DAY 16 美国失去对外国高科技人才的吸引力了吗？-备战2020年高考英语之热点话题外刊精读（第一辑）

DAY 16 Is America losing its appeal for brainy foreigners? 自主学习文本 自我思考问题 自行查阅资料 I. 写出下列词汇的汉语释义 （1）第一组形容词1个（adj.）： 1. tempting （2）第二组动词6个（v.）： 1. exceed 2. slip 3. rank 4. settle 5. fare 6. deny （3）第三组名词7个（n.）： 1. appeal 2. rival 3. crown 4. attractiveness 5. indicator 6. measure 7. applicant 8. hassle II. 词汇拓展积累 1. tempting adj. 吸引人的，诱人的→ n. 引诱，诱惑 2. deny v. 否认，否定→ n. 否认，否定 3. rival n. 竞争者，对手 → n. 竞争，竞赛，较量 4. indicator n. 标志，迹象 → v. 表明，显示 5. attractiveness n. 吸引力，迷惑力→ v. 吸引，使喜爱→ n. 吸引→ adj. 有吸引力的 III. 重点短语英译汉 1. appeal to brainy foreigners 2. graduate from universities 3. a think tank 4. spell out 5. in pure terms of 6. the high-skilled 7. rank as 8. talent attractiveness 9. unemployment levels 10. gender equality 11. stand out 12. be likely to do/be + adj 13. be involved in 14. Count in those considerations IV. 翻译下列句子 1. Historically, America has far exceeded rival countries in appealing to brainy foreigners and putting them to work, for example in how it gets foreigners into employment after they graduate from its universities. But under Mr. Trump that crown is slipping. 翻译： 2. The OECD, a think-tank for mostly rich countries, this week spelled out America’s problem. In pure terms of attractiveness to the high-skilled around the world, the authors of a new report say that America still ranks as the most popular place. 翻译：