【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Nvidia is fighting off two threats Both of them involve China 正文：One honourable exception to the roster of tech billionaires standing behind Donald Trump at the president’s inauguration on January 20th was Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia. He took a quieter approach, meeting Mr Trump at the White House just over ten days later. Earlier that week his firm, the dominant supplier of artificial-intelligence (ai) chips, had lost $600bn in market value during...
Mar 09, 2025•19 min•Ep. 421
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Why a Chinese Gadget Company Can Make an Electric Car and Apple Can’t Xiaomi,which produces smartphonesand consumer electronics, delivered135,000 E.V.s last year after tappingChina's robust manufacturing supplychain. 正文：After nearly a decade of trying, Apple finally gave up its effort to produce an electric car last year, canceling a project that soaked up $10 billion. But last year in China, the electronics maker Xiaomi launched its first electric car after just ...
Mar 08, 2025•14 min•Ep. 422
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:T’s new tariffs are his most extreme ever America targets its three biggest trading partners: Canada, Mexico and China 正文：He has actually gone and done it. President D.T. had long threatened to impose hefty tariffs on Canada and Mexico, America’s two biggest trading partners. Last month, when they were first due to take effect, he offered both countries a last-minute reprieve. This time, he was in no mood to play nice. New tariffs came into effect at 12:01 am EST ...
Mar 07, 2025•22 min•Ep. 423
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:How to get rich in 2025 Forget about the career. Inheritance is what matters 正文：“A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!” In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen didn't need to expound at length for 19th -century readers on the allure of Mr Bingley's"four or five thousand a year", nor clarify why Mrs Bennet was so ecstatic. It was self - evident. Mr Bingley was an heir, and in that era, marrying into a wealthy fami...
Mar 06, 2025•13 min•Ep. 424
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Forget McDonald’s. This Chinese Fast-Food Chain Is Now the World’s Biggest. Mixue lures cost-conscious customers with ice cream and drinks under $1 during China’s economic slump. 正文：It sells ice cream and sugary drinks for under $1. Its mascot looks like the love child of Frosty the Snowman and the Michelin Man. And its stores relentlessly blare a jingle set to the tune of “Oh! Susanna." 知识点：(01) lure [lʊə(r)] 例句： The smell of freshly baked cookies lured me into t...
Mar 05, 2025•17 min•Ep. 425
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Europe vows to defend Ukraine, but prays for T’s support A summit in London is stalked by the fear America will walk away. 正文：An emergency summit meeting in London of the main European NATO countries, plus Canada, ended on March 2nd with broad agreement that Europe must now step up to the challenge of securing and defending a just peace deal for Ukraine. But few if any details were on offer. 知识点：emergency n. [ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi] a serious, unexpected, and often dangerou...
Mar 04, 2025•16 min•Ep. 426
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Writing the History of the Biden Presidency, in the Trump Era 正文：As Joe Biden left office with a dismal approval rating, he expressed hope that history would vindicate him. "The full impact of what we've accomplished together will take time to be fully felt, but the seeds we've planted will grow and bear fruit for decades to come," he said in his farewell address 知识点：era /ˈɪərə/ a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.时代；年...
Mar 03, 2025•11 min•Ep. 427
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university It models itself on Stanford, and is in the tech hotspot of Hangzhou 正文： A huge statue stands near the entrance to Zhejiang University, surveying the transformation of the eastern city of Hangzhou, 175km south-west of Shanghai. Such statues look anachronistic wherever they linger across China, but especially so here, and especially after the events of the past few months. 知识点：statue n. [ˈstætʃuː] a three-dimension...
Mar 02, 2025•13 min•Ep. 428
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Chinese cars are taking over the global south Petrol engines, not batteries, are powering their growth 正文：“Styling, build quality and polish” were “frankly lacklustre”. The review in Car and Driver, a respected motoring publication, of a vehicle made by BYD on display at the Detroit Motor Show in 2009 was hardly encouraging for a car that its Chinese manufacturer hoped to start exporting to America in a few years. 知识点：lacklustre 英/ˈlæklʌstər/；美/ˈlækˌlʌstər/ lackin...
Mar 01, 2025•9 min•Ep. 429
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Musks cabinet cameo：the elephant in the room wore black 正文：About 12 minutes into the first meeting of his new cabinet, President Trump addressed the elephant in the room. This was rather easy for him to do, sincethe elephant was standing 10 feet away, dressed all in black, hovering over the head of the table at which the president and the members of his cabinet sat. “Is anybody unhappy with Elon?” Mr. Trump asked. Nervous laughter began to ripple around the room. ...
Feb 28, 2025•17 min•Ep. 430
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Why has the flu been so bad this year? 正文：AMERICA IS IN the throes of its worst flu season in at least seven years. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that some 29m Americans have been infected since October—20% more than at the same point last year. For the first time since 2020, the flu is leading to more hospitalisations and deaths than covid-19. 知识点：exceed /ɪkˈsiːd/ be greater than or go beyond (a quantity, number, or limit) 超过；超出 The cos...
