单词超市第十二期

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今天要学的一个词是 classified

CLA-SSI-FIED.

意思是 保密, 这跟 class上课 毫无关系.

媒体报道说, 布什总统明确表明, 要控告那些政府认为非法掌握保密材料的人. 也就是要

charge the individuals which're believed unlawfully possess cassified materials

每个政府都有保密文件 classified documents

保密信息 classified information

等等. 但是, 什么文件应该保密, 什么不应该保密, 往往会引起争论,

Which documents should be classified, and which should not, often gives rise arguements.

所以有的时候, 政府会公开某些原来保密的材料.

to declassify¹ some formerly² classified materials

好, 我们今天学的一个词是

classified, classified, classified.

1 declassify   

v.撤销保密

参考例句：

• These reports were only declassified last year.这些报告去年才被撤销了密级。
• Does the president have the power to declassify information?总统有权利解密相关信息吗？

2 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。