外媒怎么看CGTN主播刘欣与FOX主播翠西约辩？

今天上午，CGTN主播刘欣应约与FOX商业频道主播Trish Regan就中美贸易等相关话题进行了一场公开“辩论”。废话不多说，我们直接来看看外媒都是怎么报道的。

首先是「纽约时报」（The New York Times）：Anchors From Fox and Chinese State TV Hold Live Debate on Trade.

After days of sparring on Twitter, Trish Regan, an American television host from the Fox Business Network, and Liu Xin, a Chinese host on China Global Television Network, squared off in a highly-anticipated debate about trade and technology on Wednesday night in the United States.

spar

spar作动词，此处表示“（友好地）争论，争辩”，英文解释为“to argue with someone but not in an unpleasant way”举个🌰：

He’s been sparring with the security guards.

他在和保安人员争辩。

作动词的另一个意思是“（与某人）练拳击，轻拳出击；虚晃一拳”，英文解释为“to practise boxing with someone”，

He entered the ring to spar a few one-minute rounds with an old friend.

他进了拳击场与一个老朋友练了几个一分钟回合的轻拳出击。

square off

表示“摆好架势（准备迎战）”，英文解释为“to prepare to fight, compete, or argue with someone”举个🌰：

The two giants in the fast-food industry are squaring off this month with the most aggressive advertising campaigns yet.

本月快餐业两大巨头展开了异常激烈的广告攻势，拉开阵势准备一决高下。

接下来是「金融时报」（Financial Times）：US-China TV hosts battle it out on trade.

That's it? A much-anticipated debate about the trade war between a Chinese television host and an American peer left an avid audience in the Asian country underwhelmed and complaining that it was all over far too soon.

The livestream of the debate on the Fox Business Network between Trish Regan and Liu Xin, a journalist for state-run China Global Television Network, repeatedly slowed and pixelated as millions of Chinese logged in to watch.

The debate rose rapidly among hot topics on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, garnering 130m followers on Thursday morning.

battle it out

表示“决一胜负”，英文解释为“to keep fighting or opposing each other until one person or team wins”举个🌰：

Sixteen teams will battle it out.

将有16支球队参加角逐。

avid

注意到上文「纽约时报」中提到了a highly-anticipated debate，「金融时报」同样用了a much-anticipated debate，说明是备受期待，万众瞩目。此处avid /ˈævɪd/ 用来形容观众，表示“ery enthusiastic about sth (often a hobby)  渴望的；渴求的；热衷的；酷爱的”，英文解释为“wanting to get sth very much；very enthusiastic about sth (often a hobby)”，如：an avid reader/collector 酷爱阅读/收藏的人，举个🌰：

He was avid for more information.

他渴望知道更多信息。

underwhelmed

underwhelmed /ˌʌndəˈwelmd/与上面的avid形成了鲜明的对比，表示“无动于衷的；毫不激动的”，英文解释为“not impressed with or excited about sth at all”举个🌰：

We were distinctly underwhelmed by his speech.

他的讲话显然令我们感觉索然无味。

此外还有overwhelmed，表示“（强烈地影响而使）不知所措的”，英文解释为“If you are overwhelmed by a feeling or event, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.”举个🌰：

Sightseers may be a little overwhelmed by the crowds and noise.

观光者可能被人群和噪声搞得有点不知所措。

pixelated

表示“图像模糊的；像素化的”，英文解释为“consisting of pixels, especially large pixels that produce an unclear image”，如：pixelated photographs 图像模糊的照片。

还有「彭博社」（Bloomberg）：Chinese, U.S. TV Hosts Go Head-to-Head on Trade After Twitter Spat.

Her appearance, which took the form of an interview, came as Chinese state media increases its anti-U.S. rhetoric, running commentaries urging unified resistance to foreign pressure. The two engaged in a conversation about major issues in the ongoing trade war between their two governments.

In response to a question from Regan, Liu said tariffs should be lifted altogether.

“I think that would be a wonderful idea, don't you think? For American consumers products from China would be even cheaper, and for consumers in China products from America would so much cheaper too.”

rhetoric

rhetoric /ˈretərɪk/表示“辞令；巧辩；（尤指）花言巧语，浮夸之词”，英文解释为“language that is used to persuade or influence people, especially language that sounds impressive but is not actually sincere or useful”举个🌰：

The speech was dismissed by some people as merely political rhetoric.

