发表时间：2024.01.19     作者：Bloomberg     来源：ShoelessCai     阅读：214

彭博推送 | 中东混乱加剧了

2024年1月19日推送，由百度翻译做主要工作，Jingyi 会把控整篇文章的走向。

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巴基斯坦军方周四对伊朗境内的武装分子藏身处进行了有针对性的打击，以回应德黑兰一天前的袭击。尽管双方官员都在努力防止局势失控，但针锋相对的反应是这两个邻国之间最重大的升级，这两个邻居过去也有过冲突。这些袭击是中东地区因以色列-哈马斯战争而加剧动荡的最新迹象。胡塞武装星期三袭击了另一艘商船，美国和英国在一周内第五次袭击了也门的伊朗支持的胡塞武装分子，乔·拜登总统发誓将继续进行袭击。胡塞人辩称，他们在红海袭击商船是对以色列在加沙轰炸行动的回应。然而，对于全球托运人来说，来回运输只会造成更多的混乱，迫使承运人花费更多的钱在非洲各地运送货物。与此同时，本雅明·内塔尼亚胡星期四重申，对他来说，与巴勒斯坦人的两国解决方案是不可能的——这是美国外交官自战争爆发以来一直在推动的 Margaret Sutherlin

militant hideouts 军事武装分子藏身之处
carry out strike against 针对…的打击
Tehran 德黑兰
strove to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control 设法防止局势失控
tit-for-tat response 针锋相对的反应（这个是经常出现的词）
the most significant escalation 最显著的上升
the latest sign of rising turmoil 加剧动荡的最新迹象
the Houthi 胡塞人
assault on 关于…的攻击
bombing in Gaza 加沙炸弹袭击
for global shippers though, 尽管是全球托运人… 这里注意，不能翻译成“尽管是全球货船”
wrought more chaos 造成更多混乱 wrought 是古英语 werken 的过去分词，现在解释为 “造成了…”。例如，Wrought iron 锻铁，Forged 。
is off the table 是不可能的，已经不聊这些事了

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参议院本周末通过了一项临时支出法案，以避免美国政府部分关门。白宫方面下一步将通过这项措施，因为（as...民主党不顾保守派反对，意志坚决，白宫决定支持）民主党人准备不顾一些保守派共和党人的反对，提供所需的选票。该协议使政府的资金一直维持到3月初。众议院议长迈克·约翰逊因与参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默结盟（align with）而受到极右翼共和党人的压力。约翰逊表示，他将保留预算协议，转而搁置（held up）对乌克兰和以色列的紧急援助。

美国司法部的一项调查发现，执法部门在处理2022年得克萨斯州乌瓦尔德（Uvalde）一所小学大屠杀时存在“一连串的失误”。根据这份长达600页的报告，做出回应的执法部门等了太久才与枪手对峙，该报告进一步强调了其他州报告的调查结果。罗布小学发生大规模枪击案，造成19名儿童和两名工作人员死亡。

the senate 参议员
a spending bill 一项支出法案
pass the measure next 下一步通过这项措施
The House is expected to pass the measure next as Democrats are prepared to supply the votes needed over the objections of some conservative Republicans. 小结：白宫将支持法案，因为民主党足够坚持。
held up 搁置。这里指的是，受到极右派共和党施压，最终决定，停止援助乌克兰和以色列，增加国内预算。
US Justice Department 美国司法部
cascading failure 一连串的失败
found “cascading failures” in law enforcement's handling of the 2022 massacre at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school. 发现在执法该案件时候的一连串失误，该案件是德州 Uvalde 小学屠杀案
too long to confront the gunman 在与枪手对峙之前过了太久的时间
the mass shooting 大规模枪击案



对于购房者来说，一些好消息是：美国的抵押贷款利率降至近八个月来的最低水平。30年期固定贷款的平均利率为6.6%，为5月以来的最低水平，低于上周的6.66%。随着房地产市场准备进入最繁忙的季节，这一逆转为寻求达成协议的潜在买家提供了一些保证。但由于全国各地的房源持续短缺，购物者很可能会遇到高价和竞购战（美国房屋买卖市场是需求侧，全国挂牌房源量持续走低，按揭利率随之下降）。

基金经理们正全力投资（all-in）大型科技股，投资之多以至于引发诸多警告，警告内容是Nasdaq 100 股指期货，越来越容易受到投资者撤资影响。一项估计显示，对冲基金持有多头净值 Nasdaq 100指数期货的最高水平，（in 引导原因状语从句）因为持有近 7 年，且有科技巨头 Apple、台湾半导体等科技股，强劲推动 Nasdaq 100 在周四上涨1.4%。

就在结束701天的雪旱几天后，纽约市正在为更多的雪做准备。周五凌晨，大苹果（指的纽约）可能会有2到4英寸的降雪，华盛顿可能会有多达2英寸的积雪，这可能会扰乱通勤者和交通。周四，由于极端气温，美铁（Amtrak）也被迫取消了一些Acela列车。几天来，危险的寒冰风暴席卷美国，造成田纳西州至少14人死亡，俄勒冈州至少3人死亡。

the reversal offers some reassurance for 这一逆转提供了…保障
would-be buyer 潜在买家
look for a way into deal 寻求达成一种协议
high price and bidding wars 高价和竞购战
ever more vulnerable to investor pullbacks 越来越容易受到投资者撤资影响
snow drought 雪旱。持续降雪
snarl 咆哮
snarl commuters and traffic 扰乱通勤和交通
grip the US for days 这几天持续席卷美国



