时间:2019-02-21 作者:英语课 分类:夏说英语新闻晨读


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Donald Trump 1 won America's presidential election, wrongfooting the predictions of pundits 2 and pollsters and winning states that had voted Democrat 3 for decades but where voters were receptive to his populist pledges. The shock result convulsed the markets but they bounced back after Mr Trump gave a conciliatory victory speech. His defeated rival Hillary Clinton urged Americans to unite behind him.



Wrongfoot:措手不及

Pundit:专家

Pollster:民意调查

Receptive:乐于接受的

Populist:民粹主义

Pledge:承诺

Convulse:震惊


Conciliatory:和解的



n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭
  • 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。
n.某一学科的权威,专家( pundit的名词复数 )
  • The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem. 如何妥善处理这一问题,专家众说纷纭。 来自辞典例句
  • That did not stop Chinese pundits from making a fuss over it. 这并没有阻止中国的博学之士对此大惊小怪。 来自互联网
n.民主主义者,民主人士;民主党党员
  • The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
  • About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后,他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。
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