新闻英语20个佳句欣赏

 新闻英语20个佳句欣赏 1.The two leaders stated that both countries would develop good-neighborly and friendly relations on the basis of mutual¹ respect for sovereignty and territorial² integrity, non-aggression, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit and peaceful co-existence.>>

　　两位领导人声明，两国将在互相尊重主权和领土完整，互不侵犯，互不干涉内政，平等互利与和平共处的基础上发展睦邻友好关系。

　　2. The country’s stability depends on how well the president can groom³ a successor.

　　这个国家能否稳定取决于总统能否成功地培养一个接班人。

　　注：groom，使准备参加竞选，做好准备，训练。

　　3. He accused the prime minister of burnishing⁴ his own image while folding under pressure.

　　他指责总理一方面在压力下退缩，一方面给自己脸上贴金。

　　注：accuse用在法律上应当译成“”指控“，如：He was accused of theft.(他被指控犯有偷窃罪)；fold,作不及物动词用时有”关闭“、的”垮台“的意思此处转义”退缩“；burnishing原意是抛光、的擦亮。>>

　　4. The opposition⁵ leader’s speech stole the headlines from the government.

　　反对党领袖的演讲在报纸上大出风头，使政府相形见绌。

　　注：直译是：反对党领袖的演讲从政府手里偷走了报纸的通栏大标题。

　　5. He said that the release of the men gave the green light to terrorism.

　　他说，释放这些人，等于向恐怖主义活动开绿灯。

　　注：也可以翻译成“等于纵容恐怖主义活动“。

　　6. The CIA is drawing fire as its director is questioned over press leaks.

　　中央情报局被骂得焦头烂额，因为局长正因为报界泄密的问题接受质询。

　　注：CIA=CENTUAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY，美国中央情报局；drawing fire ，原意是“招致猛烈抨击“；leaks， 此处显然指”泄密“。>>

　　7. Albright played hardball by walking out of the meeting.

　　奥尔布莱特以退出会场的方式表示强硬的立场。

　　注：play hardball,表示强硬(立场、的抗议、的反对等)，hardball也可以用作形容词，如 hardball questions，故意刁难，非常难回答的问题。>>

　　8. While the West goes about its business, chemas-microsoft-comfficemarttags />lace>Russialace> gains nothing by going off into a corner to sulk.>>

　　西方依然我行我素，而俄罗斯一无所获，只好缩在旮旯(ga-la)里生气。

　　注：这个句子非常形象：to go about one’s business 的意思是“该干什么还干什么”；go off into a corner to sulk，直译是“走开到一个角落里生气”； gain nothing，什么也没有得到。>>

　　9. Blair is unlikely to roll back any of the previous ruling party’s major economic reforms.

　　布莱尔看来不可能从上宙执政党推行的任何重大经济改革中退缩。

　　注：previous此处指布莱尔出任英国首相之前的执政党，即保守党。

　　10. The whiff of scandal, and particularly the cash-for-questions imbroglio⁶, reminds the electorate⁷ that power concentrated in the hands of a single party for too long tends to corrupt⁸.>>

　　尽管丑闻不大，而且这些来路不明的款项内情复杂，至今尚无定论，却也足以提醒选民：权力集中字一个政党手中过长就会产生腐败。

　　注：a whiff of scandal,一个小小的丑闻； imbroglio，情节复杂、的难下结论的事情。( ps.The cash-for-questions affair was a political scandal in 1990s lace>Britainlace>. It was alleged⁹ by The Guardian¹⁰ newspaper that certain members of Parliament had been accepting bribes¹¹ in exchange for asking parliamentary questions. by Elex)>>[FS:PAGE]

