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英语新闻笔记

英语新闻笔记

作者: PerfectPitch | 来源:发表于2018-03-06 20:44 被阅读570次

    Day 1

    China’s internet giant go global

    Three kingdoms, two empires

    Dismiss

    I don’t think we should dismiss the matterlightly.

    Many employees were recently dismissed.

    Marginal

    There has been only a marginal improvementin her condition.

    Heft

    Her boss gave her a heft raise.

    They are monsters with increasingly heft international ambitions.

    Preside means to lead

    Censorship审查制度

    Lag behind落后stay or fall farbehind

    Peer pressure

    Sector领域,行业

    Scrutiny监管,仔细观察

    Attract close attention

    Of a sort/ of sorts  勉强称得上

    Leapfrog means to move ahead of or beyond in a very quick way.

    Tie等级third-tier三线城市

    Day 2

    Turf war草皮地爬争夺战

    The price surged to a record high.

    Own goal乌龙球

    Owing to a lack of innovation and a series of management blunders.

    The story doesn’t jibe with the facts.

    Plunge跳水,暴跌

    Artificial diamond

    Augment增强,补充

    There is very little chance they’ll be relevant in five years.

    High revenues and net profits

    Be set to = must

    Ramp up build up or increase

    Provided that在什么的基础上

    Backlash强烈抵制

    Logistics物流

    Courier快递

    Topple推翻to cause somethingto fall

    Share 份额

    Future domestic growth未来国内增长

    Hard work pays off.

    Day 3

    Be content with

    Pleased and satisfied

    Endorse

    The newspaper has endorsed the conservative candidate for mayor.

    Initiative a plan or program

    Take initiative to do

    Small merchant

    Spin out of从中脱离

    Flotation上市

    Sesame credit芝麻信用

    Punter下注者,买家

    With gusto/ passion

    Frenzied bidding疯狂的收购

    Lobby游说

    A third 1/3

    Day 4

    Bold大胆的brave

    Acquisition

    Get = acquire

    The old word has acquired a new meaning.

    Consortium联合企业大财团

    Purveyor供应商

    Akin to

    Parent company母公司

    Splashy炫目的

    Flop失败

    Entrenched根深蒂固

    The officials tried to entrench themselves in office.

    Dislodge移动

    To forcefully remove from a place orposition

    The earthquake dislodged the buildings.

    Lodging住宿

    Have little reason

    Switch = change

    Backer赞助人

    Ride-hailing一键叫车

    Hail招呼致敬冰雹

    Pretension主张ambition

    Spill溢出蔓延

    Portal门户

    Take on竞争

    Day 5

    Unveil揭露公开

    It’s a good time to unveil the plans.

    Red tape官僚主义

    Vehicle车辆

    He was recruited by the army.

    Conquer

    They conquered their enemies.

    Laboratory

    Impact on = influence

    Autonomous driving

    Grandiose宏伟的

    A pinch of salt 半信半疑

    Reckon believe

    Goldman Sachs高盛

    Sheer gravity

    Make headlines大动作大新闻

    At home and aboard, one thing is clear:China’s internet titans cannot be ignored.

    Day 7

    Illegal trade: On the horns (1)

    犀牛角非法交易

    Rhino horn

    Stump残余部分

    If you have a tree stump, check it forfungus.

    Diamond is stumped by an unexpected question.

    Since September, the president has stumped for Republicans in 20 states.

    For the species it is the danger of imminent extinction; for wildlife-lovers it is barbarism;

    for law-enforcer it is a failure.

    Genes could be at work too, as both IQ and mental health are often shaped by family history.

    Poach the fish in wine.

    Fried chicken

    A large piece of meat

    Grill

    Beef stew

    Steamed broccoli

    Minced lamb

    Diced carrots

    Shredded cabbage

    Whip the egg

    Grate the potatoes

    Peel削皮

    When the country was going through the final throes of civil war.