在一项突破性的裁决中，气候活动家在挪威赢得了一场针对该国的法庭诉讼，该诉讼涉及该北欧国家海岸海底少数油气田的开发计划。挪威绿色和平组织和地球之友青年组织认为，能源部在2021年和2023年批准的发展计划是无效的。周四，奥斯陆地区法院得出结论，法律必须考虑燃烧排放的影响。

作为现象级别的丰厚利润的公司的管理人 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs，其持续超过 15 年作为 Ciroc Vodka 的代言人，最近起诉了他的公司，以及他长期以来的商业合伙人，因其合伙人在今年五月的时候，成为种族主义者。他起诉全球最大饮料公司 Diageo，因其未能提供足够的原料给到 DeLeon，这是一种龙舌兰酒，是他们一起在 2013 年购买的（著作权），在诸多 Ciroc 成功之中。作为证据，他（Combs）指出，DeLeon 销量非常不稳定，和 Casamingos 相比的话；Casamingos 是另一种龙舌兰酒， Diageo 依然在四年之前并购了这种酒，从一位演员 George Clooney 以及其合伙人那里购买的，价值多达 10 亿美元。原因的话，Combs 认为原因是很简单的：他是黑人，以及 Clooney 是白人。在法庭上对峙几个月之后，Combs 就撤销对 Diageo 的起诉。如果近距离观察这场“战役”，揭示了不再受欢迎的嘻哈大亨的失败意图，Combs 因被指控性情而备受打击，这次意图也主要是为了拯救摇摇欲坠的商业帝国。

won a court case 赢得一场诉讼
under the sea off the Nordic country’s coast 距离北欧海岸一段距离的海底
the ministry of energy 能源部门
combustion emissions 燃烧排放
hip-hop mogul 嘻哈大亨

02 原文

Pakistan’s military carried out targeted strikes against militant hideouts in Iran on Thursday, responding to an attack by Tehran a day earlier. Even as officials on both sides strove to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control, the tit-for-tat response is the most significant escalation between the two neighbors, which have had their conflicts in the past. The strikes are the latest sign of rising turmoil in the Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war. The US and UK struck Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen for a fifth time in a week after the Houthis attacked another commercial boat Wednesday, and President Joe Biden vowed the strikes would continue. The Houthis have argued their assault on commercial boats in the Red Sea is in response to Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza. For global shippers though, the back-and-forth has only wrought more chaos, forcing carriers to spend more to go the long way around Africa to deliver goods. Meanwhile Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated Thursday that for him a two-state solution with Palestinians is off the table—something US diplomats have been pushing for since the outbreak of the war. — Margaret Sutherlin

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The Senate passed a temporary spending bill to avert a partial US government shutdown this weekend. The House is expected to pass the measure next as Democrats are prepared to supply the votes needed over the objections of some conservative Republicans. The deal keeps the government funded through the beginning of March. Speaker Mike Johnson has been under pressure from far-right Republicans for aligning with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Johnson has said he’d keep the budget deal and instead has held up emergency aid for Ukraine and Israel.

A US Justice Department probe found “cascading failures” in law enforcement's handling of the 2022 massacre at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school. Responding law enforcement waited too long to confront the gunman according to the 600-page report, which further underscored findings from other state reports. The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School left 19 children and two staff members dead.

Some welcome news for homebuyers: mortgage rates in the US fell to the lowest level in almost eight months. The average for a 30-year, fixed loan was 6.6%, the lowest since May and down from 6.66% last week. The reversal offers some reassurance for would-be buyers looking for a way into a deal as the housing market gets ready to enter its busiest season. But shoppers are likely to encounter high prices and bidding wars, thanks to a persistent shortage of listings across the country.

Fund managers are going all-in on Big Tech stocks—so much so that it’s sparking warnings that the Nasdaq 100 is looking ever more vulnerable to investor pullbacks. One estimate shows hedge funds are holding the highest level of net-long Nasdaq 100 futures in nearly 7 years and the strength in tech shares like Apple and Taiwan Semiconductor pushed the Nasdaq 100 up as much as 1.4% Thursday. Here’s your markets wrap.

Just days after ending its 701-day snow drought, New York City is preparing for more snow. The Big Apple could get 2 to 4 inches and Washington as much as 2 inches of snow in the early hours Friday, threatening to snarl commuters and traffic. Amtrak was forced to cancel some Acela trains due to extreme temperatures Thursday too. Dangerous cold and ice storms have gripped the US for days, killing at least 14 people in Tennessee and 3 in Oregon.

In a breakthrough ruling, climate activists won a court case in Norway against the state over development plans at a handful of oil and gas fields under the sea off the Nordic country’s coast. Greenpeace Norway and Young Friends of the Earth argued that development plans, approved by the ministry of energy in 2021 and 2023, are invalid. On Thursday, the Oslo District Court concluded that the impact of combustion emissions must be considered by law.

After a phenomenally lucrative run for more than a decade and a half as the face of Cîroc vodka, Sean “Diddy” Combs sued its owner—and his longtime business partner—for being racist in May. He accused Diageo, the world’s largest liquor company, of failing to devote sufficient resources to DeLeón, a tequila they’d purchased together in 2013 amid their Cîroc success. As proof, he pointed to DeLeón’s desultory performance compared with that of Casamigos, a tequila Diageo had acquired four years later from actor George Clooney and his partners in a deal worth as much as $1 billion. The reason, Combs argued, was simple: He was Black, and Clooney was White. But after months in court, Sean Combs withdrew his racially charged lawsuit against Diageo. A closer look inside that battle reveals the failed attempt of a fading hip-hop mogul—who’s been buffeted by charges of sexual assault—to salvage a crumbling business empire.

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