特朗普如何偷走圣诞节 —— “逐渐陷入停顿” 英语怎么说？

大家一起来学习The Economist April 26th 2025 Business "Trade war — President Grinch — How Donald Trump might steal Christmas"这篇文章的倒数第一段。

The Economist April 26h 2025 Business

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1. grind to a halt

grind to a halt/standstill/come to a grinding halt idiom 慢慢停下来，逐渐陷入停顿

同义词：stop, halt, stall

造个句子

The car ground to a halt right in the middle of the street.

汽车慢慢停在马路正中间。

2. be full of swing

be in full swing （事件）正在进行中，处于活跃状态

同义词：at its height, under way, on the go [informal]

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The party was in full swing by the time we arrived.

我们到达时聚会正是高潮。

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Greg Ahearn, the head of the Toy Association, says that while his members wait for a reprieve, their manufacturing in China has ground to a halt. It may be only April, but production for Christmas would usually be in full swing.“Every week this goes on is a week of peak production that we're missing out on,”he adds.“Christmas is at risk.”Time is getting tight for a fairytale ending.

玩具协会负责人格雷格·阿赫恩(Greg Ahearn)说，协会会员在等待关税缓和的同时，他们在中国的生产已陷入停顿。虽然现在只是四月，但圣诞节会进行通常如火如荼地生产。“每持续一周，我们就会错过一周的生产高峰期，”他补充说。“圣诞节正面临风险”。要实现童话般的结局，时间变得越来越紧迫。

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