掙扎憤怒不已，小威布爾羅斯也表達(dá)了同樣的看法。這位國際鋼鐵集團(tuán)的前任總裁說：“如果僅僅因為自己所在的公司破產(chǎn)，美國人預(yù)期壽命因無法繼續(xù)支付醫(yī)療保健費用而縮短，簡直令人發(fā)指?！?/div>
注：1. echo vt. 反射；重復(fù) vi. 產(chǎn)生回聲，隨聲附和 n. 回聲， 回音；效仿
【詞源】Echo是古希臘神話中居于山林水澤的仙女，因為得罪天后赫拉而喪失獨立說話的能力，只能重復(fù)尾音，因此這一次進(jìn)入英語后被賦予“回聲”，“反響”等義。
His feet echoed on the hardwood floor.
他的腳步聲在硬木地板上回響著。
The accident has echoes of past disasters.
該事故讓人想到過去的那些災(zāi)難。
The bat judges distances by a kind of echo-location.
蝙蝠用一種回聲測定法來判斷距離。
Mr. Sanyal's comments echo a report by the Asian Development Bank released in April.
亞爾先生的言論與亞洲開發(fā)銀行四月份發(fā)布的一份報告相呼應(yīng)。
[選自：WSJ: Inflation is a Threat to Asia's Rise]
2. outrage n. 暴行，駭人聽聞的事；憤概。例：
But statements of outrage and intent cannot always be followed up with collective action.
但是，憤怒和意圖的表達(dá)不能總是遵循集體行動。
[選自：BBC: How do you apply pressure on Burma?]
The newspaper reported the outrage in the rural town.
報紙報道了發(fā)生在那個鄉(xiāng)村小鎮(zhèn)上的一場暴行。
When the foreign minister heard the news he reacted with sense of outrage.
外交部長獲悉此事后義憤填膺。
vt. 激怒。例：
The terrorist’s attacking outraged the government and the people.
恐怖分子的襲擊激怒了政府和群眾。
3. expectancy n. 期望，期待。例：
It identifies many reasons to celebrate, including increased life expectancy and falling fertility rates.
有許多明確的理由來進(jìn)行慶祝，其中包括預(yù)期壽命的延長和生育率的下降。
[選自：BBC: Population seven billion: UN sets out challenges] ?
Life expectancy for humans has increased dramatically.
人類的預(yù)期壽命已有顯著提高
expectancy component 期望成分
expectancy effects 期望效應(yīng)
health expectancy 預(yù)期健康
【復(fù)】expectancies
What’s happening? The very rich are [just as trendy?1?as you and I], and can be so [when it comes to politics and policy.] [Given the recent change of control in Congress], the popularity (of measures) {like increasing the minimum?2?wage}, and efforts [by California’s governor] [to offer universal health care], these guys don’t need their own personal weathermen [to know which way (the wind blows?3].) ?
這到底是怎么回事？富翁們也跟你我一樣緊跟時尚潮流，在政治和政策問題上也不例外?？紤]到最近國會的調(diào)控變動，諸如提高最低工資水平這類舉措的受歡迎程度，加州州長致力于普及全民醫(yī)療保健的項目。無需私人氣象員提醒，這些家伙也知道現(xiàn)在社會風(fēng)向如何。
注：1. trendy adj. 時髦的，流行的。例：
Last year, Microsoft made similar offers to developers that make apps trendy on other platforms.
去年，微軟提出了類似的計劃書給開發(fā)商，使得應(yīng)用在其他平臺上也流行起來。
[選自：CNN: Mark Milian,]
He went to a trendy Seattle night club.
他去過一家時髦的西雅圖夜總會。
n. 追求時髦者 ?
2. minimum n. 最小值；最低限度；最小化；最小量 adj. 最小的；最低的。例：
Of the 1, 010 adults surveyed, 55% said the minimum age should go up to 21.
接受調(diào)查的1010位成年人中有55％的人表示最低年齡應(yīng)該上升到21歲。
[選自：BBC: NEWS | Health | Consultation on smoking age rule]
This will take a minimum of one hour.
這最少要用一個小時。
The basic needs of life are available with minimum effort.
生活的基本需求花很小的力氣就能得到。
3. blow n. 吹；打擊；毆打 ?v. 風(fēng)吹；喘氣；揮霍（非正式）。例：
He went to the hospital after a blow to the face.
他臉上挨了一拳后就去了醫(yī)院。
My brother lent me some money and I went and blew it all.
我哥哥借給我一些錢，我全都揮霍掉了。
And also, what is the core reason of why they want to blow us up?
而且，他們想要炸我們的核心原因是什么？
[blow up爆炸]
[選自：WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing]
需要注意的是，最后的目的狀語中包含一個定語從句修飾way。
It’s possible that plutocrats?1?are expressing solidarity?2?[with the struggling middle class] [as part of an effort to insulate?3?themselves from confiscatory?4tax policies]. But the prospect (that income inequality will lead to higher taxes [on the wealthy]) doesn’t keep plutocrats [at night]. They can live [with that].
這些有錢有勢的人在表達(dá)與掙扎中的中產(chǎn)階級共進(jìn)退的愿望，這可能是他們希望免遭沒收稅收的一種努力。收入不均可能將導(dǎo)致對富人征重稅，但是這并不會讓這些有錢有勢的人夜不能寐。因為加重征稅他們也承受得起。
注：1. plutocrat n. 富豪，財閥政治;在金融上能進(jìn)行壟斷的資本家。例：
Davis is gambling that there are enough voters like Perez left in California for a poor man to win at a plutocrat's game.
