【#逐字學英文國際日報】01：stifle naysayers who might rein in the gullible, fearful symmetry, trade pact, trade deal, empty-handed

【#逐字學英文國際週報】01：stifle naysayers who might rein in the gullible, fearful symmetry, trade pact,  trade deal, empty-handed 

Hong Kong markets: Dramatic plunges in three stocks offer a cautionary tale about dubious practices that have gone unchecked and rules that stifle naysayers who might rein in the gullible.

香港三支股票閃崩，暴露市場監管積弊

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這幾起閃崩暴露了港股市場中持續存在的問題：監管對一些可疑的操作視而不見，而反對者被規則壓制，導致泡沫迅速擴張、然後破裂，最終讓小投資者血本無歸。

A trade pact is unlikely to ease the tension. “We’ve got decades of painful negotiating with China ahead,” said one expert.

Progress toward a trade deal nearly collapsed over the weekend, with officials returning to Beijing empty-handed and the Trump administration raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.

Markets Soar, but New Rules Upset Traders

By VIKAS BAJAJ, ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED

When Washington changed the rules, winners became losers and losers became winners, and both camps were left fearful about what would come next.

Russia Is Not Jamaica

By MAUREEN DOWD

Published: August 16, 2008

WASHINGTON
America’s back in the cold war and W.’s back on vacation.
Talk about your fearful symmetry*.
After eight years, the president’s gut remains gullible. He’ll go out as he came in — ignoring reality; failing to foresee, prevent or even prepare for disasters; misinterpreting intelligence reports; misreading people; and handling crises in ways that makes them exponentially worse.

fearful symmetry雙關語 原詩
*489. Tiger. William Blake. The Oxford Book of English VerseCould frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies, 5 ... What immortal hand or eye. Dare frame thy fearful symmetry? ...
後世一些名文論 和科普等領域的書以此為書名

Fearful Symmetry (Paperback)

by Northrop Frye (Author) "This book offers an explanation of Blake's thought and a commentary on his poetry..." (more)

1 : to limit or control (someone or something) Congress must rein in spending. You had better rein that kid in before she gets hurt. 2 : to make (an animal) stop by using reins The rider reined in his horse.

Rein In | Definition of Rein In by Merriam-Webster

gullible
adjective
easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say:
There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.fearful 
adjective
1 SLIGHTLY FORMAL frightened or worried about something:
He hesitated before ringing her, fearful of what she might say.
She's fearful (that) she may lose custody of her children.

2 UK OLD-FASHIONED very bad:
a fearful argument
a fearful temper

fearfully 
adverb
1 with fear:
Fearfully, he walked closer to the edge.

2 UK OLD-FASHIONED extremely:
These cakes are fearfully good.