经济学人下载:中美贸易:根深蒂固 (1)

1.candid 坦诚的
Nat is candid about the problems she is having with Steve.
娜特对她眼下和史蒂夫之间的问题毫不隐瞒。
2.strike 达成（协议）
They struck a deal with their paper supplier, getting two years of newsprint on credit.
他们同纸张供应商达成协议，可赊购两年的新闻用纸。
3.provision规定
He backed a provision that would allow judges to delay granting a divorce decree in some cases.
他赞成一项允许法官在一些情况下延迟作出离婚判决的法律条款。
4.trim 削减
American companies looked at ways they could trim these costs.
美国公司研究了他们可能削减成本的方案。