2013年2月9日 星期六

gambit, test case, choosing austerity over stimulus

Sony's Smartphone Gambit


Facebook's ability to woo investors will depend on deals like its 72-hour Black Friday experiment with Wal-Mart, the social network's biggest mobile-advertising campaign ever, with 50 million ads.



LONDON—In a bold gambit to tackle its record debt, the British government detailed sweeping spending cuts Wednesday that will hit everyone from welfare recipients to the Queen, positioning the U.K. as a global test case in the argument for choosing austerity over stimulus to repair the economy.




gambit


  
音節
gam • bit
発音
gǽmbit
gambitの変化形
gambits (複数形)
[名]
1 優位に立つための策, 先手(opening gambit)
conversational gambit
会話のきっかけをつくる切り出し
try gambit after gambit
先手先手と攻める.
2 《チェス》(ポーン(pawn)などを犠牲にする)序盤の仕掛け.

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