夏说英语新闻晨读 第567期:五角大楼拨款筑墙

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The Pentagon has authorised the transfer of $1bn to army engineers for new wall construction along the US-Mexico border. The funds are the first under the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump¹ to bypass Congress and build the barrier he pledged during his election campaign. Democrats² have protested against the move.

the Pentagon: 五角大楼
authorize³: vt. 授权
transfer: n. 转钱
construction: n. 建设；建筑物
a construction worker: 建筑工人
construct: vt. 建造，构造
emergency: n. 紧急状态
bypass: vt. 绕开
barrier: n. 障碍物
pledge: vt. 许诺
protest against: 反对；对……提出抗议

1 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。

2 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 authorize   

v.授权，委任；批准，认可

参考例句：

• He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
• Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。