澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 巴基斯坦的当前局势

 

Pakistan is in danger of turning into a toxic¹ 'jelly state', a quivering country that will neither collapse² nor stabilize³. Author MJ Akbar and Dr Farzana Shaikh from Chatham House take a journey through history to analyse the situation in present day Pakistan.

巴基斯坦濒临变成一个好像有毒的果冻,既不会崩溃也不稳定。作家阿卡巴和谢赫克博士以历史分析情况当前的巴基斯坦。

1 toxic   

adj.有毒的，因中毒引起的

参考例句：

• The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
• There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。

2 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。