在這篇BusinessInsider的文章中講到，2023年的股市有可能不會軟著陸(soft landing), 也不會硬著陸(hard landing), 可能是第三種可能, 不著陸: “In a no-landing scenario, we’re chasing inflation, and it’s a greased pig.”
這greased pig是什麼意思呢？
greased pig是指它很會跑，抓不到。該文是指通膨像是一隻greased pig, 聯準會無法抓到。
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flat tire當然是爆胎, 但今天在看電影Glass Onion時, 畫面上完全沒有車子, 輪胎, 怎麼flat tire?
flat tire在俚語是當一個人的鞋被另一個人踩到, 鞋子掉了.
ex. When I gave him a flat tire, everyone laughed.
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interested…in
make overtures: To express a willingness, openness, or eagerness to pursue something, such as a relationship or an intended course of action.
在WSJ一篇報導加州一個小鎮,Nipton,的鎮長打算把她的小鎮賣掉, 一家馬戲團的公司有興趣買:
That is perhaps why, when a circus made an overture, she didn’t find the offer strange.
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