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外刊精讲 | 全球糖价上涨背后,竟然是一场粮食与能源的争夺?

【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30,准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply A poor sugarcane crop in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals. 正文:Conflict. Climate change. A withering El Niño. All are conspiring to spoil the world's sweet tooth. Global sugar prices have soared, as a hot, dry summer scorched much of the sugar-producing parts of the world, nudging overall food prices upward. Nowhere is that felt as acutely as it is in India, the biggest sugar consumer in the world and the second biggest producer. The worst monsoon in 11 years and fears of a poor sugarcane harvest have spiked prices amid the Hindu festival season, when gods and mortals alike are feted with sweets. 知识点:【conspire】 /kənˈspaɪə(r)/ v. 英文释义:conspire (v.) means to secretly plan with other people to do something harmful 本义为"密谋、合谋干坏事"(con- 共同 + spire 呼吸,字面是"呼吸着同一口气",中文里那句话叫"穿一条裤子"),本文语境核心义为"拟人化的合谋"(本文特指:战争、气候变化、厄尔尼诺三样互不相干的东西,被作者写成了一个犯罪团伙——用阴谋的动词,写自然的巧合,这是外刊最爱的一手) 核心搭配:conspire against someone、conspire to do something、a conspiracy theory、conspire with someone ・High interest rates and weak demand conspired to sink the housing market. 高利率和需求疲软合谋,把楼市拖下了水。 ・Everything seemed to conspire against her on the day of the interview. 面试那天,仿佛所有事情都在跟她作对。 【节目介绍】 《早安英文-每日外刊精读》,带你精读最新外刊,了解国际最热事件:分析语法结构,拆解长难句,最接地气的翻译,还有重点词汇讲解。 所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》《科学杂志》《国家地理》等国际一线外刊。 【适合谁听】 1、关注时事热点新闻,想要学习最新最潮流英文表达的英文学习者 2、任何想通过地道英文提高听、说、读、写能力的英文学习者 3、想快速掌握表达,有出国学习和旅游计划的英语爱好者 4、参加各类英语考试的应试者(如大学英语四六级、托福雅思、考研等) 【你将获得】 1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程,拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景 2、逐词、逐句精确讲解,系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法 3、每期内附学习笔记,包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等,帮助扫除阅读障碍。

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【欢迎订阅】  
每天早上5:30,准时更新。  

【阅读原文】  
标题:El Niño Threatens Global Sugar Supply

A poor sugarcane crop in India, the world’s second-largest producer, is hurting consumers and farmers — plus undermining the country’s energy security goals.

正文:Conflict. Climate change. A withering El Niño. All are conspiring to spoil the world's sweet tooth. Global sugar prices have soared, as a hot, dry summer scorched much of the sugar-producing parts of the world, nudging overall food prices upward. Nowhere is that felt as acutely as it is in India, the biggest sugar consumer in the world and the second biggest producer. The worst monsoon in 11 years and fears of a poor sugarcane harvest have spiked prices amid the Hindu festival season, when gods and mortals alike are feted with sweets.

知识点:【conspire】 /kənˈspaɪə(r)/ v. 英文释义:conspire (v.) means to secretly plan with other people to do something harmful 本义为"密谋、合谋干坏事"(con- 共同 + spire 呼吸,字面是"呼吸着同一口气",中文里那句话叫"穿一条裤子"),本文语境核心义为"拟人化的合谋"(本文特指:战争、气候变化、厄尔尼诺三样互不相干的东西,被作者写成了一个犯罪团伙——用阴谋的动词,写自然的巧合,这是外刊最爱的一手)
核心搭配:conspire against someone、conspire to do something、a conspiracy theory、conspire with someone
・High interest rates and weak demand conspired to sink the housing market.
高利率和需求疲软合谋,把楼市拖下了水。
・Everything seemed to conspire against her on the day of the interview.
面试那天,仿佛所有事情都在跟她作对。

【节目介绍】  
《早安英文-每日外刊精读》,带你精读最新外刊,了解国际最热事件:分析语法结构,拆解长难句,最接地气的翻译,还有重点词汇讲解。  
所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》《科学杂志》《国家地理》等国际一线外刊。  

【适合谁听】  
1、关注时事热点新闻,想要学习最新最潮流英文表达的英文学习者  
2、任何想通过地道英文提高听、说、读、写能力的英文学习者  
3、想快速掌握表达,有出国学习和旅游计划的英语爱好者  
4、参加各类英语考试的应试者(如大学英语四六级、托福雅思、考研等)  

【你将获得】  
1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程,拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景  
2、逐词、逐句精确讲解,系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法  
3、每期内附学习笔记,包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等,帮助扫除阅读障碍。