8.6 朝鮮譴責(zé)美國(guó)繼續(xù)制裁朝鮮

1 waved banners with the slogan "My life is not your porn" [① (N-COUNT) （通常指在抗議或集會(huì)中用兩根竿子撐開(kāi)的）橫幅仲锄，標(biāo)語(yǔ) A banner is a long strip of cloth with something written on it. Banners are usually attached to two poles and carried during a protest or rally.]

8.7 土耳其打算不用美元結(jié)算

1 the latest 1 salvo in an escalating dispute [① (N-COUNT) (槍炮风钻、導(dǎo)彈的)齊射，并發(fā);(禮炮的)齊鳴 A salvo is the firing of several guns or missiles at the same time in a battle or ceremony.]

2resulted in 2 senseless death and division [① (ADJ-GRADED) 無(wú)意義的;無(wú)目的的;沒(méi)有益處的 If you describe an action as senseless, you think it is wrong because it has no purpose and produces no benefit.]

3|?b?g?t?d| that are 3 bigoted or racist [① (ADJ-GRADED) 固執(zhí)的；執(zhí)拗的；頑固不化的 Someone who is bigoted has strong, unreasonable prejudices or opinions and will not change them, even when they are proved to be wrong.]

**4 Afghan warlord ** [① (N-COUNT) (國(guó)家或組織的)軍閥式領(lǐng)袖，暴君 If you describe a leader of a country or organization as a warlord, you are critical of them because they have achieved power by behaving in an aggressive and violent way.]

5 political edge
政治優(yōu)勢(shì)

8.22 朝韓60年未見(jiàn)親人會(huì)面

1 hitching rides 【 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] get (free rides) in other people's cars as a way of travelling （免費(fèi)）搭乘他人之車(chē); 搭便車(chē):】

8.21伊朗發(fā)布新的殲滅戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)

1 reflect a thaw in relations【If something thaws relations between people or if relations thaw, they become friendly again after a period of being unfriendly. 】

2 many of whom are now elderly and frail【Someone who is frail is not very strong or healthy. 】

3 ailing bolivar currency 【An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker. 】

4 this &overhaul is nothing more than a facelift【If you overhaul a system or method, you examine it carefully and make many changes in it in order to improve it. 】

5investors have called a sham. 【Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. 】

8.23 歐洲再次出現(xiàn)新的蕁麻疹

1a better disciplinary system is needed [① (ADJ) 懲戒性的;執(zhí)行紀(jì)律的 Disciplinary bodies or actions are concerned with making sure that people obey rules or regulations and that they are punished if they do not.]

2 Pontiff [① (N-COUNT) 教皇 The Pontiff is the Pope.]

3 to spell out exactly what measures will be taken [① (PHRASAL VERB) 詳細(xì)說(shuō)明;講清楚 If you spell something out, you explain it in detail or in a very clear way.]

4 a substantial hurdle to riding the church of the stain of abuse【a problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve sth 難關(guān)耘分；障礙】】

8.24 中國(guó)從食物到廢鐵開(kāi)始施加關(guān)稅反擊美國(guó)

1-16 billion dollars worth of new duties [④ (N-VAR) 稅 Duties are taxes which you pay to the government on goods that you buy.]

2- open it up to greater international regulation and scrutiny[① (N-UNCOUNT) 詳細(xì)的檢查(或?qū)彶?;仔細(xì)的觀察 If a person or thing is under scrutiny, they are being studied or observed very carefully.]

8.24 美軍駐阿富汗司令官稱(chēng)和解來(lái)到了最好的時(shí)機(jī)

1- agreed to an openended military deployment [① (ADJ) 沒(méi)有預(yù)設(shè)目標(biāo)的；無(wú)意作出結(jié)論的求泰；無(wú)期限的 When people begin an open-ended discussion or activity, they do not have a particular result, decision, or timespan in mind.]

2- The violence then goes down because we achieve reconciliation with the Taliban【 美 [?r?k?n?s?li?e??n] ① (N-VAR) 和解;調(diào)和;調(diào)解 Reconciliation between two people or countries who have quarrelled is the process of their becoming friends again. A reconciliation is an instance of this.】

8.29聯(lián)合國(guó)報(bào)告指責(zé)緬甸領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人不作為

1They are in flagrant disregard of the life, [① (ADJ-GRADED) 駭人聽(tīng)聞的;罪惡昭彰的;公然的 You can use flagrant to describe an action, situation, or someone's behaviour that you find extremely bad or shocking in a very obvious way.]

2 They are marked by extreme levels of brutality and disproportionality[② (N-COUNT) 比例 The proportion of one kind of person or thing in a group is the number of people or things of that kind compared to the total number of people or things in the group.]