外刊閱讀第二天
1.Several Chinese stars have been caught up in scandals recently.
?be / get caught up in sth? ??被卷入某事,陷入某事(尤指壞事)
eg:Exactly?which?Russian?firms/?could?be?caught?up?in/?the?latest?American?sanctions?is?unclear.??
2.Some get into trouble for being out of step with the Communist Party.
in / out of step (with sb/sth)? ?(和某人)步伐一致(或不一致)
eg:Now?the?education?and?training?industry?is?in?step?with?China's?policy.?
現(xiàn)在,教培行業(yè)符合國家的政策要求。
?Communist:?a member of a Communist Party?共產(chǎn)黨黨員
3.Little wonder, then, that many Chinese firms are choosing to work with "virtual idols"instead of the human kind.?
(It's) no / little / small wonder (that)...? ??...“并不奇怪,不足為奇”
eg:Little?wonder?that?investors?are?taking?flight.?難怪投資者都在逃離。
背景:2010年,希臘債務危機,烏云籠罩在整個歐元區(qū)上空