Trumptariffs reap $50bn as the world chickens out
The 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）
