【1分钟时事学英语】特朗普的关税政策将令美国海关收入增加500亿美元

Trumptar­iffs reap $50bn as the world chick­ens outThe reluct­ance of trade part­nersto retali­ate against Don­ald Trump’s tar­iffs has allowed the US to swell itscus­toms rev­en­ues by $50bn at little cost. Only China and Canada have hitback; the EU, the biggest trade bloc, repeatedly defers action. While the USpres­id­ent is taunted for ‘always chick­en­ing out’, experts say the US’s sizeand Trump’s threats to redouble levies on defi­ant states, mean the world’sback­ing down is not cow­ardice but eco­nomic sense.Reluctance 不情愿，勉强 Retaliate报复，反击 taunt嘲笑，讥讽还有一个有用的短语chicken out 临阵退缩，胆怯放弃（口语表达）