    A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow

    An epidemic of serial killings

    Fall apart破坏倒塌

    Fall for爱上,被骗

    He was fantastically handsome – I just fell for them right away.

    It was just a lie to get you here, and you fell for it.

    Fall on / upon攻击遭遇

    Fall on deaf ears完全忽视

    Fall over backwards过度加压,强迫自己完成某任务

    Fall over oneself狂热感情横溢

    Carcass动物尸体

    Sprawl伸开四肢坐着,延伸

    Coveted令人垂涎的

    Patrol在巡逻

    Fence栅栏,保持中立

    Curb限制

    The organizers have to employ performers topull a crowd.

    Pull in停下

    Undercut以低于的价格出售

    Subsides allow growers to undercut competitors and depress world prices.

    补贴使得种植者能以低于竞争对手的价格出售并压低世界价格

    Chop off割掉

    Hopeless shirtless tireless selfless

    Priceless无价的

    Rancher农场主

    Bear endure stand abide suffer tolerate

    He suffered their insults in silence.

    Day 8

    On the horns 2

    Lauder洗钱

    The house voted today to crack down on banks that lander drug money.

    Bring in引进

    Bring forth引起

    The good news brought forth a cheer.

    Bring off a successful advertising

    campaign.实现,完成

    Bring out揭示出版推出教育培养

    Bring up养育提出

    Use a surveyor or architect to oversee andinspect the different stages of the work.

    Superintend监督,管理

    Well-off 富裕

    Well being健康幸福

    Trade-off妥协交换

    Stigma耻辱的事情

    Disgrace玷污丢脸

    If anything如果有什么区别的话

    Hard- core 核心成员铁杆粉丝

    Eradicate根除

    Malaria疟疾

    Tetanus破伤风

    Shun回避

    Vigorous强烈地精力充沛的

    Initiative主动性法案倡议

    Evidence of grief on a mourner’s face

    Overturn推翻

    Court法院讨好取悦设法取得对…..求爱

    This will lead to the worst of all worlds.

    Muddy Waters浑水公司

    Murky浑浊含糊不清晦涩难懂

    All but indistinguishable

    He pocketed more money from this tournamentthan in his entire three years as a professional.

    Day 9

    The British Election

    Initially, all fields in the form are readonly.

    Those are words I have not previously usedin any report.

    It has enormous consequences for ourtroops.

    At the point of enormous nationalsignificance

    He never referred to his sisters in hisletters.

    Well, not only is this false advertisingand not only does this hurt the profit margin of Trojan, is also puts you atrisk.

    Carry out

    She said it had been brave of me to gothrough with the session despite my fear.

    When he let go of the throttle, it idledlike glass.

    Snap election

    Undermine

    Criticize

    Could some of the deaths have beenprevented in this notoriously high-risk area?

    Day 10

    The Brexit process: “Lords-a-leaping”

    Majestic = grand

    Brexit脱欧进程

    A majestic setting设施壮丽

    Bessie, resplendent in royal blue velvet,was hovering beside the table.

    Marble columns and gilt spires镀金的

    A bevy of bright young officers一群

    Geriatric老家伙

    The house is crammed with pricelessfurniture and works of art.

    Adjourn延迟

    Perch轻坐在,栖息

    Parapet

    Glitter

    The bay glittered in the sunshine.

    Invoke援引,祈求帮或支持

    Excel surpass exceed transcend outstripoutdo

    It is a case of the student outstrippingthe teacher.

    Happiness that surpassed description

    Uprising起义

    The people of the whole country got unitedto rise up against the foreign invaders.

    Ally同盟者

    Entitle使用权,给命名

    Chancellor总理,大臣

    Unscathed毫发无损

    Athletic scathe运动损伤

    Stay out留在原处

    Referendum全民投票

    Luminary大师,泰斗

    Day 11

    Lords-a-leaping

    Recession

    Back down

    We could see that he would back down if westood firmly.

