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DAY 12 Pomp and circumstances: Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain
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I. 写出下列词汇的汉语释义
(1)第一组形容词1个(adj.):
1. determined
(2)第二组动词5个(v.):
1. remain
2. simmer
3. twist
4. warn
5. downplay
(3)第三组名词9个(n.):
1. protest
2. pomp
3. relationship
4. strain
5. tension
6. issue
7. sanction
8. diplomat
9. security
II. 词汇拓展积累
1. determined adj. 决心,决定,决意→ v. 决定,决心(做某事)→ n. 决心,果断,坚定
2. warn v. 警告,告诫→ n. 警告,警示,先兆
3. diplomat n. 外交官 → adj. 外交的→ n. 外交,外交技巧
4. security n. 安全 → v. 保护,保卫,使安全
III. 重点短语英译汉
1. state visit
2. in the face of
3. pull out of
4. ratchet up
5. America’s secretary of state
6. rely on
7. put sth at risk
8. intelligence-sharing
9. when it comes to doing
10. no doubt
11. be determined to do
IV. 翻译下列句子
1. President Donald Trump’s state visit itself will be an extravaganza of protests and pomp. It will also be a test of how “special” the relationship between America and Britain can remain in the face of serious strains.
翻译:
2. This visit is a bigger deal than last year’s, in two respects. First, tensions are simmering between the two countries over issues that go to the core of their relationship.
翻译:
3. One is Iran. America has pulled out of the nuclear accord with Iran and is ratcheting up sanctio