你好，又一周过去了，我们一起来回顾一下世界发生了什么。
关于【一句新闻】的由来大家可以看这篇文章
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【一句新闻】Floyd Mayweather extended his perfect career record to 50 fights unbeaten by stopping Conor McGregor in the 10th round of one of the richest bouts in boxing history.
【释】rich: Meaningful and significant; 有意义的且重要的
e.g. a rich sense of the transaction between writer and reader 作者与读者之间的深具意义的交流
bout: A bout is a boxing or wrestling match.
【译】弗洛伊德·梅威瑟将其完美的职业生涯纪录扩大到50场不败，通过在拳击史上*最重要的 拳击比赛的第10轮击败了康纳·麦格雷戈。
【评】rich这个词的意思真的翻破了词典……
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【一句新闻】Horror film director Tobe Hooper, who set the movie world abuzz with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974, has died in California, US media say.
【释】abuzz: If someone says that a place is abuzz with rumours or plans, they mean that everyone there is excited about them.
e.g. Washington has been abuzz with stories about disarray inside the White House.整个华盛顿都对白宫内发生的混乱议论纷纷。
【译】美国媒体称，在1974年让电影世界为《德州电锯杀人狂》而议论纷纷的恐怖电影导演陶比·胡柏已经在加利福尼亚州死亡。
【评】据说这个系列拍出了存在主义哲学的意味。导演一路走好。
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【一句新闻】Up to 2,000 people have been rescued from floods in and around Houston, as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to batter Texas with heavy rains.
【释】up to: You use up to to say how large something can be or what level it has reached.
batter: to hit someone or something again and again, in a way that hurts someone or causes damage 多次重击，连续猛打
注意辨析形近词battle：
battle作为动词意思是 to try very hard to achieve sth difficult or to deal with sth unpleasant or dangerous
例如：Thousands of people battled with police. 数千人与警方发生冲突。
Firefighters battled the flames for four hours last night.
【译】随着热带风暴哈维继续用暴雨不断袭击德克萨斯州，休斯敦及其周围地区多达2,000人已经从洪水中被救出。
【评】动词用得很传神，表示“不断暴击”也可以用batter
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【一句新闻】China says India has withdrawn troops from a disputed Himalayan border area, ending a tense stand-off lasting weeks.
【释】disputed: to argue or disagree strongly with sb about sth, especially about who owns sth
e.g. disputed territory
e.g. The issue remains hotly disputed.
stand-off: A stand-off is a situation in which neither of two opposing groups or forces will make a move until the other one does something, so nothing can happen until one of them gives way.
【译】中国称，印度已经从有争议的喜马拉雅边界地区撤出部队，结束了持续数周的紧张对峙。
【评】和平是主旋律。话说三哥的军服帽子是从鸡冠得来的灵感吧……
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【一句新闻】CNN- North Korea has fired a missile over Japan which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called the "most serious and grave ever" threat to the country.
【释】grave: grave problems, situations, or worries are very great or bad = serious
e.g. Matthew's life is in grave danger .
【译】CNN-朝鲜向日本发射了一枚导弹，安倍首相称其为对该国“最严重和严峻的”威胁。
【评】连用了两个表示“严重”的词，真的好气哦。无奈光脚不怕穿鞋的，流氓会武术，挡都挡不住。
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【一句新闻】The scene in Taylor Swift's new video where she raids the bank vault of a music streaming company is coming true.
【释】raid: If someone raids a building or place, they enter it by force in order to steal something.
vault: a room with thick walls and a strong door where money, jewels etc are kept to prevent them from being stolen or damaged
【译】泰勒·斯威夫特的新视频中，她抢劫一家音乐流媒体公司的银行保险库的场景正在变成现实。
【评】一语双关，中文有类似的说法：赚这么多？你这简直就是抢劫！
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【一句新闻】The spectacular rings of Saturn may be relatively young, perhaps just 100 million years or so old.
