经济学人下载:汇率操纵(2)

1.edge over 比...有优势
What do you think gives this company an edge over its competitors?
你觉得公司和其他竞争者相比有什么优势？
2.penchant for对...的嗜好
He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.
他喜欢拿人开玩笑。
3.retaliate 报复
Mary kicked Susan, and Susan retaliated by biting her.
玛丽踢了苏珊，苏珊咬她作了报复。
4.bellicose 好战的；好斗的
He expressed alarm about the government's increasingly bellicose statements.
他对政府越来越具挑衅性的声明表示担忧。