[Bluce学英语][考研英语]外刊学习笔记 0704

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

​1）tumultuous英[tju:ˈmʌltʃuəs]美[tu:ˈmʌltʃuəs]  adj.骚乱的;吵闹的;狂暴的;激烈的

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

那是布鲁塞尔国际贸易谈判中纷乱的一天​

​✸✸Access tothose insights can costupward of$50,000 a year, current andformer subscribers say. “I would not make a big play based onenergy prices without talking to him,” said Stanley Druckenmiller,a longtime investor and a former fund manager for billionaire GeorgeSoros.​

​1）access to英[ˈækses tu:]美[ˈæksɛs tu]有权使用

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

他们现在进入了日本和英国的大众市场。​

​2) upward of英[ˈʌpwəd ɔv]美[ˈʌpwəd ʌv]多于，超过

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

关押某些犯人一年的成本超过4万美元。​

​✸✸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 pricesfell 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.

购买黄金是防范通货膨胀的一种传统手段。​

​✸✸It was thatbearish2014 forecast that some say elevated Mr. Ross togurustatus. At a January meeting in Riyadh that year, Mr. Ross told Saudi officials they would have todial backtheir production substantially ifthey wanted to keep global crude prices at $100 a barrel.​

​1) bearish英[ˈbeərɪʃ]美[ˈberɪʃ]  adj.（尤指脾气）像熊一样的;粗暴的;<股>行情下跌的;引起跌风的

英英解释：adj.expecting prices to fall

Dealers said investors remain bearish

交易员说投资者依然看跌。​

​2) guru英[ˈgʊru:]美[ˈɡʊru, ɡʊˈru]  n.专家;领袖;权威;个人的宗教教师[指导]

英英解释：n.a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader andspiritual teachern.a recognized leader in some field or of somemovement

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

时装大师们常表达一些离奇的想法，诸如让身材肥胖的人穿上紧身裤。​

​3）dial back英[ˈdaiəl bæk]美[ˈdaɪəl bæk]回拨

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

回想20年前的早期个人电脑战争，我们都以为苹果完蛋了。​

​ ​✸✸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  hasblemishedhis record, he  added. For one, Mr.Morse said PIRA often overestimates demand for crude.​

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

英英解释：n.the point where the optic nerve entersthe retinan.a subject about which you are ignorant or prejudicedand fail to exercise good judgment

The prime minister has a blind spot on ethical issues

这位首相无视道德问题。​

​2）blemished v.有损…的完美，玷污( blemish的过去式)

英英解释：adj.marred by imperfectionsadj.havinga blemish or flaw

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

他对西班牙人、日本人、菲律宾人和俄罗斯人的攻击性评论是对他职业的玷污。​

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