LISTEN TO NEWS ——Vocabulary expansion
UNIT 1
accordance n.一致.协调motorcade n.车队accountable a.有责任的obligation n.义务,职责aggression n.进攻,侵略prolong v.延长,拖延
broker v.作为中间人来安排punitive a.惩罚性的clarification n.澄清rhetoric n.花言巧语constructive a.建设性的sabotage v.阴谋破坏
consulate n.领事馆; 领事职权showdown n. 摊牌
dissident n.持不同政见者transform v.改变,转化
hinder v.妨碍,阻碍totalitarian a.极权主义的impede v.阻止.阻碍authoritarian a.独裁主义的irreversible a.不可逆转的ultimatum n.最后通牒
lash v. 进行严厉的口头/书面攻击unsubstantiated a.无确实证据的liken v.把…比作volatile a.不稳定的:易变的
UNIT 2
acknowledge v.承认forum n.论坛
adjourn v.休会fragile a.脆弱的,易碎的adversary n.敌手, 对手mounting a.(压力等)上升的,增加的advocacy n.拥护; 主张,提倡multinational a.多国的
alleviate v.减轻provision n.条款
aspiration n.热望,渴望proxy n.代理人
beleaguer v.围攻reconciliation n.和解
bilateral a.双边的rejection n.拒绝
blackmail n.讹诈:勒索reservation n.保留(态度)
bloc n.集团stalemate n.僵局
counterpart n.(职务)对等者unilateral a.单方的
delegation n.代表团; 授权unworkable a.难运转的,不能实行的endorsement n.认可;签署venue n.会议地点,比赛地点