264.經濟學人-Slumbering serpents-7(完結)

264.經濟學人-Slumbering serpents-7(完結)

Such measures—and the trying circumstances—may deter activists for the time being. But not for ever.

As lawyers at Schulte, Roth & Zabel, a pro-activist firm, note, some of them may be using the lull to build up their war chests.

The market turmoil will expose those management teams whose poor performance has been disguised by a booming stockmarket.

Activists may not have to wait long before opportunities arise.

Companies’ defensive manoeuvres may also come back to haunt them.

Inevitably, some of Mr Icahn’s morons will have used the crisis to entrench themselves and avoid scrutiny, making them targets of attack once things get back to something akin to normal.

Moreover, an easing of the pandemic is likely to lead to a surge in takeovers, as the strong gobble up the weak and government cash washes through the corporate world.

In such circumstances, it will be all the more important for activists to hold executives to account.

Without them cronyism and corporate sprawl could run rampant in the post-coronavirus world.


這是《經濟學人》2020年4月刊的一篇文章'Slumbering serpents'第8、9段,共9句。

1、

{'deter':'制止、阻止'}

類似方法--以及艱難的環境--可能會暫時阻止激進分子,但不會永久阻擋。

2、

{'lull':'間歇'}

正如Schulte, Roth & Zabel這家激進公司的律師表示,他們當中的一些人可能正在利用這個間歇時期籌備他們的專款。

3、

{'turmoil':'n.騷動'}

{'disguised':'掩飾,掩蓋'}

市場動盪將會暴露這些(平時)已經被繁榮股市掩蓋的表現差勁的管理團隊。

4、

激進者在機會出現之前不會等待太久。

5、

{'manoeuvres':'策略,手段'}

{'haunt':'v.困擾,纏擾'}

公司的防禦策略可能會回來騷擾。

6、

{'Inevitably':'不可避免的、意料之中的'}

{'morons':'笨蛋'}

{'entrench':'使牢固'}

{'scrutiny':'仔細檢查'}

{'akin':'相似的'}

伊坎先生的一些白痴不可避免地會利用這場危機來鞏固自己的地位並避免受到審查,一旦情況恢復到正常水平,他們就會成為攻擊的目標。

7、

{'gobble':'狼吞虎嚥'}

此外,隨著強者吞併弱者,政府資金在企業界大肆揮霍,疫情的緩解可能導致收購激增。

8、

在這種情況下,對激進分子來說,追究高管的責任將變得更加重要。

9、

{'cronyism':'任人唯親'}

{'sprawl':'隨意擴展、蔓延'}

{'rampant':'氾濫的、瘋長的'}

沒有他們,裙帶關係和企業擴張可能會在後病毒的時代肆虐。

--總結--

至此,整篇文章就結束了,文章沒有太難的句子結構,重點還是詞彙量的積累。

【詞彙部分】

{'deter':'制止、阻止'}

{'lull':'間歇'}

{'turmoil':'n.騷動'}

{'disguised':'掩飾,掩蓋'}

{'Inevitably':'不可避免的、意料之中的'}

{'morons':'笨蛋'}

{'entrench':'使牢固'}

{'scrutiny':'仔細檢查'}

{'akin':'相似的'}

{'gobble':'狼吞虎嚥'}

{'cronyism':'任人唯親'}

{'sprawl':'隨意擴展、蔓延'}

{'rampant':'氾濫的、瘋長的'}

264.經濟學人-Slumbering serpents-7(完結)


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