精听练习（三）

英美差异
英  sweets/sprits/biscuit/maize/lift/trolley/flat/toilet & loo/bathroom/pavement/lorry/underground & tube/petrol/trousers/vest/nappy    
美  candy/hard liquor/ cracker/corn/elevator/cart/apartment/restroom/washroom/sidewalk/truck/subway/ gasoline/pants（underwear in BrE）/undershirt/baby's diap

新型冠状病毒肺炎（Corona Virus Disease 2019，COVID-19），简称“新冠肺炎”
Afghanistan
front runner  (赛跑或竞赛中) 最可能获胜者，领先者
meddle（in/with）
VERB 管闲事;干涉;干预
If you say that someone meddles in something, you are criticizing the fact that they try to influence or change it without being asked.
thug：a violent person, especially a criminal
incumbent
N-COUNT 现任官员;在职官员
An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time.
ADJ 成为责任的;义不容辞的;必须履行的
If it is incumbent upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it.
be linked to
联系；相关联
if sth links two things, facts or situations, or they are linked , they are connected in some way
e.g. Exposure to ultraviolet light is closely linked to skin cancer.
受紫外线照射与皮肤癌紧密相关。
paramedic
N-COUNT 急救医士；医务辅助人员；护理人员
A paramedic is a person whose training is similar to that of a nurse and who helps to do medical work.
quarantine
N-UNCOUNT 检疫；隔离
If a person or animal is in quarantine, they are being kept separate from other people or animals for a set period of time, usually because they have or may have a disease.
She was sent home to Oxford and put in quarantine...
她被送回牛津的家中隔离起来。
VERB 对…进行隔离检疫
If people or animals are quarantined, they are stopped from having contact with other people or animals. If a place is quarantined, people and animals are prevented from entering or leaving it.
e.g. Dogs have to be quarantined for six months before they'll let them in.
狗要进行6个月的隔离检疫之后才被允许进入。
center around  集中于…，包围，围绕

The government is considering a ban on some overseas arrivals as the battle to curb (that) the spread of this virus continues.
autocrat  n.
独裁者；专制统治者；专制君主
a ruler who has complete power  同义词： despot
专横的人；独断专行的人
a person who expects to be obeyed by other people and does not care about their opinions or feelings

on the grounds of 由于
moor vt. & vi. 停泊, 系泊(船只)
cruise ship 游轮
separately adv. 分离地;个别地,分别地
the Court of Appeal 上诉法院
rule against 否决..；对...作出否定的裁决；违反/违背...的规定
commitment 承诺
give the project the go-ahead
secure jobs and businesses 保障就业与商业
go against the Paris Climate Accord 违反巴黎气候协议
be compatible with carbon targets 符合碳排放目标
green campaigner 环保人士
The plans need to be permanently grounded. 这些计划需要永久地搁浅。
ground（触礁，搁浅；飞机停飞）
transfer 调任；调离
sectarian violence 宗派暴力
the invasion of locust in East Africa 东非蝗灾
humanitarian crisis 人道主义危机
Mercy Corps says a second invasion is due in the next few weeks.
rely on humanitarian aid
ravage crops and pastures
tensions over grazing land
...when dry weather sets in, which helps curb their spread.
sketch n. 素描；略图；梗概
preliminary session 前期阶段
scribble 乱写；乱涂
The Oscar design endured. 经久不衰
pompous adj. 浮夸的；爱炫耀的；自大的；华而不实的
breathtakingly beautiful evening gowns and tuxedos
adorn vt. 装饰；使生色
trophy n. 奖品；战利品；纪念品
prohibition（1920-1933）
gangster 黑帮
high name profile ranking officials 高知名度的高级官员
stroll around 四处逛逛
cape n. 披肩；海角，岬
autograph n. 亲笔签名
commemorate vt. 纪念, 庆祝
theme party 主题派对