夏说英语新闻晨读 第550期:英王室准妈妈遭网络霸凌

 本期内容：

Britain's royal family is beefing up its social media operation amid a rise in racist¹ online abuse targeting the Duchess of Sussex in the months after the announcement of her pregnancy², sources have told CNN. Kensington Palace staff are devoting more resources to deleting comments targeting Meghan, and blocking abusive Twitter and Instagram accounts. Software is being used to filter out the use of the n-word as well as emojis of guns and knives. As part of the effort, the royal family issued a set of guidelines last week for people engaging with its social media channels.

beef up: 增加
racist: n. 种族主义者；种族歧视者
race: n. 人种
racism³: n. 种族主义；种族歧视
racial: adj. 人种的；种族的
racial discrimination: 种族歧视
abuse: n. 霸凌；滥用
pregnancy: n. 怀孕
pregnant: adj. 怀孕的
devote: vt. 投入；奉献；献身
delete: vt. 删除
block: vt. 拦截
filter: v. 过滤
emoji: n. 表情符号

1 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

2 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

3 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。