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夏说英语新闻晨读 第567期:五角大楼拨款筑墙

时间：2019-05-16 05:32:44

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 本期内容：

The Pentagon has authorised the transfer of $1bn to army engineers for new wall construction along the US-Mexico border. The funds are the first under the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump1 to bypass Congress and build the barrier he pledged during his election campaign. Democrats2 have protested against the move.

the Pentagon: 五角大楼
authorize3: vt. 授权
transfer: n. 转钱
construction: n. 建设；建筑物
a construction worker: 建筑工人
construct: vt. 建造，构造
emergency: n. 紧急状态
bypass: vt. 绕开
barrier: n. 障碍物
pledge: vt. 许诺
protest against: 反对；对……提出抗议


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1 trump LU1zK     
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
  • He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
  • The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。
2 democrats 655beefefdcaf76097d489a3ff245f76     
n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
  • The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 authorize CO1yV     
v.授权，委任；批准，认可
参考例句：
  • He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
  • Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

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