精听练习（一）

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operative 特工
(especially North American English) a person who does secret work, especially for a government organization.    eg. an intelligence operative
conspiracy 阴谋
a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal
allege 声称  allegedly 据说，据传闻
to state something as a fact but without giving proof
feed 投喂，私人推荐，推送  news feed
feed something to satisfy a need, desire, etc. and keep it strong
epidemic: a sudden rapid increase in how often something bad happens
revelation (reveal) (disclosure)
a fact that people are made aware of, especially one that has been secret and is surprising 
bogus 虚假的（not real or genuine）
bill: advertise, promote billboard 广告牌    e.g. An epidemic of bogus social media posts made users question whether they could trust their news feed. Then revelation that a data firm called Cambridge Analytica acquired (获取) information on 15 million users through an app that Facebook says was billed (slang. 被宣传) as a research tool.

essentially 本质上 | take the quiz | comb your friend's information 挖掘，获取信息 (search)
profile 个人简介 (description) | profile photo 头像 | stricter policies 更严格的政策
accesss our data (reach) | microtargeting 精准投放 | draw the line

unnerving：nervous or frightened
disconcerting：anxious, confused or embarrassed
There's a thin line between microtargeting and manipulation. 界限模糊 
call for（publicly ask for）| regulators 管理者 | take another hit 面临另一轮打击
call on 要求某人出面 | testify 表明立场 | sources inside Facebook 内部人士
as it stands 据目前情况来看 |  pivotal 关键的（point）| tech giant 科技巨头
come under greater scrutiny 经受更严格的监察 | head into the midterm elections

Auschwitz concentration camp 奥斯维辛集中营 | court ruling 法庭判决 | launch a lawsuit 发起诉讼 | dispute 纠纷 | accuse ~ of ~ 指控，控诉 | genocide 种族灭绝；大屠杀  | under the terms of 根据条款 | military-led crackdown 军方带头的打压行为 

It is concluded on reasonable ground 由合理的证据，理论可得出结论 | in violation of 违反 
at serious risk of 面临严重威胁 | convention 公约 | 
The International Court of Justice 联合国国际法院 | Myanmar 缅甸 | alleged crimes 指控的罪行 | persecution 迫害 | atrocity 暴行 | under one's proposal | contiguous 临近的 | conspiracy 阴谋 | a televised address 电视演讲 | assault 袭击 | stronghold 要塞

His expulsion (被驱逐) followed a threat to become an independent (威胁说要做无党派人士). The US military in Afghanistan (美国驻阿富汗军队) has recovered two sets of human remains (找到2具人类残骸) from the site where an air force plane crashed (发现地点是某空军飞机坠机的地方). Taliban militants (塔利班积极分子) said all those on board had been killed.

House of Representatives  众议院 | articles of impeachment 弹劾条款 | Senate 参议院 |
argue their case 为其主张提供论据 | present their defense 进行辩护|formal charges 主要指控 | obstruction of Congress 阻挠议会 | running for the presidency 竞选总统 | first though 不过 | majority leader 多数党领袖 | hold the trial 进行审判 |  partisan divide 党派分歧
sham: a situation, feeling, system, etc. that is not as good or true as it seems to be
hoax: an act intended to make somebody believe something that is not true, especially something unpleasant
a witch hunt
an attempt to find and punish people who hold opinions that are thought to be unacceptable or dangerous to society
pick up steam 提升速度和实力；(信念、计划、项目等) 变得越来越重要，开始发展壮大
get up/pick up steam: (informal) to become gradually more powerful, active, etc.
e.g. His election campaign is beginning to get up steam.