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今天我们要学的词是 seminarian. Seminarian 名词，神学院学生。Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, one of the most respected U.S. cardinals, was accused of sexually abusing both boys and adult seminarians. 美国最受尊敬的主教之一，红
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今天我们要学的词是representative. Representative 代表。Representatives from major political parties in Pakistan urged the Election Commission to bar militant-turned-political parties from participating in the election. 巴基斯坦主要政
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今天我们要学的词是open letter. Open letter 公开信。Myanmar's civil groups signed an open letter to the country's president, urging him to immediately release two Reuters reporters. 缅甸民权团体签署了一份呈交给缅甸总统的公
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今天我们要学的词是fabricated. Fabricated形容词，捏造的。The Syrian government denies that any chemical attack took place in early April, saying it was fabricated or staged by the rebels. 叙利亚政府否认4月初曾发动化学气体
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今天我们要学的词是turmoil. Turmoil 名词，意思是混乱。A suicide-attack against the headquarters of the Libyan electoral commission has thrown plans for parliamentary and presidential elections into turmoil. 利比亚选举委员会受到
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今天我们要学的词是liable. Liable 形容词，有责任的，需要承担责任的。U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would implement the harshest penalties yet on drugmakers found liable for contributing to the drug epidemi
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今天我们要学的词是telemarketing. Telemarketing电话推销。The owner of a Canadian telemarketing operation was found guilty of mail and wire fraud. 加拿大一家电话推销公司的老板被认定犯有邮政电信欺诈罪。The Arizon
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今天我们要学的词是deploy. Deploy动词，部署。President Donald Trump signed a proclamation directing the National Guard to deploy to the Mexican border to fight illegal immigration. 美国总统川普签署宣言，指示国民警卫队在
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今天我们要学的词是quota. Quota 作为名词，是配额，限额的意思。A group is suing Harvard University for discrimination against Asian-American students and comparing its admission process to an illegal quota system. 一个团体正在
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今天我们要学的词是 barometer。 Barometer的意思是气压表、晴雨表，When a hurricane hits, 'Waffle House' becomes a barometer，当飓风来袭时，华夫饼屋就成了晴雨表。什么意思呢？就是这家餐饮店是否开门显
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今天我们要学的词是 stiffen。stiffen is spelled s-t-i-f-f-e-n, stiffen。 stiffen来自于stiff，意思是僵硬，强硬，顽固，stiffen就是变硬、强化。President Donald Trumps move to close the Palestinian Liberation Organizatio
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今天我们要学的词是 lodestar. Lodestar is spelled l-o-d-e-s-t-a-r, lodestar. Lodestar是指指引航线的星斗，特别是北极星，引申下来也指帮助指明方向的领路人。这个词现在很少用，但在纽约时报最近一篇
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今天我们要学的词是 tribute. Tribute 的意思是致敬，表达敬意。Music fans from different genres and generations are paying tribute to soul singer Aretha Franklin across the globe，全球各地不同流派、不同世代的音乐爱好
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今天我们要学的词是mental disorder. Mental disorder精神疾病。For the first time, the World Health Organization is classifying gaming disorder as a mental disorder. 世界卫生组织首次将游戏成瘾归类为一种精神疾病。At t
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今天我们要学的词是reliance. Reliance作为名词，是依靠，依赖的意思。European Union leaders agreed to strengthen the blocs military cooperation and reduce its reliance on the United States. 欧洲联盟领导人一致同意要加强
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今天我们要学的词是rescind. Rescind作为动词，有撤销，废除的意思。The Trump administration has rescinded policies that direct colleges and universities to increase diversity by considering race in college admissions. 川普政府废
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今天我们要学的词是alliance. Alliance 联盟。NATO leaders agreed to formally invite Macedonia to begin accession talks to join the Western alliance. 北约各国领导人一致同意，正式邀请马其顿围绕加入这个西方联盟组织
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今天我们要学的词是 heat wave. Heat wave 热浪。A recent study warns that the number of people dying during heat waves is likely to rise sharply in some regions by 2080 if policymakers fail to take action in climate and health policies. 最近
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今天我们要学的词是 outnumber. Outnumber 动词，意思是在数量上超过。Anti-racist protesters far outnumbered the white supremacists who rallied across from the White House last Sunday. 上星期天在白宫对面集会的反种族歧视
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今天我们要学的词是 curtail. Curtail 做为动词，有缩减的意思。Technology companies, who have traditionally adopted a hands-off policy, are now struggling to curtail online offensive speech. 传统上往往采取不干预政策的高科
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