经济学人文章——新闻自由分析第一篇

今天经济学人上有一篇关于新闻自由的文章

The global slump in press freedom

首先文章标题中slump一词，

slump：

1. 倒下，倚，靠 to fall or lean against something because you are not strong enough to stand

slump against/over/back

eg: She slumped against the wall. 她身子一歪倚在了墙上。

2. 暴跌 to suddenly go down in price, value, or number

eg: The currency slumped to a record low. 币值跌到了历史低点。

3. 趋势减弱 a sudden decrease in prices, sales, profits

slump in

eg:a slump in car sales

在文章开头，出现了一句话：

Illiberal regimes are clamping down on independent media across the world.

不容言论的政治制度正在全世界范围内压制独立媒体。

这句总结性的话，第一个词就表明了文章观点illiberal，

illiberal: /ɪˈlɪbərəl/

1. 不开明的，不容言论自由的 not supporting people’s rights to say or do what they want

eg：illiberal and undemocratic policies 专制、不民主的政策

2. 吝啬的，小气的 not generous

illiberally adv

illiberality n

regimes

1. 政权 a government, especially one that was not elected fairly or that you disapprove of for some other reason

eg：The regime got rid of most of its opponents. 这个政权除去了大部分政敌。

2. 组织方法、管理体制 a particular system – used especially when talking about a previous system, or one that has just been introduced

eg: Under the new regime, all sheep and cattle will be regularly tested for disease.

clamp down 打压、压制

eg: The police are clamping down on drink-driving offenders.

警察正在打压酒后驾车的罪犯。

clamp：

1. 夹住 to put or hold something in a position so that it cannot move

eg: She clamped her hands over her ears.

2. 制裁、处罚 clamp sanctions/restrictions etc on somebody

to put limits on what someone is allowed to do

eg: The president clamped sanctions on the island after the bomb attack.

总统在炸弹袭击后对该岛实施了制裁。