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如果每天都能持續讀一篇英文文章的話
應該可以加減學到一些東西
Be persistant, pppppplease!!!!!!!!!
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sb who sat riveted through the show
handle conflicted feelings about
sensitive depiction about
intensely moving stories of conflict and messy emotions
messy emotion / parallel carrer / with a long-running recurring role on the soap opera
parent sb / I got totally hooked
kids vilify(vilified) in popular culture
sth provides a more nuanced view of
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a wave of arguments criticizing ~
given the constraints,~ comes down to priorities
factors determine where you land on the waitlist
the post-surgery costs can create the biggest financial hurdle for patients/ the medications are lifelong
societal decison / A be favored over B
allocation decided by political or judical systems
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exhbit / curators/ coral, reef / fabrication
carve a chunk our of../gravel and sand
be durable enough to withstand years in corrosive salt waer
be arranged to form a comprehensive reef struction
* look out on : 1. oriented in certain direction 2. be located
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see at the multiplex/ that's not untrue.
a womanizing leading man / a place where parental guidance is suggested
there is nothing in language, theme, nudity, sex, violence/ rough language
rating board-offend sb / government censorship
* be drawn up in ~ (停止)
mocking of the religion, illegal drug use/ interracial romance
banned: revenge plots, lustful kissing, the showing of a crime method in enough detail that it might be imitated
stir up controversy / be startling
很鬆: standards had loosened up enough that~
whippings and chariot races / sultry 1.2. - pictures aimed at adults
*get wind of sth (learn, hear)
tiny tots/ spice up / be attractive to hip sb
sth represents a ghetto largely made up of ~ 限制
*the likes of 像..的事物
*to trendy away from
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test the military drones - take off and land
a hanger next to the runway/ swivels a global hanging from a dron's underbelly
the biggest selling point / laser target illumination
critics argued that ... / cost-effective
congressional unmanned systems caucus
it's an expensive proposition
keep in mind that it's going to come at a cost
under sequester / test a sophisticated radar system
at a congressional hearing/ sth could be absolute vital tools in ~
attaining effective control of our border
it will help us characterize what the border looks like.
sth are worth the cost/ a lack of accountability
i'm indignant, in the sense that ~ / without appropriate cost-benefit evaluation
it has more economical alternatives/ but it singles out drones for constant flight
that's an enormous undertaking not in the legislation
it's more about A than B/ the border security is fear-based
the emphasis should shift from border security to interior enforcement
such as employer verification
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director of national intelligence/ chim in
detailed briefings and papers/ the process it was governing
stop whining / tidy lists / Judiciary committee
It's playing with words. / He never feels adequately briefed.
I would go up there and get briefed, and come back knowing nothing.
the programs in question / She would have gotten the lowdown eventually. 內幕
I didn't have access to this highly compartmentalized information.
If you're not on a committee privy 利害關係人 to this kind of national
security information, how do you get informed?
Sb could have asked to review classified report.
the material is really dense and jargony / everything is classified
it's just inherently difficult to legislate in the national security area
You want to have an open legislative process, you want the public to weigh in.
robust legislative oversight of national security programs is just hard to come by.
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nuclear missteps / morale crisis/ nuclear force
suspension of sb / two broader questions have come to the fore
Do those entrusted with the world's most destructive weapons feel stuck in a dead-end career field?
the missles standing in below-ground silos / lauch at a moment's notice
There is little room for error.
the risk of accidental launch or unauthorized intrusion is real
media outlets reported recently that../ deputy commander of..
complained about "rot" within their ranks 職位頹廢
being removied from duty for what he likened to imcompetence 所謂的不適任
two officers stand watch 同時當值 / if the presidential order ever comes
That is a lot of responsibility for the young lieutenants and captains that
the Air Force puts in these jobs.
It's also an enormous challenge for their commanders to keep them on track -
a challenge not always met. 空軍任命
91st wing 大隊 was rated " marginal,"the quivalent of a "D" grade, when tested on launch skills. 僅可
Publicly, the Air Force insists taht its missileers are capable and committed.
sb acknowledged in congressional tesimony 承認 / the talk of.. is having a "corrosive effect" on his troops
sb said morale has dropped in part because... ,deterring...阻嚇, is less compelling than it was
generations ago.沒有那麼迫切
This dead-end career is not the result of shrinking nuclear arsenals 削減核子武庫, but rather becuase ....
Most crews can's wait to transfer out of missiles into fast-track careers such as space operations,
but the Air Force doesn't make it easy. 不輕易放行
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the housing rate could be stifled
Right now, if any, signs that prices for goods are spiking, and the job market
is still crawling out of its long, deep slump.
to protect the nascent recovery by .../ buy massive amouonts of...onds
heed (v.) 聽,注意/ it will wind down its simulus very slowly.
we had anticipated a gentle floating up of rates as opposed to a sudden jump ...
refinancing activity decline - no incentive to.. / ...percent is still well below the historic nomrs 標準
investors buy into (買) safe havens like Treasury bonds 避風港
don't trust the economy is stable / the demand is down
pay for an improving economy / ~ , so be it.
That would be a great outcome.
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The Mermaid Parade is a nautically themed and occasionally naughty parade that
draws close to a million to ..
assorted weirdos put on skimpy, mermaid-themed attire and makeup
a burblesque performer/ flanked by aquatic creatures of all shapes and sizes
march down the street / the summer solstice / the irony is ..
... is arguably busier than ... / put out a call for help on sb
woman topess - artistic expression / antique bathing suit
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they lived in housed built on stilts, perched on rocky cliffs.
the threat of rock slides/ the spread of tuberculosis / relocate to the mainland
* a crowdsourcing campaign 外包網路不特定群眾
astonishing beauty/ astonishing harshneess of the conditions on the island itself
retain tho this day/ millennia 千年/ subsistence activities
envision a thriving culture/ seeing firsthand what it's like.
be physically exhausted / ..in our dialect, which loosely translates to "..."
most people sustained a winter lifestyle on the island
crab right of the cliffs 偏航 / bearded seal, walrus seal
commemorate the achievements / others portray it very difficultyly
but it really comes down to the fact that ....
a large boulder on top of the island that was poised懸空 and ready to fall down and crush..
...which was the justification for.. / families feel tremendous pressure
obtain health care/ listen to people's memories and recollections, and share their experience
"There's a tremendous amount of sorrow and trauma, but you know probably the most significant
recollection that I've heard actually comes from my mother.
the beliefs that../a was a temporary relocation, closure / wade out into sea
flash a flashlight /atop the islannd/ a landing strip for an airplane
head out on a crab tender/ lightering it to shore 用船運
experience the physical reality of it/I've contended with this issue of ...
for my earliest memories as a young girl/write out of nostalgia 思鄉
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