　　11. A group of pragmatists are reorienting Iranian politics as the revolution fades into history.

　　革命正在成为历史，一批实用主义者正在为伊朗重新确定政策方向。

　　注：reorient的意思是“为……重新规定方向“；fade into history直译是“淡入历史”。

　　12. Legally, most experts agree, the case has some holes.

　　多数专家认为，从法律的角度来讲，这个案子有漏洞。

　　13. The newspaper story was quickly overrun by the White House spin machine[ public relations team].

　　报纸上的这条新闻很快就被白宫“说谎机器“(即白宫宣传机构)的编造淹没了。

　　注：spin的原意是纺织，在美国俚语中引申为“编造谎言“；public relations的意思是”公关“，但是在资本主义国家，公司、的政府等公关机构等于我国的”宣传部“，这同我国一般群众理解的”公关“不尽相同，为了照顾中国人对”公关“的理解，此处将public relations译为”宣传“。>>

　　14. He blamed leaks for breakdown¹² in the negotiations¹³.

　　他把谈判失败归罪于泄密。

　　注：blame…for…,把……归罪于。

　　15. The negotiators struggled to finalize¹⁴ a deal.

　　谈判参加者努力做成一笔交易。

　　16. Arabs and Jews alike are increasingly at risk in a climate of steadily¹⁵ rising tensions.

　　在紧张局势不断加剧这样一种(政治)气候中，无论是阿拉伯人还是犹太人都在冒越来越大的风险。

　　注：climate原意为“气候“，此处应制”政治气候“。

　　17. Her husband could be freed on bail¹⁶ within months.

　　她的丈夫有可能在几个月内交保释放。

　　注：bail还可以用作动词，如：She was bailed¹⁷ out of prison.(她被取保释放)

　　18. Harassment¹⁸ of minorities remains¹⁹ endemic in some quarters.

　　在某些地方，骚扰少数民族的现象依旧司空见惯。

　　注：minorities,少数民族。我国正式文件中把“少数民族“译为”Minority ethnic²⁰ groups”,如： The Uygurs are one of China’s minority ethnic groups.(维吾尔族是中国少数民族之一)>>

　　19. The setting up of a credible²¹ oversight²² authority has curbed²³ police brutality²⁴.

　　由于建立了一个可信任的监督机构，警察暴行受到了遏制。

　　注：oversight,监督，监管。

　　20. The number of complains is down simply because abused citizens have given up.

　　投诉减少，只是因为受害公民放弃投诉。

1 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

2 territorial   

adj.领土的，领地的

参考例句：

• The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.该国在为保持领土的完整而进行斗争。
• They were not allowed to fish in our territorial waters.不允许他们在我国领海捕鱼。

3 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

4 burnishing   

n.磨光，抛光，擦亮v.擦亮（金属等），磨光( burnish的现在分词 )；被擦亮，磨光

参考例句：

• Taps, reamers, drills, saws, milling cutters, burnishing tools, and so on, have all been successfully plated. 丝锥、铰刀、钻头、锯片、铣切刀具、磨光工具以及其它等等，所有这些方面的片镀都是很成功的。 来自辞典例句
• Pure white was obtained by entirely effacing burnishing the plate. 光白部份则把芒刺激完全磨去。 来自互联网

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 imbroglio   

n.纷乱，纠葛，纷扰，一团糟

参考例句：

• The imbroglio led to the resignation of several managers.这场纠纷导致了多名经理辞职。
• I had seen something of this imbroglio at first hand.我曾经亲眼看到过这种乱七八糟的东西。

7 electorate   

n.全体选民；选区

参考例句：

• The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
• He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。

8 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

9 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

10 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

11 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

12 breakdown   

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。

13 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

14 finalize   

v.落实，定下来

参考例句：

• Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
• 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。

15 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

16 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

17 bailed   

保释，帮助脱离困境( bail的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Fortunately the pilot bailed out before the plane crashed. 飞机坠毁之前，驾驶员幸运地跳伞了。
• Some water had been shipped and the cook bailed it out. 船里进了些水，厨师把水舀了出去。

18 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

19 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

20 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

21 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

22 oversight   

n.勘漏，失察，疏忽

参考例句：

• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。
• Your essay was not marked through an oversight on my part.由于我的疏忽你的文章没有打分。

23 curbed   

v.限制，克制，抑制( curb的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Advertising aimed at children should be curbed. 针对儿童的广告应受到限制。 来自辞典例句
• Inflation needs to be curbed in Russia. 俄罗斯需要抑制通货膨胀。 来自辞典例句

24 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军