Month: February 2022

今天我们要学的词是 stockpile. Stockpile 做为动词，有储备的意思。Pope Francis is urging countries not to stockpile nuclear weapons, even for the purpose of deterrence. 罗马天主教宗方济各敦促各国不要储备核武器，即便是出于威慑的目的。Recent Goldman Sachs research shows that U.S. companies have stockpiled as…

今天我们要学的词是 tax haven. Tax haven 避税地，避税港。EU members discussed plans for a tax haven blacklist after the release of the so-called “Paradise Papers”. 所谓的“天堂文件”公诸于众后，欧盟国家开会讨论，计划建立一个避税港的黑名单。Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse urged Congress to…

今天我们要学的词是 cut ties with. To cut ties with 意思是切断联系，断绝关系。Netflix cut ties with Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey amid a growing number of allegations of sexual harassment against him. 奥斯卡获奖演员凯文·史派西受到多起性骚扰指控，Netflix为此跟他切断了关系。Sears has cut…

今天我们要学的词是 unionize. To unionize 动词，是成立工会，加入工会的意思。A group of Georgetown University graduate students are asking the president of Georgetown to support their effort to unionize. 乔治敦大学一群研究生敦促校长支持他们加入工会的努力。The National Labor Relations Board decided in…

今天我们要学的词是 leeway. Leeway 作为名词，有余地的意思。A leaked internal email shows that Twitter plans to tighten rules on its platform and give its reviewers more leeway to remove tweets and ban offenders. 一份外漏的内部邮件显示，推特公司计划收紧对平台使用的规定，给审查员更多删除推文和取缔帐号的自由。Japanese…

今天我们要学的词是 designate. Designate 动词，有指定的意思。The United States is considering designating North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. 美国正在考虑将朝鲜定为支持恐怖主义的国家。Six heavyweight senators have asked Secretary of States Rex Tillerson to designate Pakistan…

今天我们要学的词是 dual citizenship. Dual citizenship 双重国籍。Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was removed from office because of his dual citizenship. 澳大利亚副总理乔伊斯因为双重国籍被免除职务。The Dutch government announced that it will allow its citizens…

今天我们要学的词是 dysfunctional. Dysfunctional 形容词，存在功能障碍的，运转失灵的。A new poll finds that nearly 6 out of 10 Americans say the U.S. political system is more dysfunctional under President Trump. 一项新民调发现，将近六成美国人认为，川普任期内美国政治体系变得越来越无法正常运转了。Former CIA Director Leon Panetta…

今天我们要学的词是 clause. Clause 名词，有条款的意思。美国国会要求对一家小公司是如何获得波多黎各电力修复合同一事展开调查。The contract offers pay rates five times higher than what is normal in Puerto Rico and includes a clause preventing authorities from auditing those rates. 这项合同的工资标准是波多黎各正常标准的五倍，而且合同里还有一项条款规定，有关当局不得对工资标准进行审计。U.S. Trade…

今天我们要学的词是 vetting. Vetting 名词，意思是审查。The Trump administration has allowed refugee admissions to resume, but with more vetting and screening procedures. 川普政府允许恢复接收难民，但是加大了审查力度。The Pentagon is tightening the vetting process for immigrants to join…

今天我们要学的词是 grand jury. Grand jury 大陪审团。A U.S. federal grand jury has approved the first charges in an investigation of Russian influence on U.S. elections. 一个美国大陪审团批准了对俄罗斯影响美国选举提起的第一批起诉。The head coach of the University…

今天我们要学的词是 dependence. Dependence 名词，有依赖的意思。Saudi Arabia announced a $500 billion plan to build a business and industrial zone, seeking to reduce its dependence on oil export. 沙特阿拉伯宣布投资5000亿美元，兴建一个商业和工业园区，努力降低沙特经济对石油出口的依赖。After 57 years of independence,…

今天我们要学的词是 escalate. Escalate 动词，有增加，升级的意思。The feud between President Trump and Senator Bob Corker escalated over Trump’s tax cut plan. 美国总统川普和参议员科克围绕川普的减税计划的争执进一步升级。The tensions over Catalonia’s independence drive escalated with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano…

今天我们要学的词是 displaced. Displaced 形容词，无家可归的，颠沛流离的。According to the UN refugee agency, there are about 3.9 million internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 联合国难民机构说，刚果共和国国内有约390万人流离失所。Since its civil war erupted in late…

今天我们要学的词是 goodwill ambassador. Goodwill ambassador 亲善大使。The World Health Organization is under fire for naming President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe a “goodwill ambassador”. 世界卫生组织任命津巴布韦总统穆加贝出任“亲善大使”，引起强烈批评。Ukrainian singer Jamala has become the UN’s goodwill…