夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本) 第863期:川普计划去西点军校做演讲遭质疑
日期:2020-05-07 13:37

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本期内容:

US President Donald Trump's plans to deliver a graduation speech at the West Point military academy in New York are being questioned.
Mr Trump is due to speak on 13 June at the academy, located about 50 miles (80 km) north of New York City.
The academy has said "the size and scope of the graduation ceremony will be determined by safety considerations" for all attendees.


deliver vt. 交付
• deliver the class on time: 按时上课
• deliver the package/food: 送快递/外卖
• deliver a baby: 接生
• under-promise, over-deliver: 言必出,行必果
military academy: 军校,警校
• university侧重于综合类院校;college侧重于学院
academy侧重于专业类院校(偏文科);institute侧重于理工类的专业学院

be due/expected to: 预计,预期(做某事)
• due to: 由于,因为(because of)

size and scope: 规模和范围
• The Covid-19 outbreak is unprecedented in size and scope.
这次的新冠疫情在感染的规模和范围上是前所未有的。
ceremony n. 典礼,仪式
• wedding/graduation ceremony: 结婚/毕业典礼
attendee n. 出席者,参会者
• attendee list: 出席人员名单
• attendees record: 考勤记录,出席记录
• absentee n. 缺席者



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