Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是open letter. Open letter 公开信。Myanmar’s civil groups signed an open letter to the country’s president, urging him to immediately release two Reuters reporters. 缅甸民权团体签署了一份呈交给缅甸总统的公开信，敦促他立即释放两名被押的路透社记者。An open letter published in a French…

今天我们要学的词是turning point. Turning point 转折点。The sentencing of Indonesia’s former Speaker of the House is seen as a turning point in the country’s war on corruption. 印度尼西亚前议长被判刑被看成是印尼反腐战争的一个转折点。Former Vice President Al Gore…

今天我们要学的词是redacted. Redacted 形容词，意思是内容经审查后被遮盖的。 The Republican-led House intelligence committee released a redacted report, saying it found no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 presidential election. 共和党人领导的众议院情报委员会公布了一份部分内容被遮盖的报告，称没有发现川普竞选团队在2016年总统大选中跟俄罗斯勾结的证据。…

今天我们要学的词是irreversible. Irreversible 形容词，不可逆转的。The European Union’s top diplomat welcomed North Korea’s announcement of stopping nuclear tests, and called for an “irreversible denuclearization” of North Korea. 欧盟首席外交官对朝鲜宣布停止核试验表示欢迎，并敦促朝鲜“不可逆转地去核化”。Scientists say that global warming has…

今天我们要学的词是malign. Malign 作为形容词，有恶意的意思。Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted the company had not been proactive in safeguarding its users from misuse of data or those sowing malign messages. 脸书首席执行官扎克伯格承认，脸书没有主动采取措施，保护用户不受数据滥用或恶意信息传播的伤害。British lawmakers set up…

今天我们要学的词是disposal. Disposal 名词，有处理，处置的意思。The disposal of an unexploded World War II bomb led to the evacuation of thousands of people in a large area in Berlin. 为拆除一枚二战期间没有引爆的炸弹，柏林疏散了一大片地区的数千名民众。Drug stores like CVS and…

今天我们要学的词是liable. Liable 形容词，有责任的，需要承担责任的。U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would implement the harshest penalties yet on drugmakers found liable for contributing to the drug epidemic. 美国联邦参议员伯尼·桑德斯提出一项议案，要求对吸毒泛滥负有责任的处方药制造商施加最严厉的惩罚。An appeals court in…

今天我们要学的词是conditions. Conditions 名词，有条件的意思。South Korean President Moon Jae-in said North Korea is not imposing conditions on the upcoming summits with him and U.S. President Donald Trump over banning nuclear weapons from…

今天我们要学的词是maintenance. Maintenance 维修，养护。The U.S. Interior Department will hike fees at the most popular national parks to $35 a vehicle to raise funds for park maintenance. 美国内政部宣布，全美游客最多的国家公园每辆车进园的门票将升至35美元，筹集资金用于公园养护。A new report says that…

今天我们要学的词是wildlife.Wildlife 野生动物。Experts warn that prescription and over-the-counter drugs are polluting rivers and it is taking a toll on wildlife. 有关专家警告说，处方药和非处方药正在对河流造成污染，进而使野生动物受到伤害。A new report identified Uganda as one of the common transit…

今天我们要学的词是bootleg. Bootleg作为形容词，是非法制造并销售的意思。Deaths from drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in Indonesia have surpassed 100 this month. 印度尼西亚这个月因为饮用有毒私酒致死的人数已经超过了100人。A researcher said the ban of the sale of alcohol at convenience stores and mini-marts in…

今天我们要学的词是suspected. Suspected形容词，被怀疑的，疑似的。UN investigators are in Syria, trying to verify the nature of the suspected gas attack on April 7th. 联合国调查人员目前正在叙利亚，努力核实4月7日发生的疑似化学气体袭击的事件真相。Social media network Reddit said that it had banned 944 accounts…

今天我们要学的词是stance. Stance名词，立场。French President Emmanuel Macron sharpened his stance on Syria, claiming that France has “proof” of a chemical attack earlier in April. 法国总统马克龙强化对叙利亚的立场，称法国掌握了叙利亚四月份早些时候发动化学武器攻击的“证据”。U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his top economic…

今天我们要学的词是quota. Quota 作为名词，是配额，限额的意思。A group is suing Harvard University for discrimination against Asian-American students and comparing its admission process to an illegal quota system. 一个团体正在起诉哈佛大学，指责哈佛在录取程序中对亚裔美国学生不平等对待，称这一程序好似非法的限额系统。The Department of Justice announced that it…

今天我们要学的词是zero tolerance. Zero tolerance零容忍。U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a “zero-tolerance” policy on illegal border crossings into the United States. 美国司法部长塞申斯宣布，对非法入境美国者实行“零容忍”的政策。France’s Defence Minister has promised “zero tolerance” of discrimination in…