20170806 朝
【一句新闻】Justin Gatlin tore up Usain Bolt's farewell script as he stole world 100m gold with the run of his long and controversial career.
【释】tear up: to tear a piece of paper or cloth into small pieces = rip up
script: If you say that something which has happened is not in the script, or that someone has not followed the script, you mean that something has happened which was not expected or intended to happen.
【注】script还有“手稿、剧本”的意思，所以 tear up the script有一语双关的含义。
【译】贾斯汀·加特林用他漫长的、有争议的职业生涯中的这一跑偷走了世界100米金牌，从而破坏了尤塞恩·博尔特的告别计划。
20170806朝
20170806 暮
【一句新闻】Two Chinese tourists were arrested in Berlin for making Hitler salutes outside the German parliament on Saturday.
【释】salute: something that expresses praise to someone for something they have achieved, or that expresses honour or respect to someone or something
e.g. Everyone at the table raised their glasses in salute.
e.g. His first words were a salute to the people of South Africa.
parliament: The parliament of some countries, for example Britain, is the group of people who make or change its laws, and decide what policies the country should follow.
【译】两名中国游客星期六在柏林被捕，因为他们在德国议会外行希特勒致敬礼。
20170806暮
20170807 朝
【一句新闻】An Indian boxer who beat a Chinese rival has offered to return the championship belt he won as peace gesture, amid a tense border stand-off.
【释】rival: a person, company, or thing that competes with another in sport, business, etc
stand-off: a situation in which no agreement can be reached = deadlock
e.g. a stand-off between the union and the management
【译】一名打败中国对手的印度拳击手已经提出将他所获得的冠军腰带归还，作为紧张的边界对峙中的和平姿态。
20170807 暮
【一句新闻】Bitcoin's value has jumped to a record high, following a month of turmoil.
【释】turmoil: a state of great anxiety and confusion = confusion
e.g. emotional/mental/political turmoil
e.g. His statement threw the court into turmoil.
【译】经过一个月的动荡，比特币的价值已经跃升至历史新高。
20170808 朝
【一句新闻】Potent, climate warming gases are being emitted into the atmosphere but are not being recorded in official inventories, a BBC investigation has found.
【释】Potent: having a very powerful effect or influence on your body or mind
= powerful
e.g. potent drugs
e.g. a potent symbol of oppression
inventory: a written list of all the objects, furniture, etc. in a particular building
e.g. an inventory of the museum's contents
【译】英国广播公司的一项调查发现，影响极大的温室气体正在排放到大气中，但没有被记录在官方的目录中。
20170808 暮
【一句新闻】The Pentagon has given US military bases permission to shoot down or otherwise destroy consumer drones flying overhead and nearby.
【释】Pentagon: 五角大楼（美国国防部办公大楼）；美国国防部 The Pentagon is the main building of the US Defense Department, in Washington. The US Defense Department is often referred to as the Pentagon .
otherwise: 以其他方式；用别的方法 You use otherwise to indicate that other ways of doing something are possible in addition to the way already mentioned.
【译】五角大楼已经许可美国军事基地击落或以其他方式破坏飞经其上空和附近的消费型无人机。
20170809 朝
【一句新闻】Magnitude 6.5 quake in Sichuan leaves seven confirmed dead, 21 seriously injured and 130,000 houses damaged, say local reports
【释】Magnitude: 星等(指星的亮度);震级;(爆炸的)强度 Magnitude is used in stating the size or extent of something such as a star, earthquake, or explosion.
【译】当地报道称，四川6.5级地震已经确定7人死亡，21人重伤，13万户房屋破损
20170809 暮
【一句新闻】Kenya opposition presidential candidate Raila Odinga has said the electoral commission's IT system has been hacked to manipulate the election results.
【释】commission: A commission is a group of people who have been appointed to find out about something or to control something.
【译】肯尼亚反对党总统候选人拉伊拉·奥廷加表示，选举委员会的信息技术系统已被黑客入侵以操纵选举结果。
20170810 朝
【一句新闻】It is the size of a tennis court and next year it will go into orbit as part of the most sophisticated space telescope ever built.
【释】sophisticated: a sophisticated machine, system, method etc is very well designed and very advanced, and often works in a complicated way
e.g. sophisticated software
e.g. a highly sophisticated weapons system
【译】它相当于一个网球场的大小，明年它将进入轨道，作为最先进的空间望远镜的一部分。
20170810 暮
【一句新闻】China has successfully sent "hack-proof" messages from a satellite to Earth for the first time.
【释】hack: a way of using a computer to get into someone else's computer system without their permission
proof: (in compounds) that can resist or protect against the thing mentioned
e.g. rainproof/windproof clothing
e.g. The car has childproof locks on the rear doors.
【译】中国首次成功从一颗卫星发送“防黑客的”消息到地球。
20170811 朝
【一句新闻】Travis Kalanick, the former Uber chief executive who was ousted in June, is being sued by one of the company's biggest investors.
【释】oust: to force sb out of a job or position of power, especially in order to take their place
e.g. He was ousted as chairman.
e.g. The rebels finally managed to oust the government from power.
【译】在今年6月被赶下台的前Uber首席执行官特崔维斯·卡兰尼克正在被该公司最大的投资者之一起诉。
20170811 暮
【一句新闻】China says it is investigating its largest social media platforms - Weibo, WeChat and Baidu Tieba - for alleged violations of cyber security laws.
【释】alleged: An alleged fact has been stated but has not been proved to be true.
【译】中国表示正在调查其最大的社交媒体平台——微博，WeChat和百度贴吧 ——涉嫌违反网络安全法。
20170812 朝
【一句新闻】The world's oldest man - the only member of his immediate family to survive the Holocaust - has died at the age of 113.
【释】immediate family: people who are very closely related to you, such as your parents, children, brothers, and sisters
【译】世界上最老的男人——他直系亲属当中唯一一个在大屠杀中的幸存的人 ——在113岁逝世。
20170812 暮
【一句新闻】The Perseid meteor shower will peak over the weekend, giving stargazers the opportunity to spot scores of shooting stars in the sky.
【释】Perseid: One of a shower of meteors that appears to originate in the vicinity of the constellation Perseus during the second week of August.英仙（座）流星，八月流星：在八月的第二周期间，出现而产生于英仙座附近的流星群的流星雨之一
peak: to reach the highest point or level
stargazer: A star-gazer is someone who studies the stars as an astronomer or astrologer.
scores of sth: a lot of people or things
shooting 'star: a piece of rock or metal from space, that burns brightly as it falls towards the Earth
= meteor
【译】英仙座流星雨将在周末达到高峰，让观星者有机会在天空中看到很多流星。
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