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今日新闻直通车 World News Daily Report

Iran's foreign minister "not confident" his country and the U.S. can avert war

1.House Democrats take first steps in Trump impeachment inquiry (CBS)

2. Boris Johnson could be forced out as UK Prime Minister next week (CNN)

3.Bill Gates has a brilliant method for taking risks—and he says it’s very similar to Warren Buffett’s (CNBC)

4. Latest news on 2019 Canadian election (CTV)

5.Washington Post: State Department steps up email probe of dozens of former Hillary Clinton aides (CNN)

清波门看世界 Seeing the world through Qingbomen's eyes

Our favorite travel photos of 2019 so far

2019年迄今最受欢迎的旅行照片

Safety chain to come off Uluru as rock climb closes in Australia

随着澳大利亚乌鲁鲁巨石攀岩的关闭,安全链将从巨石上拿走

10 of the world's most beautiful islands

世界上最美丽的10个岛屿

30 of Africa's most amazing places to visit

非洲30个最令人惊叹的旅游景点

英语咬文嚼字 The Crazy Logophile

今日单词 Word of the Day

slow-walk ( or slow walk)
verb & noun

Meaning
to slow walk something is to stall it so it does not progress;to delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.
敷衍,阻挠…

该词来自马术运动, 指马术运动的慢步故意放慢脚步拖延时间。
它在现代政治中通常被用作防止立法通过或延迟立法的一种方式。

Citations
The Trump administration is slow-walking $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine, annoying lawmakers and advocates who argue the funding is critical to keeping Russia at bay.(politico.com 08/28/2019)

Trump’s slow walk to condemning white supremacists. It took President Donald Trump two days to do what both Republicans and Democrats said should have come fast and easy.(apnews.com August 15, 2017)

今日词组 Phrase of the Day

poisoning the well
poison the well

Meaning
To commit a preemptive ad hominem attack against an opponent.  That is, to prime the audience with adverse information about the opponent from the start, in an attempt to make your claim more acceptable or discount the credibility of your opponent’s claim.

先发制人,从一开始就向外发布对手的不利信息,降低对手的可信度,提高自己。
该术语的起源是向井里投毒,这是一种古老的战术,在敌人队打进来之前, 现在敌军的井里下毒,以削弱进攻部队的力量。

Citation
Anyway, back to the substance of this week’s blog, which is pretty well reflected in the title, President Obama poisoning the well.  The part of the speech which really got my attention, which made me say to myself “I can’t believe he’s saying this” was when he said “It’s one of the few regrets of my presidency – that the rancor and suspicion between the parties have gotten worse instead of better.” AS IF HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT! (stevechabot.com January 20, 2016)

In an ambitious speech hours after his party gained control of both houses of Congress, McConnell warned Obama not to “poison the well” by pushing forward with unilateral action on immigration reform, and promised to introduce legislation that would permit the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline, bitterly opposed by environmentalists.(.theguardian.com

今日俚语 Slang of the Day

Friday news dump

Meaning
A "Friday news dump" occurs when multiple pieces of news are released on a Friday, usually in the afternoon or evening.
星期五下午新闻发布现象。

比喻指为了避免被媒体紧追,加之,许多人在周五晚上和周六早上不关注新闻, 所以政府部门经常在星期五下午发布坏消息。美国白宫,五角大楼和其他机构经常采用这种做法。其实,其他国家也有类似做法。

Citations
The Friday news dump is an old and venerable technique adopted by politicians who hope to bury a news event by announcing it at the end of the week, ostensibly when the public is less likely to pay attention. The transgender ban and Arpaio pardon bear all the hallmarks of the news dump. And it’s likely to work—at least in the immediate—as a massive hurricane commands national attention.(theatlantic.com Aug 25, 2017)

It was a Friday night news dump rarely seen before...President Donald Trump's administration announced a series of polarizing decisions that had been under discussions for weeks, just as a hurricane bore down on the Texas coast. Trump privately had signaled for weeks he would pardon Sheriff Joe Arpaio. He praised the sheriff's loyalty and told at least one adviser that his base wanted it badly. (politico.com 2017)

今日习语 Idiom of the Day

on the line

Meaning

Idiomatically, in a state of jeopardy or uncertainty; to be at risk
面临危险,处于危险之中

关于这个习语的来源有多种说法,其中关于与赌博的联系似乎有点合理性,即把钱或筹码放在线上(on the line)进行下注,充满风险和变数。

今天打CNN,赫然映入眼帘一个大标题: Trump's presidency is on the line.
又过了半小时打开CNN,大标题又换成了:Trump's future is on the line.
看样子CNN 的主编们也是在斟字酌句,局势紧张。

More examples:
I'm afraid that my scholarship is on the line now that I've been accused of plagiarizing a paper.(Freedictionary)

If I don’t get enough contracts this month, my job will be on the line.
(Freedictionary)

By making such a controversial movie, he has really put his reputation on the line.(Freedictionary)

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