1-be in/get into hot water 有麻烦，惹上麻烦

2-restore 恢复

Haidilao in hot water: chain apologizes for price hike, restores original menu

3-jack up 大幅增加，（或提高，抬高）价格等

Like a student who had come back from summer break with a new look, Haidilao had come back with something new as well-newly jacked up prices,a full six percent higher than when the chain closed its restaurant doors back in January.

4-plethora 过量，过多

5-veggie 蔬菜

6-take advantage of 欺骗，占……的便宜

7-ourage 愤怒，愤慨

News that, the company, known for its great value among a plethora of similar restaurants specializing in spicy boiled meats and veggies, would dare to take advantage of its customers' excitement for its return was met with outrage.

8-misstep 失策，走上歧途

9-retract 撤回

10-give rise to the hashtag 登上热搜

Haidilao quickly realized that it had misstepped, and retracted its decision to alter its prices, giving rise to the hashtag #Haidilao apologizes for new price increase#

11-rash 轻率的，鲁莽的

The company also emphasized that it will seek feedback from customers before making such rash decisions in the future.

12-speculate 猜测，推断

13-orchestrate 精心安排，策划

14-shenanigan 诡计，恶作剧

15-ploy 策略，手法

While the restoration of original prices is sure to win over some customers, others have speculated that Haidilao is pulling a new-Coke, deliberately seeking bad press in order to increase brand awareness, and have orchestrated the whole shenanigan as a marketing ploy.