2019-04-22

Hope remains for Western solidarity. Look at embassies in Beijing
China has only itself to blame for encouraging them to work together
原文来源：The Economist 2019-4-18

Article

https://frankzhougq.github.io/article/TE-2019-04-22/

Notes

China’s rise is inevitable; there are rich rewards for those who co-operate with it; resistance is futile.
无用的

bent on growing richer and more powerful

bent on sth/ on doing sth determined to do sth (usually sth bad) 决心要做，一心想做（通常指坏事）
She seems bent on making life difficult for me.
她似乎专门和我过不去。

trusted brands and sought-after technology

wanted by many people, because it is of very good quality or difficult to get or to find 争相获得的；吃香的；广受欢迎的
This design is the most sought after.
这一款最为紧俏。
a much sought-after actress
非常走红的女演员

forums that have sprung up in recent years

spring 'up to appear or develop quickly and/ or suddenly 迅速出现；突然兴起

clear-eyed about
头脑清醒的

That prompted talk of China trying to divide and rule in Europe.

a deep-pocketed friend
有钱的

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
这么翻译的

talked the BRI up as a potential bonanza for their firms.
吹嘘；成功的机遇

a display of solidarity that startled China
团结

Another diplomat counsels patience.
建议、劝告