每日一句口语 224

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

Forbes magazine ranked German Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel the most powerful woman in the world for the second year in a row in the annual list dominated by politicians, businesswomen and media figures.

《福布斯》杂志将德国总理安格拉默克尔评为全世界最有权势的女性，这是默克尔连续第二年当选。占据这一年度榜单的有政界、商界和传媒行业的女性。

【Vocabulary】

1. chancellor:大臣；总理

Example:He was England's worst Chancellor of the Exchequer².他是英国最糟糕的财政大臣。

2. dominate:控制；统治

Example:Sports, though important, should not dominate our schools.运动虽然重要,但不应在学校中占首要地位。

3. figure:人物

Example:Mahatma Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history.

甘地在印度历史上是政治和宗教要人。

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 exchequer   

n.财政部；国库

参考例句：

• In Britain the Chancellor of the Exchequer deals with taxes and government spending.英国的财政大臣负责税务和政府的开支。
• This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.这使国库遭受了重大损失。