有些人认为这场演讲只是华而不实的政治空谈。

run

熟词僻义，表示“发表，刊登；播出”，英文解释为“to show something in a newspaper or magazine, on television, etc.”举个🌰：

All the newspapers ran (= printed) stories about the new peace talks.

所有报纸都刊登了新一轮和谈的消息。

commentary

表示“（广播或电视所播事件的）评论，解说，实况报道”，英文解释为“a spoken description of an event on the radio or television that is broadcast as the event happens”举个🌰：

The commentary on the Olympic Games was much better on the other channel.

另一个频道对奥运比赛的实况报道要好得多。

最后再看看新闻网站「QUARTZ」的报道：The Fox-CCTV trade war “debate” was polite, dull, and condescending.

The hype in the run-up to what was billed as a historic debate between a Fox anchor and a presenter from China's state broadcaster captured the imagination of millions.

But what actually transpired in the brief 17-minute encounter, punctuated by lags in the satellite connection, was disappointingly short on substance.

「金融时报」中用underwhelmed来体现观众的反应，「QUARTZ」则在标题中直接用了polite, dull和condescending三个词来表达。

dull

表示“枯燥无味的；无聊的；令人生厌的”，英文解释为“not interesting or exciting”举个🌰：

Life in a small town could be deadly dull.

小城镇的生活可能会非常没意思。

condescending

表示“表现出优越感的；居高临下的”，英文解释为“behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than other people”举个🌰：

He has a condescending attitude towards women.

他对女性总是居高临下。

近义词：patronizing /ˈpætrəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

表示“（说话时）自命不凡的，高人一等的”，英文解释为“someone who is patronizing talks to you in a way that shows they think you are less intelligent or important than them”，如：a patronizing attitude 自命不凡的态度。

hype

表示“大肆的宣传广告；炒作”，英文解释为“Hype is the use of a lot of publicity and advertising to make people interested in something such as a product.”举个🌰：

We are certainly seeing a lot of hype by some companies.

我们的确看到一些公司天花乱坠的广告宣传。

the run-up to sth

表示“（重要事件的）前夕”，英文解释为“the period of time just before an important event”，如：in the run-up to the election 在选举的前夕。

bill sth as sth

bill熟词僻义，bill sth as sth表示“把…宣传为…”，英文解释为“to advertise or describe something in a particular way”举个🌰：

The castle bills itself as the oldest in England.

这个城堡号称是英格兰最古老的城堡。

补充：be billed to do sth

表示“被宣传将会做某事”，英文解释为“if someone is billed to appear, perform etc somewhere, it has been planned and advertised that they will do this”

He was billed to speak at two conferences.

海报上宣传他将会在两个会议上发言。

transpire

表示“发生”，英文解释为“to happen”举个🌰：

Exactly what transpired remains unknown.

究竟发生了什么一直无人知晓。

补充：it transpires that ...

表示“现已清楚，现已泄露，被人所知”，英文解释为“if it transpires that something is true, you discover that it is true”，举个🌰：

It now transpires that he kept all the money for himself.

事实已经清楚，他把所有的钱都据为己有了。

punctuate

表示“（不时）被打断”，英文解释为“to be interrupted by something, especially when this is repeated”举个🌰：

The silence was occasionally punctuated by laughter.

寂静间或被笑声打破。

最后的最后，总结一下今天的新知识呀：

· 介绍两位主持人：a Fox anchor  and  a presenter from China's state broadcaster / a Chinese television host and an American peer /  an American television host from the Fox Business Network, and Liu Xin, a Chinese host on China Global Television Network

· 形容此次辩论：a highly-anticipated debate / a much-anticipated debate / be billed as a historic debate；（实际上不是辩论而是采访的形式take the form of an interview）

· 观众开始前的期待：avid audience / capture the imagination of millions

· 观后感：underwhelmed / polite, dull, condescending

最后的最后的最后，看看辩论结束后，刘欣接受CGTN的专访：

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