Feb 27, 2025•13 min•Ep. 431
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Big Day for Crypto Goes South in a Hurry After a Giant Hack 正文：The good news for cryptocurrency investors arrived just after 8 a.m. on Friday: Coinbase, the largest crypto marketplace in the United States, had reached a deal with U.S. regulators to dismiss a lawsuit that had hung over the industry for years. But within hours, the crypto market descended into a new crisis. At 10:51 a.m., Bybit, another leading crypto exchange, said it had been hacked — with industr...
Feb 26, 2025•13 min•Ep. 432
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:musk says government workers must detail their workweek or lose their jobs 正文：Elon Musk deepened the confusion and alarm of workers across the federal government Saturday by ordering them to summarize their accomplishments for the week, warning that a failure to do so would be taken as a resignation. Shortly after Mr. Musk’s demand, which he posted on X, civil servants across the government received an email from the Office of Personnel Management with the subject...
Feb 25, 2025•11 min•Ep. 433
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Is America Still a Nation of Small Businesses? 正文：America has long been proud of its reputation as a nation where small businesses thrive. But in today's economic climate, it's crucial to question whether this reputation still aligns with the reality. 知识点：thrive（英/θraɪv/；美/θraɪv/） To grow or develop well and be successful. 茁壮成长；蓬勃发展；兴旺发达 Local handicraft businesses thrive during the tourist season（. 旅游旺季时，当地的手工艺品生意兴隆。） 获取外刊的完整原文以及精讲笔记，请关注微信公众号「早安英文」，回复“外刊”即可。更多有意思...
Feb 24, 2025•12 min•Ep. 434
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Tesla Is Losing Ground Against Its Biggest Rival in China BYD makes advances in AI-powered driving software while Musk’s wait for approval grows 正文：BYD, China’s biggest automaker, is widening its lead over Tesla in artificial- intelligence-powered driving technology for Chinese car buyers, with the introduction Monday of a new system for low-price mass-market vehicles. The advances by BYD and other Chinese automakers contrast with Tesla’s inability to release its ...
Feb 23, 2025•13 min•Ep. 435
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Are AI’s New Power Couple 正文：In his newly built palace near Tokyo, lined by stone statues of Roman emperors and surrounded by an 18-hole golf course, Masayoshi Son was stewing. After declaring for years the imminent arrival of the artificial-intelligence revolution, the chief executive officer of SoftBank Group had missed out on it. “I haven’t been able to do anything,” he thought, according to a speech he gave to S...
Feb 22, 2025•14 min•Ep. 436
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:'Real-life Squid Game': Kim Sae-ron's death exposes Korea's celebrity culture 正文：Actress Kim Sae-ron's death in an apparent suicide has renewed criticism of South Korea's entertainment industry, which churns out stars but also subjects them to immense pressure and scrutiny. 知识点：apparent adj. [əˈpærənt] That seems to be real or true but may not be; seeming 表面上的；未必真实的 e.g. Their affluence is more apparent than real. 他们表上面看上去有钱，其实不然。 获取外刊的完整原文以及精讲笔记，请关注微信公众号「早安英文」，回复...
Feb 21, 2025•12 min•Ep. 437
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:DisruptorAn Asteroid's Threat: 2024 YR4 and Why Panic Isn't Needed 正文：Asteroid 2024 YR4 has firmly grabbed the world's attention, with an approximately 2% chance of colliding with Earth in 2032. NASA has sounded the alarm, stating that its size is sufficient to cause local damage, thus triggering the international warning system established to safeguard our planet from potential cosmic threats. To gain deeper insights into this celestial object, astronomers are se...
Feb 20, 2025•22 min•Ep. 438
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Actress Barbie Hsu’s shocking death: What is influenza, and how can it turn deadly? 正文：Although influenza – better known as flu – is a common illness that most peoplerecover from without treatment, it can result in life-threatening or even deadly complications. 知识点：“致命的疾病” 2 A fatal disease. 3 A life-threatening illness. 获取外刊的完整原文以及精讲笔记，请关注微信公众号「早安英文」，回复“外刊”即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！ 【节目介绍】 《早安英文-每日外刊精读》，带你精读最新外刊，了解国际最热事件：分析语法结构，拆解长难句，最接地气的翻译，还有重点词汇讲解。 所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》...
Feb 19, 2025•6 min•Ep. 439
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Who Needs Hollywood? Chinese Animated Film Shatters Box Office Records. The runaway success of “Ne Zha 2” is another sign that Chinese audiences are choosing domestic movies over Hollywood blockbusters. 正文：The new king of the Chinese box office is an adorably ugly, demonic child fighting off monsters. 知识点：adorably adv. [əˈdɔːrəbli] in a way that is very cute and attractive. 可爱地，迷人地。 e.g. The little puppy looked adorably cute with its big brown eyes. 这只小狗有着一双棕色的大眼睛...
