Jan. 10, 2020
1-bite 造成不良影响
Empty hotels and salmon stuck in traffic: strike bites French economy.
2-uncharacteristically 异常地,出奇地
3-artisanal 手工制作的
But on a recent weekday morning, an uncharacteristically small crowd browsed designer clothes and artisanal chocolates in the grand halls.
4-ring up 计算营业额
Employees smiled and pointed to the discount signs, though few were ringing up sales.
5-barista 咖啡师
6-stand 摊位,站台
7-to no/little avail 没有效果,不成功
In front of the store, Gabriel Vassor, a barista, tried to lure customers to his sidewalk coffee stand, to no avail.
8-revenue 收入
9-harry 使困扰
10-pedestrian 步行者
11-march (坚定地)快步走
Revenue is 40 percent lower than what it should be at this time of year, he said, as harried pedestrians marched past.
12-take a big hit 遭受重创,受到大的影响
We're taking a big hit.
13-gridlock 僵局
14-let up 停止,减弱
After the government and French unions failed to reach an agreement on Thursday, there were few signs that the gridlock was about to let up.
15-choke with 空间的堵塞
Trucks sit in hundreds of miles of traffic jams outside major cities, on highways choked with drivers who normally would be taking a train, delaying deliveries of items like TVs and toys.
16-fishmonger 鱼贩
17-vibrant 有活力的
18-make it (尤指在困难情境下的)准时到达
A fishmonger at the Marche d'Aligre, one of French oldest and most vibrant food market, was worried about the salmon he had ordered from Scotland for the Christmas rush wouldn't make it.
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