(英语写作阅读提高/四六级+考研英语)布鲁塞尔的“焦虑过剩”对欧盟构成威胁
原文链接：http://www.chinadaily.com.cn（中国日报）本文转载自中国日报，版权归原作者所有，仅供英语学习交流使用，不代表本平台观点或政治立场。如果这篇文章对你学习英语有帮助，或者让你对中欧经贸关系有了更清晰的认识，别忘了在文末点个赞和在看，也欢迎转发给同样在学习英语的朋友。你的每一次点赞、转发、留言，都是对我们创作者最大的鼓励。做这样一篇带词汇注释的深度文章，从选材、分段、标注到写开场白，前后要花好几个小时。公众号流量不容易，你的小手轻轻一点，就能让这篇文章被更多人看到，也能让我们有动力继续做出更好的内容。谢谢每一位愿意停留阅读的你。喜欢英语、学习英语可以在下方留下微信号，加入我们微信群一起学习，每个月收费9.9元。以下是正文部分，建议结合词汇注释逐句细读，试着用自己的话复述每一段的论点，这样记忆会更扎实。今天这篇文章标题起得很妙：“布鲁塞尔的‘焦虑过剩’对欧盟构成威胁”。说的是什么事呢？欧洲议会刚通过一个计划，要把进口钢铁关税从25%提高到50%，7月1日生效，明面上说保护欧洲产业免受“不公平竞争”，实际上主要针对中国。作者直接怼回去：如果非要说“过剩”，那今天过剩的不是产能，而是欧盟的焦虑。最近几个月，中国电动汽车、电池、绿色技术出口全被欧盟盯上了，但作者指出一个基本事实——竞争加剧是因为中国技术变强了，不是欧洲公司突然忘了市场怎么运作。更何况，中欧贸易不平衡很大程度上是欧盟自己限制对华高科技出口造成的。文章最后点明，在全球增长只有2.5%的背景下，跟中国打贸易战就是经济自残。世界经济不缺中国产能，缺的是布鲁塞尔的战略清晰度。读完这篇文章，你可以积累三类词汇。第一类是贸易保护主义相关术语，比如“保护主义”“关税壁垒”“报复措施”“贸易顺差”“贸易不平衡”“对等回应”，非常适合用来阅读或撰写国际贸易、经济政策类的英文报道或评论。第二类是批评性表达和反讽用语，像“自诩的捍卫者”“精心计算的威胁”“焦虑的布鲁塞尔”“意识形态僵化”“经济自残”，在写议论文或表达反对立场时非常有力。第三类是经济形势描述的专业词汇，比如“全球增长”“通胀压力”“发达经济体”“不确定性加深”“碎片化”“增长前景”，这些词在做经济分析、报告解读或图表描述时能派上大用场。这篇文章的写作手法很值得学。作者用一个核心概念贯穿全文——“过剩”。欧盟老说中国“产能过剩”，作者就巧妙地把“过剩”这个概念偷换过来：过剩的不是产能，是你的焦虑。这种“借对方的词打对方的脸”的手法，比另起炉灶批评要高明得多。另外，作者很擅长用对比结构来强化观点，比如“这是效率，不是精心计算的威胁”，以及“世界经济并非遭受中国生产过剩之苦，它遭受的是布鲁塞尔战略清晰度的短缺”——这种“不是A，而是B”的句式，用在议论文里纠正错误认知、亮明自己立场时特别有效。还有一个实用技巧：用短段落来制造节奏感和强调。整篇文章很多段落只有一两句话，比如“这是效率，不是精心计算的威胁”“分裂是有代价的”，这种孤立的短句读起来像一记记重锤，适合用在需要强调核心判断的地方。如果你要写经济评论或观点类作文，不妨试试“借用对方概念+对比句式+短句收尾”这套组合拳。Overcapacityof anxiety in Brussels 'threat' to EU（1）TheEuropean Union is resorting to an old habit: when competitiveness declines, blame the outsider.欧盟正在诉诸一个老习惯：当竞争力下降时，就责怪外人。competitivenessn. 竞争力（四级）（2）OnTuesday, the European Parliament backed a plan to raise tariffs on imported steel from 25 percent to 50 percent, with the measure set to take effect on July 1.周二，欧洲议会支持了一项将进口钢铁关税从25%提高到50%的计划，该措施将于7月1日生效。EuropeanParliament n. 欧洲议会（新闻词汇）raisetariffs v. 提高关税（新闻词汇）importedsteel n. 进口钢铁（新闻词汇）（3）Officially,the move is designed to shield the European industry from "unfair competition".从官方层面来说，此举旨在保护欧洲产业免受“不公平竞争”的影响。officiallyadv. 从官方层面来说（四级）unfaircompetition n. 不公平竞争（新闻词汇）（4）Inpractice, primarily targeting China, it is another sign that Brussels is drifting toward protectionism while continuing to speak the language of "free trade".实际上，这主要针对中国，这是布鲁塞尔在继续谈论“自由贸易”的同时逐渐滑向保护主义的又一个迹象。primarilytargeting v. 主要针对（新闻词汇）driftingtoward v. 逐渐滑向（四级）protectionismn. 保护主义（新闻词汇）（1）Themove is further evidence, if any were needed, that the excess today is not capacity, but the EU's anxiety.如果有任何证据需要的话，这一举措进一步证明，如今的过剩不是产能，而是欧盟的焦虑。（1）OnTuesday, the United Nations released its mid-2026 World Economic Situation and Prospects report, warning that the Middle East crisis has delivered another blow to the fragile global economy.周二，联合国发布了其2026年年中《世界经济形势与展望》报告，警告称中东危机已对脆弱的全球经济造成又一次打击。UnitedNations n. 联合国（新闻词汇）WorldEconomic Situation and Prospects n. 世界经济形势与展望（新闻词汇）MiddleEast crisis n. 中东危机（新闻词汇）deliveredanother blow v. 造成又一次打击（新闻词汇）fragileglobal economy n. 脆弱的全球经济（新闻词汇）（2）Thereport projects global growth at only 2.5 percent this year, while inflationary pressures are expected to intensify in the developed economies and uncertainties deepen.