夏说英语新闻晨读 第175期:川普当选
时间：2019-02-21 作者：英语课 分类：夏说英语新闻晨读
英语课
本期内容：
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
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