May.10.2020
1-be in/get into hot water 有麻烦,惹上麻烦
2-restore 恢复
Haidilao in hot water: chain apologizes for price hike, restores original menu
3-jack up 大幅增加,(或提高,抬高)价格等
Like a student who had come back from summer break with a new look, Haidilao had come back with something new as well-newly jacked up prices,a full six percent higher than when the chain closed its restaurant doors back in January.
4-plethora 过量,过多
5-veggie 蔬菜
6-take advantage of 欺骗,占……的便宜
7-ourage 愤怒,愤慨
News that, the company, known for its great value among a plethora of similar restaurants specializing in spicy boiled meats and veggies, would dare to take advantage of its customers' excitement for its return was met with outrage.
8-misstep 失策,走上歧途
9-retract 撤回
10-give rise to the hashtag 登上热搜
Haidilao quickly realized that it had misstepped, and retracted its decision to alter its prices, giving rise to the hashtag #Haidilao apologizes for new price increase#
11-rash 轻率的,鲁莽的
The company also emphasized that it will seek feedback from customers before making such rash decisions in the future.
12-speculate 猜测,推断
13-orchestrate 精心安排,策划
14-shenanigan 诡计,恶作剧
15-ploy 策略,手法
While the restoration of original prices is sure to win over some customers, others have speculated that Haidilao is pulling a new-Coke, deliberately seeking bad press in order to increase brand awareness, and have orchestrated the whole shenanigan as a marketing ploy.
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