高考英語時事熱點題型總結(11月)(文檔版)

1、the trade war between china and the （us中美貿易戰(zhàn)）熱點鏈接from beijing to berlin, from washington to wellington, workers, traders, investors, and consumers are wondering if a trade war is looming(逼近) between china and the us dragging(拉進) the whole world towards darkness. i dont know, but i know it takes enem

2、ies to fight a war.are america and china enemies now? just let us go back 40 years. in the1970s, when china reconnected with the world, america opened its arms, providing money, technology, and talents to a fragile(脆弱的) newcomer. by 2019, the trade surplus(貿易順差) in favor of china has jumped from zer

3、o to three to 347 billion us dollars. big problem.the trade imbalance is really an issue of structure. both america and china areflawed. in aesops fables, istherestory of the blind and the limp(跛子), they forge(締造) a partnership to help one another. the limp shows the direction, and theblind does mos

4、t of the walking, the us is the limp, relying on cheap goods and creditfrom china to maintain the american way of life. and china is the blind, making products and saving money to keep his momentum(勢力) of growth. the partnershipworked well, until it didnt. china over-made and america over-spent, the

5、y both need to adapt.change is happening, but in different ways. the blind knows he needs to spend more and make fewer but better goods. china has been shifting(轉移) to consumption and innovation-driven growth. that is why technology and talents(技術和人才) arecoming to its shores. you can argue whether s

6、ome practices are held by thegovernment, but theres no denying technology will go with the flow to the mostneeded. and right now it is increasingly on the west side of the pacific, where a behemoth(龐然大物) supply chain(供應鏈), highly developed infrastructure(基礎建 設)，well-trained labor(勞動力)，and the bigges

7、t consumer market converge(聚集).第 1 頁the limp, however, has some trouble adjusting. economically, america needs toconsume less and make more, but the limp has been relying on the blind for too long. easy credit (便宜的信貸)and cheap goods are addictive(上癮的).the current tradestructure benefits american com

8、panies, but not american workers. this is a designinvented by america, and it can only be reinvented by america. it would probably take the vision and courage of a politician like fdr(富蘭克林 羅斯?？偨y(tǒng)) remakethe american economic model. trumping foreign competitors will not re-industrialize(重振雄風) the us.

9、it would take retraining, infrastructure investment(投資) and re-energizing the can-do spirit (積極進取的精神) of early immigrant forefathers(祖先).but that is the hard way. trump chooses the easy one. strong-arming(施用暴力 的) its partners and browbeating(恫嚇) its opponents(對手). trump is not trying towin the econo

10、mic game, he is simply trying to win the argument. winning theargument means winning votes. politics trumps economics. but what goes around, comes around. economics will reign(當權) and take it revenge(復仇).when americais serious about changing its economic structure, the trade imbalance will remain. t

11、helimp would be better to act immediately and do something really smart. but for now, the two flawed partners need to cool down and talk straight.both are imperfect and both are hopeful nations. china is gaining strength butneeds better vision, america wishes to balance the feet but must not lose fo

12、cus. for the foreseeable(可預見的) future, china and us will cooperate willingly(有意愿的) or not to reinvent churchills words, cooperation is the worst form of relationshexcept for all the others. the blind and the limp can be better, but only when they stillhave faith in each other. let me end with a line

13、 written by a chinese writer toward the end of the great depression. a warm hand is always better on a cold shark.單詞筆記a fragile newcomer 脆弱的新伙伴第 2 頁trade surplus 貿易順差trade imbalance 貿易不均衡flawed 有缺陷的aesops fables 伊索寓言blind 瞎子limp 跛子forge 締造momentum 勢頭;動力consumption and innovation-driven 消費和創(chuàng)新驅動behemo

14、th 龐然大物supply chain 供應鏈technology and talents 技術和人才infrastructure 基礎建設converge 聚集easy credit 便宜的信貸addictive 上癮的fdr（franklin delano roosevelt） 一般指富蘭克林 羅斯?？偨y(tǒng) can-do spirit 積極進取的精神strong-arming 施用暴力的；有體力的browbeating 威逼；恫嚇reign 統(tǒng)治；當政重點講解第 3 頁 .wondering if a trade war is looming between china and the us

15、 dragging(拉 進) the whole world towards darkness. 在疑惑：中國和美國會打一場貿易戰(zhàn) 嗎？世界會因此被拖入黑暗深淵嗎？亮點詞匯 ：loom vi.（問題或困難）逼近；臨近注釋 ：生動形象地表現(xiàn)出中美貿易戰(zhàn)一觸即發(fā)的緊迫感。drag vt. 把硬扯進（爭論、戰(zhàn)爭或其他不好的情況）之中注釋 ：中美貿易戰(zhàn)對世界的影響，由 drag 這樣一個動詞，表現(xiàn)的淋漓盡致。 the trade imbalance is really an issue of structure. both america and chinaare flawed. 貿易不平衡其實是一個

16、結構性問題，中美雙方都難辭其咎。亮點詞匯 ：flawed adj.有錯誤的；有缺點的注釋 ：在這里，用 flawed 一詞指中美雙方對于當前貿易不平衡的現(xiàn)狀，都 負有責任。 in aesops fables, there is the story of the blind and the limp, they forge apartnership to help one another. the limp shows the direction, and the blind does most of the walking. 伊索寓言里，盲人和瘸子結伴而行，瘸子認路忙，盲人背著走。亮點詞匯 ：

17、forge vt.形成；締造（尤指與其他人、團體或國家形成牢固的關 系）注釋 ：此段話用盲人來比喻中國，靠大量生產(chǎn)商品和儲蓄收入來維持經(jīng)濟增長；而用瘸子來比喻美國，依賴中國的廉價商品和信貸來維持舒適的生活方式。 十分形象具體。 but what goes around, comes around. economics will reign and take it revenge. 但天道輪回，經(jīng)濟終將王者歸來，討回公道。亮點句子 ：what goes around, comes around.注釋 ：就是中國俗話說的，“出來混，總是要還的，該來的躲不掉”。以此表 達對特朗普總統(tǒng)“并非想重振經(jīng)濟

18、，只是想贏得嘴仗從而贏得選票”的不滿。設題點考察學生對文章的細節(jié)理解和推斷第 4 頁命題示例 1what does the underlined word “flawed” mean in chinese in this passage?a. 有道理的b. 可信賴的c. 有錯誤的d. 有關聯(lián)的【解析】 flawed adj. 有錯誤的；有缺點的。在這里，用 flawed 一詞指中美 雙方對于當前貿易不平衡的現(xiàn)狀都是有錯誤的，都難辭其咎?！敬鸢浮?c命題示例 2which is the main reason of making the relationship between america

19、and china even worse?a. because america decided not to provide money and technology and talents to china anymore.b. because china has been shifting to consumption and innovation-driven growth.c. because the trade surplus in favor of china has jumped from zero to three to 347 billion us dollars.d. because china over-made and america over-spent, both realized it didnt help the growth of economy of both countries.【解析】 a 選項文中未提及； b 選項說的是中國做出的轉變; c 選項只是其 中一個原因，但不是主要原因；d 選項正確。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“the partnershipworked well, until it didnt. china over-made and