【释】spectacular: very impressive = breathtaking
【译】壮观的土星环可能比较年轻，也许只有1亿年左右的历史。
【评】年轻又漂亮
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【一句新闻】Tropical Storm Harvey has made landfall again in the US state of Louisiana after hovering in the Gulf of Mexico.
【释】landfall: Landfall is the act of arriving somewhere after a journey at sea, or the land that you arrive at.
hover: to stay close to sth, or to stay in an uncertain state
【译】热带风暴哈维在墨西哥湾徘徊之后，在美国路易斯安那州再次登陆。
【评】风暴无情人有情，考验美国行政能力的时候到了。
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【一句新闻】The US has approved the first treatment to redesign a patient's own immune system so it attacks cancer.
【释】approve: If someone in a position of authority approves a plan or idea, they formally agree to it and say that it can happen.
immune: If you are immune to a particular disease, you cannot be affected by it.
【译】美国已经批准了首例治疗方法，以重新设计患者自身免疫系统来让它攻击癌症。
【注】此句中的“it”指的是immune system，而不是treatment，根据上下文可以推断出来。
【评】《未来简史》中提到再过50年人类的平均寿命会有150岁，可能真的要实现了……咱们赶紧规划一下60岁以后的新生吧，有人要一起去火星的吗~
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【一句新闻】Tests of the futuristic hyperloop transport system have managed to propel one of its pods at 355km/h (220mph).
【释】futuristic: Something that is futuristic looks or seems very modern and unusual, like something from the future.
propel: to move, drive or push sth forward or in a particular direction
pod: a part of a space vehicle that can be separated from the main part
【译】未来主义的超回路运输系统的试验已经成功地以355公里/小时（220英里/小时）的速度推动了其一个运输部件。
【评】未来正飞速而来
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【一句新闻】Four companies have been chosen to build prototypes for Donald Trump's planned border wall, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. (BBC)
【释】prototype: the first form that a new design of a car, machine etc has, or a model of it used to test the design before it is produced
e.g. a working prototype of the new car
【译】美国海关与边境保护局表示，四家公司已被选中为唐纳德·特朗普计划的边防墙建造模型。
【评】特朗普还真的在兑现他竞选时的诺言，但不是说好让墨西哥人出钱吗……
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【一句新闻】Kenya's Supreme Court has annulled the result of last month's presidential election, citing irregularities, and ordered a new one within 60 days.
【释】annul: If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
cite: To cite a person means to officially name them in a legal case. To cite a reason or cause means to state it as the official reason for your case. (在案件中)指名,引证
irregularity: an activity or a practice which is not according to the usual rules, or not normal
【译】肯尼亚最高法院已经取消了上个月的总统选举的结果，引证（其操作）违规作为，并要求在60天内重新选举。
【评】有人狂喜，有人狂怒
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【一句新闻】 Stephen Hawking’s Breakthrough Listen project picks up radio pulses that could be from black holes, neutron stars or, some speculate – UFO beacons (The Guardian)
【释】Breakthrough Listen project: “突破聆听”计划，由俄罗斯亿万富翁尤里·米尔纳单独出资一亿美元，用于探索、学习、了解地球之外的生命和文明。该计划于2015年7月在英国皇家学会启动，剑桥大学宇宙学家霍金等世界领先专家的参与其中。
speculate: to guess about the possible causes or effects of something, without knowing all the facts or details
beacon: a radio or radar signal used by aircraft or boats to help them find their position and direction
【译】史蒂芬·霍金的“突破聆听”计划接收到可能来自黑洞、中子星或（有人猜想是）UFO信号发射器的无线电脉冲
【评】是福不是祸，是祸躲不过。让外星人来得更猛烈些吧！
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【一句新闻】Cyber-criminals start attacking servers newly set up online about an hour after they are switched on, suggests research.
【释】server: In computing, a server is part of a computer network which does a particular task, for example storing or processing information, for all or part of the network.
switch on: to turn on a machine, light, radio etc using a switch
【译】研究表明，网络犯罪分子在新设的服务器开机后大约一个小时内就开始攻击它。
【评】江湖险恶，新人小心
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