夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本) 第460期:马其顿更名公投
日期:2018-10-09 07:42

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本期内容:

Macedonians are voting in a referendum on Sunday, which may result in the former Yugoslav republic changing its name to North Macedonia. The new name would end a decades-long dispute with neighbouring Greece and clear a path towards joining the EU and NATO. But passions are high on both sides of the border and Macedonia's president is calling for a boycott of the vote.

Macedonians: n. 马其顿人
Macedonia: n. 马其顿
referendum: n. 全民公投
dispute: n. 争端;争吵
neighbouring: adj. 邻居的;邻近的
neighbouring desk: 邻桌
neighbouring country: 邻国
EU(the European Union): 欧盟
NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization): 北大西洋公约组织
boycott: n. 联合抵制;拒绝参加

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重点单词
  • votingn. 投票 动词vote的现在分词形式
  • boycottvt. 抵制(贸易),拒绝参加
  • treatyn. 条约,协定
  • bordern. 边界,边境,边缘 vt. 与 ... 接壤,加边于
  • disputev. 争论,争议,辩驳,质疑 n. 争论,争吵,争端