▍原文 President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to reverse course on his sweeping tariff plan by announcing a three-month pause revealed his threshold for political pain: One week. The pause didn't apply to China, which has retaliated — with 84% hikes. Trump instead raised duties for it to 125%, effective immediately. Trump said many countries were "dying" to negotiate deals. "I'm telling you these countries are calling us up, kissing my ass," he said. ▍語言點 1. reverse course 調轉方向 2. sweeping tariff plan 全面關稅計劃 3. threshold /ˈθreʃhəʊld/ n. 承受極限；門檻 4. apply to somebody/something 適用於某人/某事 5. retaliate /rɪˈtælieɪt/ v. 報復性反擊 6. hike /haɪk/ n. （價格、工資、稅款等）大幅度上升 7. dying to do something 極度渴望做某事 8. kiss one's ass （俚語）阿諛奉承，拍馬屁 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取： 《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【夏說英文日讀】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮： 《英語學習小傳》 共100篇文章，英語...