Feb 18, 2025•9 min•Ep. 440
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Knowing what your colleagues earn The pros and cons of greater pay transparenc 正文：How much do your colleagues get paid? In a few countries, such as Norway, you can take a good guess by looking at public records on individuals’ overall tax payments and income. But in most places, finding out people’s salaries means asking them what they earn. And that is about as socially acceptable as saying “What an ugly baby.” 知识点：overall n. /ˈəʊvərɔːlz/ adj. & adv. /ˌəʊvərˈ...
Feb 17, 2025•16 min•Ep. 441
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Have we hit peak tech bro? DeepSeek’s ‘Sputnik moment’ has cut Silicon Valley poseurs down to size 正文： Scant information exists about Liang Wenfeng, the DeepSeek founder whose launch of a cheaper and more accessible AI technology this week prompted a rout on Wall Street. But Liang is not your average tech geek: he does not play with the Silicon bros. 知识点：scant adj. /skænt/ hardly any; not very much and not as much as there should be⼀丁点的；微⼩的；不⾜的；⽋缺的 • I paid scant ...
Feb 16, 2025•14 min•Ep. 442
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Why are our first loves so unforgettable? 正文：Falling in love for the first time is an experience many of us never forget. Details are often etched into our memories, from what we wore for a first date to the scent of their washing powder or a song that was playing on the radio. 知识点：unforgettable /ˌʌnfərˈɡetəbl/ If you describe something as unforgettable, you mean that it is, for example, extremely beautiful, enjoyable, or unusual, so that you remember it for a lon...
Feb 15, 2025•5 min•Ep. 443
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:The vast and sophisticated global enterprise that is Scam Inccomplicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money. Online fraud leaves nobody safe 正文：Edgar met Rita on LinkedIn. He worked for a Canadian software company; she was from Singapore and was with a large consultancy. They were just friends, but they chatted online all the time. One day Rita offered to teach him how to trade crypto. With her help, he made good money. So he raised his stake. However, after ...
Feb 14, 2025•7 min•Ep. 444
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Elon Musk Leads $97.4 Billion Bid to Control OpenAI The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money. 正文：A group of investors led by Elon Musk has made a $97.4 billion bid to buy the assets of the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, according to two people familiar with the bid, escalating a yearslong, deeply personal tussle for the future of artificial intelligence between Mr. Musk and...
Feb 13, 2025•13 min•Ep. 445
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Don’t propose with a diamond Lab-grown gems may destroy both their own value and that of natural rocks, too 正文：Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Inside sock drawers around the world, men (and a few women) will be hiding rings intended to convey their everlasting love. Since De Beers, the world’s leading diamond company, ingeniously announced that “diamonds are forever” in the 1940s, most engagement rings have included a diamond—and an expensive one at that. The...
Feb 12, 2025•8 min•Ep. 446
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:‘Ne Zha 2’: A 3-Year-Old Demon Just Crushed Every Movie in China 正文：Ne Zha was born an outcast, feared as a demon, and fated to die in three years. Instead, he’s conquered China’s box office. Released on Jan. 29, the first day of Chinese New Year, “Ne Zha 2,” the sequel to the 2019 animated hit, needed less than 10 days to smash records. It grossed over 6.8 billion yuan ($940 million), becoming China’s highest-grossing film and surpassing “Avengers: Endgame” and “...
Feb 11, 2025•16 min•Ep. 447
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Why Are Elite MBA Graduates Struggling to Find Jobs? Is the Degree Still Worth It? 正文：In business, nothing quite says “in trouble” like a company delaying the release of its financial results. That seems to be true of business schools, too. Around Christmas, most of America’s top business schools released their equivalent of annual reports, containing data on the employment of graduates from their two-year master of business administration (MBA) programmes, later ...
Feb 10, 2025•18 min•Ep. 448
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Chinese AI is catching up, posing a dilemma for DT The success of cheap Chinese models threatens America’s technological lead 正文：If there is a single technology America needs to bring about the “thrilling new era of national success” that President DT promised in his inauguration speech, it is generative artificial intelligence. At the very least, AI will add to the next decade’s productivity gains, fuelling economic growth. At the most, it will power humanity thr...
Feb 09, 2025•10 min•Ep. 449
【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30，准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Shein and Temu are in Donald Trump’s cross-hairs n end to the de minimis exemption will hurt Chinese e-commerce firms—and enrage American consumers 正文：For American consumers, online shopping has just got dearer. On February 1st DT did away with a decades-old provision, known as the de minimis waiver, that exempted goods under a certain value (lately $800) from customs duties. With the same stroke he raised tariffs on Chinese goods by 10%. Then on February 5th the ...
Feb 08, 2025•21 min•Ep. 450
