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In response, European leaders have belatedlyembarked ona generational project toward “digital sovereignty,” mixing tougher rules against foreign tech companies with efforts to boost local innovation.

作为回应，欧洲领导人启动了姗姗来迟、跨越几代的计划，旨在实现“数字主权”，其中结合了针对外国科技企业的更严格规定与促进本土创新的努力。

mixing …是“digital sovereignty”的具体内容。mix xx with xx。

1.embark on 着手；从事，to begin (something that will take a long time or happen for a long time)

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导读

疫情对美国房屋成交量造成打击，但房屋销售人员却对市场依旧看好，认为房价依旧会保持往日上涨势头。

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双语阅读

House pricespicked upin most middle- and high-income countries in the second quarter. In the rich world they rose at an annual rate of 5% (see chart 1). Share prices of developers and property-traders fell by a quarter in the early phase of the pandemic, but have recovered much of the fall.

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数中高收入国家的房价在第二季度有所回升。在发达国家，房价以每年5%的速度上涨。在疫情初期，开发商和房地产交易商的股价下跌了四分之一，但现在大部分已经得到恢复。

In America growth in the median price per square foot accelerated more quickly in the second quarter of 2020 than in any three-month period in the lead-up to the financial crisis of 2007-09. Three factors explain this strength: monetary policy, fiscal policy and buyers’ changing preferences.

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翻译划线句，在文末留言框内打卡，答案下期公布~ 有三个因素可以解释这种增长势头：货币政策、财政政策和买家不断变化的偏好。

Consider monetary policy first. Central bankers around the world have cut policy rates by two percentage points on average this year, reducing the cost ofmortgageborrowing. Americans cantake outa 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at an annual interest rate of just 2.9%, down from 3.7% at the beginning of the year.

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首先考虑货币政策。今年，世界各国央行将政策利率平均降低了两个百分点，这就降低了抵押贷款的成本。美国人现在可以以每年2.9%的利率获得30年期固定利率抵押贷款，而年初时这一利率为3.7%。

Fiscal policy, the second factor, may therefore be more important in explainingbuoyantprices. In a normal recession, as people lose jobs and their incomes fall,foreclosuresdraghouse prices down—not only by adding to the supply of houses on the market, but also by leaving ex-homeowners with ablemishon their credit history, making it harder for them to borrow again. But this time governments in rich countries have preserved households’ incomes.

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因此，财政政策作为第二个因素，可能在解释价格上涨的原因方面更为重要。在正常的经济衰退中，当人们失去工作、收入下降时，取消抵押品赎回权会拖低房价——这不仅让市场上的房屋供应增加，还会让前房主的信用记录上留下污点，使他们难以再次借贷。但这一次，富裕国家的政府保护了家庭收入。

The third factor behind the unlikely global housing boom relates to changing consumer preferences. With a fifth of office workers continuing to work from home, many potential buyers may want to spend more on a nicer place to live. Already there is evidence that people are upgrading their household appliances.

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在全球房地产市场不可思议的繁荣背后，第三个因素与消费者偏好的变化有关。随着五分之一的办公人员继续在家工作，许多潜在的买家可能希望花更多的钱买一个更好的住房。已经有证据表明，人们正在升级他们的家用电器。

本文节选自：The Economist（经济学人）

发布时间：2020.10

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词汇积累

1.mortgage

英 /mɡd/ 美 /mɡd/

n. 抵押贷款、按揭

v.抵押；以某人的前途作代价

2.buoyant

英 /bnt/ 美 /bnt/

adj. 愉快而自信的、〔价格等〕趋于上升的，上涨的、易浮起的

3.foreclosure

英 /fkl(r)/ 美 /fkl(r)/

vi. 〔因抵押人无法偿还贷款〕止赎，取消抵押品赎回权

n.丧失抵押品赎回权

4.drag

英 /drɡ/ 美 /drɡ/

n.拖累；阻碍；讨厌的事；吸入一口烟；（喜剧演员）男扮女装；（作用于行进中的飞行器或车辆的）空气阻力；（横穿城镇的）主干道

v. 拖累、强迫、勉强、（用鼠标）拖拉、（某物）拖地、拖着〔受伤的腿、脚等〕走动、进行得缓慢，拖沓、硬拉〔某人去某处〕

5.blemish

英 /blem/ 美 /blem/

n. 瑕疵，污点，疤痕

vt. 有损…的完美；玷污

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词组搭配

1.pick up 捡起；获得；（汽车；飞机）乘载；不费力地学会、提起

2.take out 取出；去掉；出发；发泄；把…带出去；邀请（某人）外出；开始

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写作句总结

The third factor behind the unlikely global housing boom relates to changing consumer preferences.

结构: Behind the unlikely global housing boom …

在不可思议的全球房市场繁荣的背后…

例句… Behind the unlikely global housing boom， which also depends on the social development.

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