    Back out食言,失诺

    Back up支持,援助

    Spoil破坏,娇惯,犒劳,优待

    Bash盛会,庆典

    Showbiz

    Call down挑剔,找麻烦,斥责

    Call forth唤起,振奋

    A love song that calls forth sad memories.

    Call a spade a spade

    Call bluff揭露某人虚张声势

    She credited herself with the discovery.

    Japanwill have to do a deal with the U.S. on the price.

    In

    effect事实上

    Substantive实质性的

    They planto meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.

    On the

    table在讨论中

    Dissent持有异议

    Contention争论

    His casehas become a source of contention between the liberalism supports and thegovernment.

    Dispute反驳

    Controversy论战fury

    Conflict  分歧,冲突

    Try tokeep any conflict between you and your ex-partner to a minimum.

    Sadly,

    it was ever thus. 悲哀的是,这已经是普遍的想法了。

    Melancholy

    dejection沮丧

    Desolation凄凉

    Miserableness悲惨的

    Gloom忧郁昏暗

    Doldrums无生气的

    Dolefulness悲痛的

    Agreeable

    melancholy令人愉悦的忧伤

    Day 13

    US H-1B Visa

    CNN news

    Pledge保证,誓言典当物

    Inauguration就职日

    Headquarter

    Make sure more products are stamped withthe words “made in U.S.A”

    Aggressively

    This historic action declares that …

    Senate

    Conference call电话会议

    Stand up to经得起

    Across the Arab world, citizens have stoodup to claim their rights.

    Leave out to dry

    Enforcement

    This process concerns the design andenforcement of policies.

    Outsource外包

    Dynamic

    Lottery

    They tried to hype up their goods by thelottery.

    Petition

    Seek out

    It’s only natural then that each of usseeks out music during our travels.

    Grant

    Day 14

    The True “Bottom” of the Food Chain IsPlenty Polluted

    Trench

    Submersible

    Hippos are unable to submerge in the fewremaining water holes.

    We fought with them in the trenches.

    Retardant抑制剂

    Continuing violence will retardnegotiations over the country’s future.

    As your horizons expend, these new ideascan give a whole new meaning to life.

    With breast cancer, as with many commondiseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon.

    Nano

    One way traffic

    Absolutely impossible

    Amphipod Excessive

    An exorbitant price

    Extravagant praise

    Immoderate enthusiasm

    Inordinate demands

    Extreme opinions

    Scavenger

    The Particulate pollution in our atmosphere

    Fair game理想对象

    As men who shot game for food, they werenatural marksmen.

    Float漂浮

    提出The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work inthe hands of the UN.

    上市He floated his firm on the stock market.

    救生圈Floats will provide confidence in the water.

    Break down

    Peter gobbled all the beef stew.

    Gobble up吞并

    Interfere with = tamper

    It is unlikely that the marine industrywill fare any better in September.

    进展

    Be exempt from

    Perception

    He is interested in how our perceptions ofdeath affect the way we live.

    It did not require a lot of perception torealize the interview was over.

    Day 15

    Chief economist

    Workforce

    Likelihood

    Add these number together and rank thelikelihood of adaption.

    Biochemistry

    Lifelong

    But that’s not stopping her from competingfor her lifelong dream.

    Assurance

    He gave me assurance in black and white. 白纸黑字

    Encore再演唱

    Fare

    Manufacturing jobs

    Predecessor前任

    The new government dismantled theirpredecessors’ legislation.

    Day 16

    Hot Chilies Cool Down Gut Inflammation inMice

    Hot chilies

    Capsaicin

    Fire off

    The teacher fired off the name of herpupils.

    Fire away

    What to do want to say? There is nobodyhere, fire away.

    Between two fires

    What with war and what with famine, thepopulace at large were caught between two fires.

    Soothe

    He would take her in his arms and sootheher.

    Put on some nice soothing music.

    Cascade

    She hung on as the freezing, rushing watercascaded past her.

    The woman have lustrous cascades of blackhair.

    We did not want people on the show who arepurely interested in plugging a book or film.

    Spur

    The administration may put more emphasis onspurring economic growth.

