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Public impeachment¹ hearings of President Donald Trump² got underway Wednesday in Washington. The first two witnesses are William Taylor, the top US diplomat³ in Ukraine and State Department official George Kent. Taylor testified that his staff overheard Trump asking about the investigations⁴ he wanted Ukraine to pursue. The top Republican on the panel says the discussions were not inappropriate, let alone impeachable⁵.

President Trump says he's been too busy to watch the impeachment hearings, which he dismisses as a "scam." Trump is hosting the leader of Turkey at the White House and says he wants to expand trade between the two countries.

Flooding in Venice, Italy, has hit its second-highest level ever, forcing tourists to wade⁶ through historic plazas⁷. Venice's mayor blames climate change and is calling for the quick completion of offshore⁸ flood barriers.

Swedish teen climate activist⁹ Greta Thunberg hitched¹⁰ a renewable-energy ride back to Europe. She's sailing into the Atlantic on a trip she hopes will get her home for the holidays.

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1 impeachment
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。 The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

2 trump
n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭
参考例句：
He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。 The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

3 diplomat
n.外交官，外交家；能交际的人，圆滑的人
参考例句：
The diplomat threw in a joke, and the tension was instantly relieved.那位外交官插进一个笑话，紧张的气氛顿时缓和下来。 He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.战前他在俄罗斯当外交官。

4 investigations
（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )；侦查；科学研究；学术研究
参考例句：
His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。 He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

5 impeachable
adj.可控告的，可弹劾的
参考例句：
Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。来自英汉非文学 - 行政法 The government officer committed an impeachable offence. 那位政府官员犯了可能招致弹劾的罪行。来自辞典例句

6 wade
v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉
参考例句：
We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。 We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

7 plazas
n.（尤指西班牙语城镇的）露天广场( plaza的名词复数 )；购物中心
参考例句：
At focal points, there are seating plazas as rest points for users. 在主要主景点上，有空间较大的广场提供休息的地方。来自互联网 Such products are suitable for lighting and decoration of plazas, courtyards, parks, residential district and roadside. 本产品适合于广场、庭院，公园、小区草坪和道路的装饰和照明。来自互联网

8 offshore
adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面
参考例句：
A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。 A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

9 activist
n.活动分子，积极分子
参考例句：
He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。 He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

10 hitched
（免费）搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 )；搭便车；攀上；跃上
参考例句：
They hitched a ride in a truck. 他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。 We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday. 我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。

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