戴維斯打賭說，有足夠多像佩雷斯那樣留在美國加州的選民，希望窮人能在富豪的游戲中獲勝。
[選自：CNN: Can't Buy Their Love]
2. solidarity n.團(tuán)結(jié)，一致。例：
The country show solidarity in face of tsunami.
在海嘯災(zāi)難面前，全國團(tuán)結(jié)一心。
We must work every day to strengthen the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity.
我們必須每天致力于加強(qiáng)人類理性與道德上的團(tuán)結(jié)。
[選自：UNESCO: International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people]
3. insulate v. 隔離，孤立；使絕緣，使絕熱。例：
“I do not believe that it is politically feasible to insulate such huge funds from government direction,” he said.
他說：“我認(rèn)為從政治角度而言，把如此龐大的資金與政府的指導(dǎo)相隔離是不可行的?！?/div>
[選自：CNN: Social Security: Sticking his neck out]
Electric wires should be insulated with a non-conducting substance.
電線應(yīng)該用非導(dǎo)體使之絕緣。
4. confiscatory adj. 充公的；沒收的；征用的。例：
Considering income taxes more broadly, Richards exposes the hubristic absurdity of confiscatory rates.
從更廣泛的角度考慮所得稅，理查茲揭穿了沒收率的傲慢荒謬。
[選自：FORBES: Most Popular]
No, what (they fear) was that the political challenges (of sustaining support for global economic integration?1) will be [more] difficult [in the United States] [because of what has happened to the distribution?2??(of income and economic insecurity).]
他們真正擔(dān)心的是，由于收入分配不均、經(jīng)濟(jì)不穩(wěn)定，繼續(xù)支持全球經(jīng)濟(jì)一體化的政治挑戰(zhàn)將會使美國的處境更加艱難。
注：1. integration n. 整合，集成，一體化。例：
The focus will now be on the integration of the companies already part of the group.
現(xiàn)在重點將放在企業(yè)集團(tuán)的已整合的部分。
[選自：BBC: Deutsche Post parcel sorting centre - ? Deutsche Post]
But before you get started, you need to know what the prerequisites are for this integration.
但是在您開始之前，您需要了解這個集成的先決條件是什么。
regional integration ?區(qū)域一體化
horizontal integration ?橫向一體化
2. distribution n. 分配，分布。例：
The two firms also are using each other's marketing and distribution networks to grab new buyers.
這兩家公司還都使用對方的營銷和分銷網(wǎng)絡(luò)，以吸引新的買家。
[選自：CNN: A TALE OF TWO MARQUES]
The present distribution policy demotivated people.
現(xiàn)行的分配制度使人們變得消極。
uniform distribution 連續(xù)均勻分布
probability distribution 概率分布
[In other words], [if middle-class Americans continue to struggle [financially] [as the ultrawealthy?1?grow ever wealthier,]] it will be [increasingly] difficult [to maintain political support] [for the free flow of goods, services, and capital across borders]. And [when the United States places obstacles [in the way of foreign investors and foreign goods],] it’s [likely] [to encourage reciprocal?2?action abroad]. [For people (who buy and sell companies,) or (who allocate?3?capital [to markets all around the world]]?4,) that’s the real nightmare.
換句話說，如果美國中產(chǎn)階級繼續(xù)生活拮據(jù)，而同時巨富卻不斷壯大富裕，將會越來越難以維持對商品、服務(wù)以及資本跨境自由流動的政治支持。而一旦美國對外國投資者及外國商品設(shè)置障礙，很可能會引發(fā)別國相應(yīng)的行動。對那些買賣公司或在全球市場分配資本的人來說，這才是真正讓他們夜不能寐的噩夢。
注：1. ultra-wealthy adj. 極富有的，特別富有的。例：
This is just people wanting the economy to work for people, not just the ultra-wealthy elite.
這只是人們而非超級富豪精英希望經(jīng)濟(jì)能為普通百姓工作。
This is just people wanting the economy to work for people, not just the ultra-wealthy elite.
這僅僅是人們希望經(jīng)濟(jì)能為大眾工作，而不僅僅是為超級富豪精英。
[選自：FORBES: Most Popular]
2. reciprocal adj. 相互的，互利的，往復(fù)的。例：
These channel partners in essence send us clients, and we try to be reciprocal.
在本質(zhì)上，這些渠道合作伙伴給我們帶來客戶，我們盡量互惠互利。
[選自：FORBES: Chinese Purchases Of U.S. Real Estate Poised To Rise]
Beautiful Nina is always a reciprocal of many admiring remarks.
漂亮的妮娜總能收到很多贊譽(yù)之詞。
【參】incipient ?a.初始的
recipe n.食譜，配方
3. allocate v. 分配，分派。例：
The bad news is that the time they have available to allocate is so limited.
壞消息是，他們可供分配的時間是如此有限。
[選自：BBC: Circuses, injunctions and PFI: MPs battle for debates]
The donation of money has been allocated for the disaster areas.
捐款已經(jīng)分發(fā)到災(zāi)區(qū)。
allocate to ?把...撥給
4. For people…world整體為方面狀語，意指對哪些人來說是噩夢，而非狀語從句，只是在該狀語中包含兩個定語從句。