    Anandamide大麻素

    Endocrine内分泌物

    Exocrine外分泌物

    Marijuana大麻

    Ramp

    Lilian was coming down the ramp from themuseum.

    To ramp up a share price during a takeoverbid is unacceptable.

    His hand moved to his mouth as he tried todamp down the panic.

    Immune

    Higher education is no longer immune tostate budget cuts.

    People with diplomatic passports are immunefrom criminal prosecution.

    Mediator

    I am not going as a mediator or negotiator.

    United Nations officials have mediated aseries of peace meetings between the two sides.

    Recap

    Can you recap the points included in theproposal?

    Inflamed to madness an already savagenature.

    Cut a fat hog

    The big toy companies sometimes cut cornersby outstanding their manufacturing to companies that might not have highquality standards. It’s one way they keep toy prices low.

    Cut loose with a string of curses.

    Your objections will cut no ice withmanagement.

    Sizable

    Harry bought the house and a sizable pieceof land that surrounds it.

    A curious child is a teacher’s delight.

    Inquisitive

    Snoopy

    Nosy

    Day 17

    Trump’s Eventful first 100 days

    Demonstrate

    How can I demonstrate to you that my storyis true?

    Once you find the right candidate, speedand decisiveness are okay.

    Memorandum备忘录,便签

    Cabinet members

    Coalition

    Reiterate

    Demolish

    Barbaric

    Mount安装,爬上,骑上

    Regime

    Civilian

    Tomahawk cruise missile

    Assault

    Sexual assault

    Provocative

    Non-proliferation

    Impose

    Entity

    Pursuant

    Intensify

    Undermine

    Lay out

    Dismantle

    Ballistic missile

    Proliferation

    Tightening

    Day 18

    Mobile Phones: The new old thing

    The prime minister is, in conformity withtheir constitution, chosen by the president.

    He might be influenced by nostalgia for thesurrounding of his happy youth.

    Here I am boring you with my reminiscences.

    She’s feeling a little homesick.

    Veteran

    Tyro

    Novice

    I’m a novice at these things, Lieutenant.You’re the professional.

    Rookie

    I don’t want to have another rookie totrain.

    His mind would wander, and he would lose trackof what he was doing.

    Specification

    Slight mite minute

    A puny, bespectacled youth

    With so little life left in the government,the cost to the careers of Labor mutineers would be nugatory.

    A paltry fine of 100 dollars

    Amidst the current bunch of nonentities, heis a towering figure.

    Arguing over piddling amounts of money.

    They are far from a full-fledged militaryalliance.

    Correlation does not equal causation! Thisis such a basic scientific concept, and yet Scientific American has made such asophomoric error and perpetuated this misunderstanding!

    A patient going through acute detox willhave an assigned nurse nearby.

    Overhaul your body with a cleaning detox.

    If this offer is genuine, I will gladlyaccept it.

    He had never known him to be so chatty andcordial.

    Such convention stems from his keen focusand veracious tenacity.

    Splashy引人注意

    All the rooms have postcard-quality views,but Lodge 4 has the most arresting panorama.

    The nation is griped by the dramatic story.

    As a child I remember being riveted by mygrandfather’s appearance.

    He is an engrossing subject for a book.

    Predict

    Foretell

    Prognosticate

    Unfortunately, I am not able toprognosticate how everything will eventually shake out.

    Extrapolating from his latest findings, hereckons about 80% of these deaths might be attributed to smoking.

    Adumbrate

    This book shows us the adumbrate of thefuture.

    His triumph was overshadowed by an uneasysense of foreboding.

    For now, we should probably fasten ourseatbelts.

    Gear up

    Expedite

    We tried to help you expedite your plans.

    The killings in Newcastle have precipitatedthe worst crisis yet.

    Day 19

    Kathryn blinked and forced a smile.

    Green and yellow lights blinked on thesurface of the harbor.

