一、词汇
1. Bad luck comes in threes for the Chinese internet giant Tencent.
in threes: in groups of three people or things三个一组，比如做游戏分组就可以用上：
Teachers taking part will be asked to work in threes.参加的老师将被要求分成三人一组进行活动。
此处处理为 “接二连三”；
2. Backlog 积压待办的事务
例：
There is a backlog of repairs and maintenance in schools.
学校里有积压下来等待处理的维修和养护工作。
3. at odds 争执（不一致）
China and South Korea have been at odds since Seoul decided to press ahead with a US missile defence shield system in early 2017.
press ahead with 推进
4. leery ['lɪərɪ] 警觉的
Tencent has been far more leery of loading up ads than US peers such as Facebook or Google
5. scotched 结束; 制止
If you scotch a rumour, plan, or idea, you put an end to it before it can develop any further.
例：
They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special show.
他们辟谣说他们并没有在筹划一场特别的演出。
6. paucity ['pɔːsɪtɪ] 短缺 [正式]
If you say that there is a paucity of something, you mean that there is not enough of it.
例：
Even the film's impressive finale can't hide the first hour's paucity of imagination.
这部电影在开头一个小时中毫无想象力，即使有个让人印象深刻的结局也无法掩盖这个缺憾。
例：
...the paucity of good women sprinters.
...优秀女子短跑选手的匮乏。
7. ratchet up 稳步提高; 使...稳步提高
If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again.
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