该报告预计今年全球增长率仅为2.5%，同时预计发达经济体的通胀压力将加剧，不确定性加深。globalgrowth n. 全球增长（新闻词汇）inflationarypressures n. 通胀压力（新闻词汇）developedeconomies n. 发达经济体（新闻词汇）（3）Againstsuch a backdrop, the last thing the world economy needs is another spiral of tariff barriers and retaliatory measures by the self-proclaimed "champion" of "free trade".在这样的背景下，世界经济最不需要的就是自诩的“自由贸易”“捍卫者”带来的又一轮关税壁垒和报复措施的螺旋式升级。againstsuch a backdrop 在这样的背景下（新闻词汇）tariffbarriers n. 关税壁垒（新闻词汇）retaliatorymeasures n. 报复措施（新闻词汇）self-proclaimedadj. 自诩的（新闻词汇）（1）Thesteel tariff decision forms part of a broader trend in Brussels toward protectionism.钢铁关税决定是布鲁塞尔走向保护主义这一更广泛趋势的一部分。steeltariff decision n. 钢铁关税决定（新闻词汇）broadertrend n. 更广泛趋势（新闻词汇）（2）Chineseelectric vehicles, batteries and green technology exports have all come under scrutiny in recent months, with some EU officials ignoring a basic reality: industrial competition has intensified because China has become technologically stronger, not because European companies suddenly forgot how markets work.最近几个月，中国的电动汽车、电池和绿色技术出口都受到了审查，一些欧盟官员忽视了一个基本现实：产业竞争加剧是因为中国在技术上变得更加强大，而不是因为欧洲公司突然忘记了市场如何运作。electricvehicles n. 电动汽车（新闻词汇）greentechnology exports n. 绿色技术出口（新闻词汇）basicreality n. 基本现实（新闻词汇）industrialcompetition n. 产业竞争（新闻词汇）technologicallystronger adj. 技术上更强大（新闻词汇）（1）Inmany sectors, Chinese companies simply produce high-quality goods at competitive prices.在许多领域，中国公司仅仅是以有竞争力的价格生产高质量商品。high-qualitygoods n. 高质量商品（新闻词汇）competitiveprices n. 有竞争力的价格（新闻词汇）（2）Thatis efficiency, not a calculated "threat".calculatedthreat n. 精心计算的威胁（新闻词汇）（1）Washingtonhas encouraged this narrative.（2）OnTuesday, during the second day of the meeting in Paris of G7 finance ministers and central bank governors, the US treasury secretary again used the pretext of "trade balance" to accuse China of "undermining" global economic stability.周二，在巴黎举行的七国集团财长和央行行长会议的第二天，美国财政部长再次以“贸易平衡”为借口，指责中国“破坏”全球经济稳定。G7finance ministers n. 七国集团财长（新闻词汇）centralbank governors n. 央行行长（新闻词汇）UStreasury secretary n. 美国财政部长（新闻词汇）tradebalance n. 贸易平衡（新闻词汇）globaleconomic stability n. 全球经济稳定（新闻词汇）（3）Suchpoliticized rhetoric finds receptive ears in an anxious Brussels.这种政治化言论在焦虑的布鲁塞尔找到了乐于倾听的耳朵。politicizedrhetoric n. 政治化言论（新闻词汇）receptiveears n. 乐于倾听的耳朵（新闻词汇）（1）ButChina has never pursued trade surpluses as a strategy.tradesurpluses n. 贸易顺差（新闻词汇）（2）TheChina-EU trade imbalance, for instance, is the product of multiple structural factors: differences in industrial specialization, positions within global supply chains, patterns of consumer demand and the nature of international production networks.例如，中欧贸易不平衡是多种结构性因素共同作用的产物：产业专业化的差异、在全球供应链中的地位、消费需求模式以及国际生产网络的性质。tradeimbalance n. 贸易不平衡（新闻词汇）multiplestructural factors n. 多种结构性因素（新闻词汇）industrialspecialization n. 产业专业化（新闻词汇）globalsupply chains n. 全球供应链（新闻词汇）patternsof consumer demand n. 消费需求模式（新闻词汇）internationalproduction networks n. 国际生产网络（新闻词汇）（3）Crucially,the imbalance has also been aggravated by the EU's own restrictions on high-technology exports to China.至关重要的是，欧盟自身对华高科技出口的限制也加剧了这种不平衡。high-technologyexports n. 