大家好，因为最近实在是发生太多新闻了， 所以我帮大家整理一些相关的新闻时事， 相信这些题材可能在一年两年後，成为学测、指考的热门题材， 倘若牵扯政治，或许大考不会出现， 但一些相关的单字或用法，说不定会出现在考题之中， 想说就整理给大家，当作是新闻英语的部分， 也可以说是为了大考，针对时事买个保险xD 欢迎大家一起讨论内容！ --------------我是分隔线-------------- 第一篇为蔡英文总统前阵子，回应谭德塞的发言，所写的一封信。 1. I strongly protest the accusations today that Taiwan is instigating racist attacks in the international community. Taiwan has always opposed all forms of discrimination. For years, we have been excluded from international organizations, and we know better than anyone else what it feels like to be discriminated against and isolated. (对於今天台湾被指控在国际社会上发动种族歧视攻击的言论，我要表达强烈的抗议。台湾向来反对任何形式的歧视，我们长年被排除在国际组织之外，比谁都知道被歧视和孤立是什麽滋味。) 相关单字： accusation (n.) 指控，控告；指责；谴责 同义字：arraignment, accusal instigate (v.) 促使发生；发起 同义字：instigate, incite discrimination (n.) 歧视；区别对待 同义字：bias, prejudice, unfairness 补充用法：racial/sex/age discrimination 种族／性别／年龄歧视 exclude (v.) 阻止…进入；把…排斥在外 同义字：prohibit, keep out 补充用法：be excluded from 阻止…进入；把…排斥在外 isolate (v.) 孤立（人、国家或组织） 同义字：separate, seclude 补充单字：isolated (adj.) 被孤立的 2. Taiwan’s selfless medical workers and volunteers can be found around the world. The Taiwanese people do not differentiate by skin color or language; all of us are brothers and sisters. (在世界各地都可以看到台湾的医疗人员和志愿工作者无私奉献的身影，台湾人不会用肤色、语言去区分他人，所有人都是我们的兄弟姐妹。) 相关单字： differentiate (v.) 区别，分清，辨别 同义字：distinguish, discriminate 补充用法：differentiate between sb./sth. 区分（对象）、differentiate by…以区分他人 ***完整内容：https://bit.ly/2VBc25N --------------我是分隔线-------------- 第二篇为CNN的报导：One nation, under coronavirus: How two weeks changed America 1. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the US skyrocketed, and the US overtook China to become the country with the most confirmed cases in the world. (美国境内新冠肺炎确诊案例的数字陡升，而美国也超越中国，成为全球确诊数量最多的国家。) 相关单字： skyrocket (v.) 暴涨，飞涨 同义字：rise, increase overtake (v.) （数量或程度上）大於，超过 同义字：exceed, surpass 2. Congress snapped into action and passed two historic bills to deal with the public health crisis and economic meltdown, including a $2 trillion stimulus that Trump signed into law on Friday. (美国国会迅速采取行动并且通过了两笔钜款来解决公共卫生危机以及经济崩盘的问题，包括川普於星期五签呈的两兆促进金。) 相关单字： snap into action (phr.) 迅速采取行动 同义字：act quickly, take action rapidly stimulus (n.) 促进因素 同义字：motivating force 3. As the virus spread, state and local officials ordered residents to stay at home. More than 204 million Americans are living under these unprecedented restrictions. (由於病毒的扩散，州政府与当地官员命令居民们待在家中。超过2.04亿美国人正处於前所未有的禁足令之下。) 相关单字： unprecedented (adj.) 史无前例的，空前的；绝无仅有的 同义字：unparalleled, never before seen restriction (n.) 受（尤指官方）限制，受约束 同义字：limitation, constraint 补充：import/export/currency restrictions 进口／出口／货币限制；speed/parking restrictions 速度／停车限制 用法： imposed/placed a/an … restriction 实行…的限制；lift a/an … restriction 取消…的限制 ***完整内容：https://bit.ly/2VEceB5 --------------我是分隔线-------------- 以上内容分享给大家！！ --

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