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标题：Ukraine is not a charity case

Europe needs its help just as badly as the other way round

正文： Give Europe credit for stepping up when many doubted it could. Since D.T. cut American military aid to Ukraine, Europe has managed to fill the breach. It is accelerating the flow of money and arms eastward, while stiffening sanctions on the Russian aggressor. Partly as a result of European help, Russia’s grim losses on the battlefield are putting pressure on Vladimir Putin. With American diplomatic efforts to end the war fizzling, some in Europe are asking whether it is time for them to take the lead and talk to the Russian leader.

知识点：give credit for 短语 /ɡɪv ˈkredɪt fɔː(r)/
to recognize and praise someone for their efforts, skills or achievements. 认可；称赞；归功于
e.g. We should give her credit for staying calm and solving the problem at last. 我们应当认可她沉着冷静，最终解决了问题。

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标题：America's Social Security trust fund is disappearing.

Legislators have just six years to fix things.

正文：America’s social Security trust fund for the country's elderly citizens is now more than old enough to be drawing a pension itself. When the programme launched in 1940, its future must have seemed assured. Lots of money went in and little came out: for each retired person drawing benefits, more than 150 workers were contributing to the fund, which invested in Treasury securities.

知识点：drawing /ˈdrɔːɪŋ/v.（动词 draw 的现在分词形式）
本义为 “画；拉；吸引”，外刊财经社保语境核心义为 领取（养老金、福利等）（本文特指符合条件的美国退休公民从社会保障信托基金中按月领取养老金福利）
核心搭配：draw a pension、draw benefits、draw unemployment benefits、draw a salary、draw allowance
・America's Social Security trust fund is now old enough to be drawing a pension itself. 美国的社会保障信托基金如今都已经到了该领养老金的年纪了。
・Millions of elderly Americans rely on drawing Social Security benefits to cover their basic living expenses. 数百万美国老年人依靠领取社会保障福利来支付基本生活开支。

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标题：India's surprise baby bust is a warning to the world

It is not just rich places that are becoming less fertile

正文：For decades, India's rulers sent citizens a blunt message: stop having so many children. In the 1960s school walls carried slogans urging families to limit births. By the 1970s the government took an even harsher turn,overseeing the sterilisation of millions of mostly poor young adults, many against their will. Yet when Indian textbooks are reprinted this summer, they will carry a startlingly different warning—not about too many babies, but about too few.

知识点：blunt adj. /blʌnt/
direct and straightforward, often in a way that may offend 直率的；生硬的
• She gave a blunt assessment of his performance, saying it was simply not good enough. 她对他的表现给出了直率的评价，说实在是不够好。
• His blunt refusal surprised everyone in the room. 他生硬的拒绝让屋里所有人都很惊讶。

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标题：How to make football more exciting

The World Cup is wonderful. It could be even better

正文：Football is the beautiful game. But it’s often also the boring game.The World Cup, which starts on June 11th, is being hosted by America,Canada and Mexico, the international equivalent of going to a dinner party and hearing the hosts rowing in the kitchen. The tournament will feature 48 teams playing 104 matches over the course of six and a half weeks. Although watching matches that feature your own nation is dependably exciting, for neutrals the average game is likely to be pretty drab. The stakes at a World Cup are too high for players to take big risks, and hanging on for a draw often pays off for less fancied teams.

知识点：equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ n.
本义为 “等价物；相等物；对应物”，外刊体育评论语境核心义为 类比物；具有同等
体验 / 效果的情况（本文用生动比喻，将三国合办世界杯的内部矛盾比作晚宴上主人在厨房吵架的尴尬体验）
核心搭配：the equivalent of、cultural equivalent、functional equivalent、direct equivalent、rough equivalent
・Hosting the World Cup across three countries is the equivalent of organizing a wedding with three sets of parents who don't get along. 横跨三个国家举办世界杯，就好比筹办一场由三对不和的父母共同主持的婚礼。
・For many football fans, a last-minute winning goal is the equivalent of pure joy. 对很多球迷来说，一粒读秒绝杀进球就是纯粹快乐的代名词。

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标题：AI super-apps are remaking China's internet

Welcome to the agentic era

正文：To have a coffee delivered to an office in Shanghai, users can ask one of China's artificial-intelligence super-apps to choose a drink, press “confirm” and wait for it to arrive. Delegating such decisions carries risks. When one user asked for a “special coffee”, he received a rose-petal-vinegar-flavoured one.Yet the speed at which such services are spreading in China is remarkable.More than 600m people are thought to have used some form of agentic app. China is moving rapidly towards a future in which AI chooses,purchases and delivers many goods and services, reshaping its digital economy.

知识点：delegate v. /ˈdelɪɡeɪt/
to give a task or responsibility to someone else so that they do it for you 委托；把……交给别人代劳
• Good managers know when to delegate tasks to their team members rather than doing everything themselves. 优秀的管理者知道何时把任务委托给团队成员，而不是事必躬亲。
• Busy parents often delegate grocery shopping to delivery apps. 忙碌的父母常把买菜这件事委托给配送应用。

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1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程，拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景
2、逐词、逐句精确讲解，系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法
3、每期内附学习笔记，包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等，帮助扫除阅读障碍。