高科技出口（新闻词汇）（1）TheEU's protectionist moves will not help its enterprises restore competitiveness.protectionistmoves n. 保护主义举措（新闻词汇）restorecompetitiveness v. 恢复竞争力（新闻词汇）（2）Instead,they will raise costs and reduce the incentives for innovation in the bloc while fragmenting international trade.相反，它们将提高成本，减少欧盟内部的创新激励，同时使国际贸易碎片化。internationaltrade n. 国际贸易（新闻词汇）（1）TheUN warning should serve as a reminder that the world economy remains deeply interconnected.联合国的警告应该起到提醒作用：世界经济仍然是深度互联的。deeplyinterconnected adj. 深度互联的（新闻词汇）（2）Fragmentationcarries a price.carriesa price v. 有代价（新闻词汇）（3）Unilateralprotectionist measures inevitably invite reciprocal responses, damaging the growth prospects for all sides.单边保护主义措施不可避免地会招致对等回应，损害各方的增长前景。unilateralprotectionist measures n. 单边保护主义措施（新闻词汇）reciprocalresponses n. 对等回应（新闻词汇）growthprospects n. 增长前景（新闻词汇）（1）Thismakes the political rhetoric emerging from Brussels particularly troubling.politicalrhetoric n. 政治言论（新闻词汇）（2）OnSunday, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged member states to remain united, claiming that China, the US and Russia all seek to divide the EU.周日，欧盟外交政策负责人卡娅·卡拉斯敦促成员国保持团结，声称中国、美国和俄罗斯都试图分裂欧盟。EUforeign policy chief n. 欧盟外交政策负责人（新闻词汇）memberstates n. 成员国（新闻词汇）remainunited v. 保持团结（新闻词汇）（3）Yetviewing China in that light reflects the growing ideological rigidity in parts of the EU's policy circle rather than the reality of China-EU relations.然而，以这种眼光看待中国反映的是欧盟部分政策圈日益增长的意识形态僵化，而不是中欧关系的现实。viewingin that light 以那种眼光看待（新闻词汇）ideologicalrigidity n. 意识形态僵化（新闻词汇）policycircle n. 政策圈（新闻词汇）（1）Chinaregards the EU as a partner and an important pole in a multipolar world.importantpole n. 重要一极（新闻词汇）multipolarworld n. 多极世界（新闻词汇）（2）Bilateraltrade remains one of the best indicators of an economic relationship.bilateraltrade n. 双边贸易（新闻词汇）economicrelationship n. 经济关系（新闻词汇）（3）Neitherside benefits from transforming economic competition into systemic confrontation.任何一方都不会从将经济竞争转变为系统性对抗中受益。benefitsfrom v. 从……中受益（四级）transforminginto v. 转变为（四级）economiccompetition n. 经济竞争（新闻词汇）systemicconfrontation n. 系统性对抗（新闻词汇）（1）TheEU now faces a consequential choice.consequentialchoice n. 具有重大影响的选择（六级/考研）（2）Itcan continue down the path of protectionism, using "overcapacity" as a slogan to justify higher barriers and industrial containment.它可以继续沿着保护主义的道路走下去，用“产能过剩”作为口号来为更高的壁垒和产业遏制辩护。continuedown the path v. 继续沿着道路走下去（新闻词汇）protectionismn. 保护主义（新闻词汇）higherbarriers n. 更高的壁垒（新闻词汇）industrialcontainment n. 产业遏制（新闻词汇）（3）Orit can uphold the principles of openness and competition that once formed the foundation of its prosperity.或者，它可以坚持曾经构成其繁荣基础的开放与竞争原则。（1）Ata time when global growth is weakening, escalating trade tensions with China would amount to economic self-harm to the EU.在全球增长疲软之际，与中国不断升级贸易紧张关系相当于对欧盟的经济自残。globalgrowth n. 全球增长（新闻词汇）escalatingtrade tensions n. 不断升级的贸易紧张关系（新闻词汇）economicself-harm n. 经济自残（新闻词汇）（2）Theworld economy does not suffer from an excess of Chinese production.Chineseproduction n. 中国生产（新闻词汇）（3）Itsuffers from a shortage of strategic clarity in Brussels.strategicclarity n. 战略清晰度（新闻词汇）
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