[雙語][考研英語]外刊學習筆記 07-04

✸✸ An energy economist who got his start in New York during a tumultuous period for oil in the 1970s, Mr. Ross today boasts a personal network that spans the globe: from the Saudi royal family to West Texas wildcatters to Wall Street oil traders.

1）tumultuous 英 [tju:ˈmʌltʃuəs] 美 [tu:ˈmʌltʃuəs] adj.騷亂的;吵鬧的;狂暴的;激烈的

It's been a tumultuous day at the international trade negotiations in Brussels.

那是布魯塞爾國際貿易談判中紛亂的一天

✸✸ Access to those insights can cost upward of $50,000 a year, current and former subscribers say. 「I would not make a big play based on energy prices without talking to him,」 said Stanley Druckenmiller, a longtime investor and a former fund manager for billionaire George Soros.

1）access to 英 [ˈækses tu:] 美 [ˈæksɛs tu] 有權使用

They now have access to the mass markets of Japan and the UK.

他們現在進入了日本和英國的大眾市場。

2) upward of 英 [ˈʌpwəd ɔv] 美 [ˈʌpwəd ʌv] 多於， 超過

It costs upward of$ 40,000 a year to keep some prisoners in prison.

關押某些犯人一年的成本超過4萬美元。

✸✸ Scott Sheffield, the recently retired chief executive of oiland-gas company Pioneer Natural Resources, said Mr. Ross』s forecasts helped convince him in early 2014 to hedge against falling crude prices. That move made Pioneer about $1.8 billion when prices fell by more than half, Mr. Sheffield estimated.

1) hedge against 英 [hedʒ əˈɡenst] 美 [hɛdʒ əˈɡenst] 防止[警惕]

Gold is traditionally a hedge against inflation.

購買黃金是防範通貨膨脹的一種傳統手段。

✸✸ It was that bearish 2014 forecast that some say elevated Mr. Ross to guru status. At a January meeting in Riyadh that year, Mr. Ross told Saudi officials they would have to dial back their production substantially if they wanted to keep global crude prices at $100 a barrel.

1) bearish 英 [ˈbeərɪʃ] 美 [ˈberɪʃ] adj.（尤指脾氣）像熊一樣的;粗暴的;<股行情下跌的;引起跌風的

英英解釋：adj.expecting prices to fall

Dealers said investors remain bearish

交易員說投資者依然看跌。

2) guru 英 [ˈgʊru:] 美 [ˈɡʊru, ɡʊˈru] n.專家;領袖;權威;個人的宗教教師[指導]

英英解釋：n.a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher n.a recognized leader in some field or of some movement

Fashion gurus dictate crazy ideas such as squeezing oversized bodies into tighttrousers.

時裝大師們常表達一些離奇的想法，諸如讓身材肥胖的人穿上緊身褲。

3）dial back 英 [ˈdaiəl bæk] 美 [ˈdaɪəl bæk] 回撥

If I dial back 20 years to the early PC wars, we had all left Apple for dead.

回想20年前的早期個人電腦戰爭，我們都以為蘋果完蛋了。

✸✸ Ed Morse, global head of commodities research at Citigroup, said PIRA』s grasp of the markets is unparalleled. But Mr. Ross』s often bullish take has been a 「blind spot」 that has blemished his record, he added. For one, Mr. Morse said PIRA often overestimates demand for crude.

1） blind spot 英 [blaind spɔt] 美 [blaɪnd spɑt] n.盲點

英英解釋：n.the point where the optic nerve enters the retina n.a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudiced and fail to exercise good judgment

The prime minister has a blind spot on ethical issues

這位首相無視道德問題。

2）blemished v.有損…的完美，玷污( blemish的過去式 )

英英解釋：adj.marred by imperfections adj.having a blemish or flaw

His career was blemished by his offensive remarks about Spaniards, Japanese,Filipinos, and Russians.

他對西班牙人、日本人、菲律賓人和俄羅斯人的攻擊性評論是對他職業的玷污。