经济学人笔记

Endorsement

原句：The order was made public on October 21st after approval by the party’s Central Committeeand endorsement by Wang Qishan。

1.The campaign hasn't received any political endorsements.【approval】许可 支持

2.products that carry an endorsement from a celebrity。【favor】代言

Graft

1US 贪污 2UK 努力工作 3切片4嫁接

dull anecdotestartan trousers and dull anecdote 冷笑话【穿着格子呢紧身裤总会讲冷笑话一样】

Woreful

Nonetheless, some say the party’s war on golf misses the point as woefully as a weekend hacker might miss a three-foot putt.

糟糕

搞错重点 miss the point

Cadre 干部 Caddy 球童

Banning the symptoms of graft is no substitute foraddressing its root causes, any more than an anti-slice driver can fix yourfaulty golf swing. 仅仅禁止所造成的后果并不能铲除的根源，就像能发出反右旋的球杆并不能拯救你发出臭球一样。

nonetheless尽管 ，然而

Nonetheless, some say the party’s war on golf misses the point as woefully as a weekend hacker might miss a three-foot putt.

bribe

1N.He was accused of accepting/taking bribes from wealthy businessmen. [贿赂】

he organization was rife with bribery and corruption.

2V He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.。【收买】

Britain: Labour/Conservative government/Liberal democrats/the Tories