Getting girlhood right
Covid-19 threatens girls’ gigantic global gains
原文链接：https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/12/19/covid-19-threatens-girls-gigantic-global-gains
stymie:
to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose
-Hamper/block/hinder/obstruct
-《经济学人》高频词：
Eg. Yet the banks have been reluctant suspicious, like the IMF, that politics will stymie reform, drive up inflation and sink their newly bought bonds.
subordinate: /səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət/
-The individual’s needs are subordinate to those of the group.
-underling/inferior
worthwhile：/ˌwɜːθˈwaɪl/
-Good and important enough to spend time, effort, or money on.
-Making this video to help others is truly worthwhile.
-worth it/ which supermarket offers the best bang for your buck
IMF:
International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织
outnumber/ outperform
-Democrats outnumber Republicans there
blistering
-extremely fast
-During the campaign, Cameron pledged a first 100 days of blistering action (The Guardian)
-The runners set off at a blistering pace.
on a par with:
-equal in importance or quality to.
-“I also hope that politicians of all parties develop a better understanding of alcoholism, take it more seriously and devise policies to treat it as a disease on a par with the other major diseases. (The Guardian)
fetuses:
-a young human being or animal before birth, after the organs have started to develop
rife:
-If something unpleasant is rife, it is very common or happens a lot:
-Dysentery and malaria are rife in the refugee camps.
-rife with sth
-full of something unpleasant
-The office was rife with rumours.
hitched:
to get married:
-Is Tracy really getting hitched?
sexually active:
-engaging in sexual relations
-He became sexually active at the age of 21.
contraception:
-(the use of) any of various methods intended to prevent a woman becoming pregnant:
-What is the most reliable form/method of contraception?
mutilation:
the act of damaging something severely, especially by violently removing a part:
-She views cosmetic surgery as unwarranted mutilation of the body.
vocally:
-by expressing opinions and complaints often:
-She was vocally opposed to the war.
female genital mutilation
女性生殖器切割
knock-on effects:
a secondary, indirect, or cumulative effect.
-“a decline in butterflies would have a knock-on effect on other British species”
astounding:
very surprising or shocking:
-an astounding fact/decision/revelation
smorgasbord:
a mixture of many different hot and cold dishes that are arranged so that you can serve yourself
stunted:
-prevented from growing or developing to the usual size:
-A few stunted trees were the only vegetation visible.
-children with stunted growth
Citi:
花旗，1812
hobble:
-to limit something or control the freedom of someone:
-A long list of amendments have hobbled the new legislation.
UNICEF:
-abbreviation for United Nations Children’s Fund: a department of the United Nations whose aim is improving children’s health and education, especially in poor countries
avert:
-to prevent something bad from happening:
-to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine
genitals:
the outer sexual organs, especially the penis or vulva
-private parts polite word
regression:
-a return to a previous and less advanced or worse state, condition, or way of behaving:
-A regression has occurred in the overall political situation.
consent:
-permission or agreement:
-No one can publish my words without my consent.
self-assertive:
-giving your opinions in a powerful way so that other people will notice
juncture:
-a particular point in time:
-At this juncture, it is impossible to say whether she will make a full recovery.
truancy:
-the problem or situation of children being absent from school regularly without permission:
-My daughter’s school has very good exam results and hardly any truancy.
coercion: /kəʊˈɜː.ʃən/
-the use of force to persuade someone to do something that they are unwilling to do:
-He claimed the police had used coercion, threats, and promises to obtain the statement illegally.