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.
这是《经济学人》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'}
类似方法--以及艰难的环境--可能会暂时阻止激进分子，但不会永久阻挡。
2、
{'lull':'间歇'}
正如Schulte, Roth & Zabel这家激进公司的律师表示，他们当中的一些人可能正在利用这个间歇时期筹备他们的专款。
3、
{'turmoil':'n.骚动'}
{'disguised':'掩饰，掩盖'}
市场动荡将会暴露这些（平时）已经被繁荣股市掩盖的表现差劲的管理团队。
4、
激进者在机会出现之前不会等待太久。
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{'manoeuvres':'策略，手段'}
{'haunt':'v.困扰，缠扰'}
公司的防御策略可能会回来骚扰。
6、
{'Inevitably':'不可避免的、意料之中的'}
{'morons':'笨蛋'}
{'entrench':'使牢固'}
{'scrutiny':'仔细检查'}
{'akin':'相似的'}
伊坎先生的一些白痴不可避免地会利用这场危机来巩固自己的地位并避免受到审查，一旦情况恢复到正常水平，他们就会成为攻击的目标。
7、
{'gobble':'狼吞虎咽'}
此外，随着强者吞并弱者，政府资金在企业界大肆挥霍，疫情的缓解可能导致收购激增。
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在这种情况下，对激进分子来说，追究高管的责任将变得更加重要。
9、
{'cronyism':'任人唯亲'}
{'sprawl':'随意扩展、蔓延'}
{'rampant':'泛滥的、疯长的'}
没有他们，裙带关系和企业扩张可能会在后病毒的时代肆虐。
--总结--
至此，整篇文章就结束了，文章没有太难的句子结构，重点还是词汇量的积累。
【词汇部分】
{'deter':'制止、阻止'}
{'lull':'间歇'}
{'turmoil':'n.骚动'}
{'disguised':'掩饰，掩盖'}
{'Inevitably':'不可避免的、意料之中的'}
{'morons':'笨蛋'}
{'entrench':'使牢固'}
{'scrutiny':'仔细检查'}
{'akin':'相似的'}
{'gobble':'狼吞虎咽'}
{'cronyism':'任人唯亲'}
{'sprawl':'随意扩展、蔓延'}
{'rampant':'泛滥的、疯长的'}