    Scintillate

    Announce claim

    Asseverate

    Avouch

    Manifesto

    Avow

    Shown off

    Flaunt

    Ostentation

    Carrier

    Rejig

    The government is rejigging some taxassessment methods.

    Cook up phony spurious dummy

    Hook up

    Fast celerity lope flit scurry whoosh

    That argument was the turning point fortheir marriage, and the one which doomed it to failure.

    His warning of impending doom

    Boon

    Alms

    Largesse

    Bauble Gimcrack Cheap Schlock sleazyundercut trumpery

    Selfies

    Self-abased/contempt

    Self-abnegation

    Ego

    Day 20

    Strengthening Global Biosecurity

    Interconnected

    Pathogen

    Domesticated

    Emerging infection

    Spur

    Letting a technology like Clear Play’sproliferate should spur more demand for video rentals and sales.

    Outbreak

    Crucial

    Infectious

    She broke into the conversation at acrucial moment.

    We were very impressed by your handing ofhis affair.

    If that were the case, I think we mightwell get a very high multiplier effect this year.

    Day 21

    Innovative cities Night time turned intoday

    Decline downfall wane decay

    On the wane

    The tide was near the turn and already theday was on the wane.

    Whizz

    I saw a big piece of metal whizzing throughthe air.

    The song became a massive hit in 1950.

    Adoration worship

    She needs and wants to be loved withoverwhelming passion and adoration.

    Piety devoutness

    Prayer invocation

    The holiest of the Shinto rituals, whereofferings are made at night to the great Sun.

    Blasphemy profanation sacrilege

    He has acted out every kind of blasphemy,including dressing up as the pope in Rome.

    Stealing from a place of worship wasregarded as sacrilege.

    He held a presidential review of the troopsfrom a flag-draped grandstand built in front of the White House.

    Hitch

    There was no garage in sight, so I hitcheda lift into town.

    Erect

    Bountiful

    Hard-pressed

    City proper

    Take in吸收,收留,领会,一眼看清

    Paradox

    It’s a paradox that in such a rich countrythere can be so much poverty.

    Shiny

    Municipal

    Top-ups

    We topped up the water tanks.

    Wither

    Slash

    Car markets could be forced to slashprices.

    Make deep slashes in the meat and push inthe spice paste.

    Miserly Stingy Parsimony

    Begrudge嫉妒,怜惜

    Grudge积怨

    Niggard吝啬鬼

    Fracking

    Choke

    Pinch

    Circumscribe

    Day 22

    Innovative cities

    Acknowledge

    Green acknowledge, in a letter to thejudge, that he was a drug addict.

    He is also acknowledge as an excellentgoalkeeper.

    He saw her but refused to even acknowledgeher.

    Contrary discredit reject contradictantagonize defiance forestall

    Rugged individualism forged America’sfrontier society.

    Chamber

    Bipartisan

    Baby face

    Lament

    Ken began to lament the death of his onlyson.

    Shelley’s lament for the death of Keats.

    Volatile

    There have been riots before and thesituation is volatile.

    Recession

    The oil price increases sent Europe intodeep recession.

    Frontier

    Six-shooter

    Revive

    Clout影响力

    Bust破产的

    Tricky

    Beguile

    Cajole哄骗

    Dupe wheedle enticement inveigle conbamboozle

    Imposter mountebank quack gudgeon

    Predicament mire morass

    Quagmire strait plight

    Day 23

    Concrete details

    How are the health benefit?

    Be sick of

    Miniature

    Divisive

    Abortion has always been a divisive issue.

    Lean time

    Stand-off

    There is no sign of an end to the standoff between two states.

    Boomtown

    Tycoon

    Baron

    Villa

    Pendulum

    Paternalism

    Renovated

    The couple spent thousands renovating thehouse.

    Splash

    Pelicans

    Kayak

    Perch

    Oust

    The leaders have been ousted from power bynationalists.

    Stump up

    That would require shareholders to stumpmore money.

    Day 24

    Award Recipient Charts New Path in Human Space flight

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