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【BBC】拜登总统赦免持有大麻的罪犯

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  • This is BBC world news, here are the headlines.
  • 这里是BBC世界新闻头条。
  • Thailand's Prime Minister has met with survivors of the mass killing at a nursery school where 23 children died.
  • 泰国总理会见了一所幼儿园大规模屠杀事件的幸存者,23名儿童在该事件中丧生。
  • The nation is in mourning after the deaths of 36 people in the gun and knife attack.
  • 36人在此次枪击和持刀袭击中丧生,此后,泰国全民哀悼。
  • President Biden is pardoning all Americans convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws.
  • 拜登总统赦免了所有根据联邦法律被判持有大麻的美国人。
  • Drugs classification will be reassessed.
  • 将重新评估毒品分类。
  • Republicans have criticized the move, but rights activists have welcomed their impact on racial disparities in the justice system.
  • 共和党人批评了这一举措,但人权活动人士却欢迎此举对司法系统中种族差异的影响。
  • And the software giant Microsoft says the West needs to be vigilant about the security of undersea cables carrying internet traffic.
  • 软件巨头微软表示,西方需要对传输互联网流量的海底电缆的安全保持警惕。


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President Biden1 is pardoning2 all Americans3 convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws4.

拜登总统赦免了所有根据联邦法律被判持有大麻的美国人。

解:主语1+谓语2+宾语3+定语4

析:该句的主语为“President Biden”,谓语为“is pardoning”,宾语为“all Americans”,其后跟随过去分词短语“convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws”作定语,修饰“all Americans”。


重点词汇词组

1. in mourning 服丧; 戴孝; 哀悼

例:Yesterday the whole of Greece was in mourning.

昨天,希腊全民哀悼。

常见搭配:

mourning for sb. 为某人哀悼

例:Shops were closed as a sign of mourning for the king.

为了表达对国王的哀悼之情,商店关门停业一天。


2. be convicted of sth. 被判犯有......罪

例:He was convicted of fraud.

他被判犯有诈骗罪。

常见搭配:

a convicted murderer 已定罪的谋杀犯

例:A convicted murderer has broken out of prison.

一名被判谋杀罪的凶犯越狱了。


3. impact on sb./sth. 对......的影响

例:Her speech made a profound impact on everyone.

她的讲话对每个人都有深远的影响。

常见搭配:

on impact 在撞击中

例:The two wings of the aircraft broke off on impact.

该飞机的两个机翼因受到撞击而脱落。


4. racial disparity 种族差异

例:Racial disparities still exist, though the racial gap in awareness is narrowing, according to the survey.

调查显示,种族差异仍然存在,虽然种族差异的意识已逐渐缩小。

常见搭配:

disparity between rich and poor 贫富悬殊;贫富差距

例:There is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor in the country.

该国家人民当中,贫富之间的悬殊正在逐步加大。


5. internet traffic 网络流量; 网络通信

例:I couldn't download the file due to heavy internet traffic.

我没法下载那文件,因为网络通信异常繁忙。

常见搭配:

traffic jam 交通阻塞

例:We were stuck in a traffic jam.

我们遇上了交通阻塞。

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重点单词   查看全部解释    
profound [prə'faund]

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adj. 深奥的,深邃的,意义深远的

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survey [sə:'vei]

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v. 调查,检查,测量,勘定,纵览,环视
n.

 
aircraft ['ɛəkrɑ:ft]

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n. 飞机

 
impact ['impækt,im'pækt]

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n. 冲击(力), 冲突,影响(力)
vt.

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awareness [ə'wɛənis]

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n. 认识,意识,了解

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disparity [dis'pæriti]

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n. 不一致

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fraud [frɔ:d]

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n. 骗子,欺骗,诈欺

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possession [pə'zeʃən]

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n. 财产,所有,拥有

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