2018-09-03 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

The left-wing Workers’ Party in Brazil nominated Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a former president, as its presidential candidate. He leads in the polls, but is in jail fo

2018-08-31 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

When Donald Trump tweeted on August 5th that tariffs were working "big time", American media sprang into action to test the claim.
8月5日，唐纳德·特朗普在推特上说，关税&ld

2018-08-31 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Economists are sceptical of taxing other forms of capital,
经济学家对于其他形式的资本征税持怀疑态度，for the good reason that it discourages investment.
而理由也很充分：会影响投资

2018-08-30 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

"I wish we could be private with Tesla." So said an exasperated and exhausted Elon Musk to Rolling Stone last November.
“我希望可以将特斯拉私有化。”去年11月在对话《滚石》杂志时，

2018-08-30 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Another concern is the sheer size of the proposed deal.
另一个担忧则是拟议交易的绝对规模。The largest buyout to date, the takeover by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts of RJR Nabisco in 198

2018-08-30 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Tax systems have also failed to adapt to technological change.
税制也未能适应技术变革。The rising importance of intellectual property means that it is almost impossible to pin dow

2018-08-30 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

America reimposed sanctions on Iran, three months after pulling out of an accord brokered in 2015 to roll back its nuclear-weapons programme. A European Union law aims to shield EU

2018-08-29 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Stuck in the past
故步自封Countries must overhaul their tax systems to make them fit for the 21st century
为适应21世纪新环境，各国须彻底改革税制If you are a high earner in a rich

2018-08-29 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

The rise of jihadism in Africa is rooted in bad governance,
非洲圣战主义起源于管理不善，exacerbated by population pressure and climate change.
也与人口压力和气候变化的影响有关。W

2018-08-28 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Security in Africa
非洲安全Jihad's new base
圣战组织新基地Violent Islamists are trying to take over a huge part of Africa. The West should help stop them
暴力的伊斯兰主义试图接

2018-08-28 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

A forested village in Jharkhand state, eastern India, Narotoli is home mainly to adherents of Sarna, a nature-worshipping tribal religion.
Narotoli，位于印度东部尔克汗邦的一个草木

2018-08-27 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Nevertheless North Korea is different from Vietnam in three ways that could hurt.
不过朝鲜和越南存在三方面的不同点，这或许对朝鲜而言是个打击。In Vietnam's south, its economic

2018-08-27 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

For Safeena Husain, who runs Educate Girls, the process was as satisfying as the results.
对于‘女孩教育行动’的创始人Safeena Husain而言，该项目的进程和结果一样令人满意。Instead o

2018-08-24 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

If a girl in a poor country goes to school, she will probably have a more comfortable life than if she stays at home.
如果欠发达国家的女孩去上学，那么相比待在家中，她的未来或许更加

2018-08-24 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

The bidding escalated in the battle for Sky, Britain’s premier subscription-TV broadcaster. A day after 21st Century Fox submitted a proposal that valued Sky at 24.5bn pounds

2018-08-23 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Mitch Lowe, chief executive of MoviePass (and a former Netflix executive), professes to be undaunted by the losses.
MoviePass的首席执行官米奇·罗威（前Netflix执行官）声称无惧损失。

2018-08-23 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

The world this week Business
一周要闻 商业The Trump administration intensified its trade war with China, threatening to impose tariffs on a further $200bn-worth of goods, includin

2018-08-22 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Even by the standards of Hollywood, it sounds an unlikely pitch-an app that offers almost unlimited access to cinemas for $10 a month.
每月仅需10美元就能让你在电影院里无限制观看电

2018-08-22 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Where does this leave Britain?
那么英国到底应何去何从？Do not look to Brexiteers for answers.
恐怕脱欧派也无法回答。Although they complain that the people have been betrayed,
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2018-08-21 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

This is Mrs May's most realistic plan so far, and yet European leaders will demand that she go further.
这是迄今为止特蕾莎·梅制定的最务实的计划，但欧洲领导人要求她制定更多

2018-08-21 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Recep Tayyip Erdogan was re-inaugurated as Turkey’s president. He appointed his son-in-law as finance minister, leading to a sharp fall in the value of the lira, and also dro

2018-08-20 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

As America presses North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, it has pointed to Vietnam as an example of the prosperity that awaits the isolated state.
美国施压朝鲜要求其放弃核武器，

2018-08-20 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

In the first quarter of this year Tik Tok, an international version of Douyin that launched in late 2017,
今年第一季度，公司于2017年年末推出抖音国际版—Tik Tok，became the wo

2018-08-17 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Some may ask why Democrats do not return to positions that appeal to rural voters.
有些人可能会问，为什么民主党不去吸引农村选民。Recall how Mr Obama won the presidency opposing ga

2018-08-17 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

The world this week
一周要闻politics
政治Theresa May, Britain’s prime minister, hoped that a deal struck at a cabinet summit would enable her to take an acceptable proposal to B