经济学人学习笔记 Day **

1、The European Space Agency has suspended its joint ExoMars mission to the red planet, acknowledging the “present impossibility of carrying out ongoing cooperation with Rosco**os”, its Russian counterpart. With lift-off no longer happening, planetary alignments mean that another attempt will have to wait at least 26 months. But future collaborations look shaky['ʃeɪki], at best.

欧洲**局(European Space Agency)暂停了计划前往火星的ExoMars火星漫游车任务，表示“目前不可能与俄罗斯**局(Rosco**os)进行**合作”。由于不再发射火箭，意味着另一次行星排列的尝试将不得不等待至少26个月。但是未来的合作往好了看也不稳定。

2、In a menacing['menəsɪŋ]television appearance Mr Putin warned Russians to be aware of “fifth columnists”, urging them to “spit out like a midge that has flown into their mouths” those traitors whose minds had been captured by the West. The West’s ultimate aim, he said, was the destruction of Russia. Russian prima['priːmə] ballerina[ˌbæləˈriːnə] Olga Smirnova was clearly unpersuaded. Having been publicly critical of the war she quit the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow to join the Dutch National Ballet.

在一次具有威胁性的电视露面中，****告俄罗斯人要**惕“第五纵队”，敦促他们“像吐出飞进嘴里的蚊子一样”吐出那些思想被西方俘获的叛徒。他说，西方的最终目标是摧毁俄罗斯。俄罗斯首席芭蕾舞演员奥尔加·斯米尔诺娃显然不以为然。由于公开批评这场战争，她退出了莫斯科大剧院，加入了荷兰国家芭蕾舞团。

3、Russian tanks with crudely welded cages attached to their turrets[ˈtʌrɪt] have been spotted on the battlefields of Ukraine. They are an example of “field-expedient[ɪkˈspiːdiənt] armour[ˈɑː(r)mə(r)]”—stuff added to vehicles after they have entered service. At first glance they suggest extra protection. But analysts say they provide little more than extra weight, unwanted attention and a false sense of security for the crew inside.

在乌克兰的战场上，有人发现俄罗斯坦克的炮塔上连接着粗糙焊接的笼子。它们是一种“战地应急装甲”——在车辆服役后添加的装备。乍一看，这种报备似乎提供了额外的保护。但**人士认为，它们只会**额外的重量、引起不必要的关注并给仓内机组人员一种虚假的安全感。

4、One of the principal threats to armoured vehicles comes from High Explosive Anti-Tank weapons. These rocket-propelled[prə'pel] grenades[ɡrɪˈneɪd] easily punch through thick steel, with the Russian-made (but widely used) RPG-7 able to penetrate 30cm deep. Ukrainian forces have heavier-duty weapons too, including Javelins[ˈdʒæv(ə)lɪn] and drone-borne MAM-L missiles.

装甲车的主要威胁之一来自高爆反坦克武器。这种火箭推进**很容易穿透厚钢板，俄罗斯制造(但广泛使用)的RPG-7能够穿透30厘米深。乌克兰军队也有重型武器，包括标枪和无人机携带的MAM-L**。

5、Dollar stores are struggling to live up to their name. Deep-discount chains, which cater largely to shoppers on low incomes in rural American towns, face soaring costs, supply-chain difficulties and rising wages. That is troubling for a business model that relies on stocking cheap, everyday products at stores staffed by low-paid workers. One chain, Dollar Tree, began raising its $1 price ceiling to $1.25 late last year.

为了做到店名意思，一元店正在艰难经营。主要面向美国农村城镇的低收入购物者的大折扣连锁店，面临着成本飙升，供应链问题和工资上涨的困难。这对于依赖于低薪员工、储存廉价日常用的商业**来说是个问题。去年年底，一家名为Dollar Tree的连锁店开始将价格上限从1美元提高到1.25美元。

6、Dollar General, its larger rival, which reports earnings on Thursday for the quarter to January 28th, has not hewed tothe $1 cap in decades. But it has also been squeezed. Its previous results were slightly above analysts’ expectations but forecasted that future sales and profit-margins would disappoint. Yet the company has long proven adaptable. In 2020 the firm opened its first Popshelf stores, which sell more expensive items to better-off customers; by the end of 2025 it hopes to have 1,000 of them. And as inflation surges, even shoppers who can afford more may go looking for bargains.

其规模更大的竞争对手Dollar General将于周四公布截至1月28日的季度收益，该**数十年来没有遵守1美元的上限，但也受到了**。该**之前的业绩略高于**师的预期，但未来的销售和利润率预计将会令人失望。然而，**以来，事实证明该**适应性很强。2020年，该**开设了第一家Popshelf商店，向比较富裕的顾客出售贵一些的商品；到2025年底，预期将有有1000个这样的商店。但是，由于通货**的加剧，即使有能力支付更多的购物者也会去寻找廉价商品。