学个词 – 3033. abide by
今天我们要学的词是abide by. To abide by 意思是遵守。 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang reiterated that Beijing was opposed to the Taiwan Travel Act and urged the US to abide by the…
学个词 – 3032. nerve agent
今天我们要学的词是nerve agent. Nerve agent 神经毒剂。British officials said the chemical nerve agent known as Novichok was used in the attack on an ex-Russian spy and his daughter. 英国官员说，对一名前俄罗斯间谍和他女儿袭击所使用的是一种叫诺维乔克的化学神经毒剂。U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley…
学个词 – 3031. walkout
今天我们要学的词是walkout. Walkout 做为名词，有罢工，罢课的意思。Students from around 3,000 schools took part in a nationwide walkout to protest Congressional failure to address gun violence. 全美各地约3千所学校的学生参加了全国性罢课活动，对国会针对枪支暴力事件的不作为提出抗议。West Virginia Governor James C. Justice signed a bill…
学个词 – 3030. bump stock
今天我们要学的词是bump stock. Bump stock 撞击枪托。The U.S. Department of Justice formally submitted a regulation to ban “bump stocks”, devices that enables guns to fire like automatic weapons. 美国司法部正式提交一项规定，取缔让枪支像自动武器一样快速发射的改装装置“撞击枪托”。Bump stocks were used…
学个词 – 3029. witness
今天我们要学的词是witness. Witness 目击者。British police said that 200 witnesses have been identified in their investigation into a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter. 英国警方说，他们在调查前俄罗斯间谍及其女儿遭受神经毒剂袭击的案件中，已经找到了200名目击者。Appeals judges at the…
学个词 – 3028. veteran
今天我们要学的词是veteran. Veteran 退伍军人。Three women who had devoted their lives to helping traumatized veterans were killed by a patient who had been kicked out of their treatment program. 三名致力于帮助受创伤的退伍军人康复的女性被一个患者杀害，枪手此前被要求离开康复计划。The Pentagon says…
学个词 – 3027. runoff
今天我们要学的词是runoff. Runoff 名词，决选。Sierra Leone will hold a runoff presidential election in two weeks after the country’s 16 candidates failed to clinch the 55 percent of votes necessary to win in…
学个词 – 3026. amendment
今天我们要学的词是amendment. Amendment 修正案。The National Rifle Association (NRA) is suing the state of Florida for enacting gun control legislation, arguing that it violates the Second Amendment of the Constitution. 美国全国步枪协会对佛罗里达州通过的枪支管制法案提出起诉，称其违反了美国宪法第二修正案。好的，我们今天学习的词是amendment, amendment,…
学个词 – 3025. envoy
今天我们要学的词是envoy。Envoy名词，意思是使节、特使。President Trump says there is a “serious effort” underway with the North and South Koreans following news that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had met with South Korean envoys.…
学个词 – 3024. gravely
今天我们要学的词是gravely。Gravely副词，意思是严重得、严肃得。With three northern white rhinos left in the world, the only male is gravely ill, raising fears the subspecies is getting closer to extinction. 全世界仅剩的三头北部白犀牛中，唯一的雄性病入膏肓，增加了人们对于这个亚种群更进一步趋向灭绝的担忧。Canada is gravely concerned by the…
学个词 – 3023. propagandist
今天我们要学的词是propagandist。Propagandist名词，意思是宣传者。The US news site the Daily Beast has claimed that Russian propagandists targeted the popular news-sharing website Reddit to influence American political debate. 美国新闻网站《每日野兽》指称，俄罗斯宣传人员对准备受欢迎的新闻分享网站Reddit来影响美国的政治辩论。At the height of the 2016 American…
学个词 – 3022. nascent
今天我们要学的词是nascent。 Nascent形容词，意思是初生的、正在发展中的。 The new Governor of Taiwan’s Central Bank, Yang Ching-Long stated for the first time that nascent blockchain technology would be included by the Central Bank and its operations.…
学个词 – 3021. scrutinize
今天我们要学的词是scrutinize。Scrutinize动词，意思是仔细检查。US counterintelligence officials are scrutinizing one of Ivanka Trump’s international business deals, according to two sources familiar with the matter. 据两名了解情况人士表示，美国反情报官员正在详查伊万卡·川普的一笔国际贸易交易。Federal inspectors found scores of New Jersey Transit train cars…
学个词 – 3020. reiterate
今天我们要学的词是reiterate. Reiterate动词，意思是重申。US President Donald Trump reiterated that he would negotiate with North Korea, but only under the right conditions. 美国总统唐纳德·川普重申他会与朝鲜谈判，但仅在恰当的前提之下。A few dozen officials from Jersey Shore towns gathered in Ocean…
学个词 – 3018. descend on
今天我们要学的词是descend on. Descend on，意思是突然袭击、涌入。Foreign immigrants continue to descend on Sydney, making it their gap-year playground, lifestyle retreat or refuge from danger. 外国移民继续涌入悉尼，把这里作为他们的间隔年旅游胜地、度假中心或是逃离危险的避难所。A mix of snow, ice pellets, rain and freezing…