2022年10月2日 星期日

20221003

invoke v.借助, 喚起, 引起
- Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places.
- to make someone have a particular feeling or remember something

【晨讀英文10分鐘】俄羅斯動員令 徵招死人上戰場 男丁紛紛逃亡 上千人被捕
Reuters 路透社
Complaints about Russia's chaotic mobilization grow
complaint 投訴
complain 抱怨
compliant 順從的, 合規的
compliance 安規

chaos 混亂
chaotic 混亂的

Pro-Kremlin editor 親克林姆林宮的編輯
Russia's state-run RT news channel 俄羅斯國營RT新聞頻道
express anger 表示憤怒
enlistment officer 募兵的官員
as frustration(挫折,不滿) about a military mobilization(動員) grew. 隨著對軍事動員的不滿情緒與日俱增

to shore up 支持,支援
shore v. 支撐, n. 岸邊
faltering n.步履蹣跚, adj.優柔寡斷的
falter v.
faltering Ukraine war
border 邊境
rush 衝到哪裡
arrest 逮捕
protester 反對者
unease n.不安
wider population 廣大民眾
population 人口, 人民

另一篇: Russia's mobilization hits hard in poor, rural Buryatia
俄羅斯的動員對貧窮的 布里雅特 農村造成了沉重的打擊

A day after.. 第二天
rural 鄉村

boost(促進,抬高) the armies fighting in Ukraine 加強在烏克蘭進行作戰的軍隊

call on 徵召

chronic 慢性的
inflammation 感染, 發炎
lung 肺
at the height of COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19大流行的高峰期
ventilator 呼吸器
hometown 家鄉

musician 音樂家
activist 活動家
recount 回憶, 訴說, 敘事
call-up 徵召 = call on

invalid adj.免役的(不用當兵), 無效的, n.病人, v.失效,作廢
- He was an invalid, and had never served in the army. 從未在軍隊服役

wrap v.裹, 綁, 包 n.披肩
In Buryatia, a mostly rural region wrapped around the southern shore of Lake Baikal
regardless 不管, 無論..
regardless of their age, military record or medical history
local residents 當地居民
rights activists 人權人士
statements by local officials 當地官員聲明
suspect 懷疑

ethnic a.民族的
minority n.少數民族
ethnic minority 少數民族

to avoid N./Ving 避免
to avoid triggering popular anger in the capital Moscow

【avoid】
1. 避免(去做某事);避開(某人事物)
2. 句型:avoid + N./V-ing
3. avoid sb/sth like the plague 就是表示「躲某人或某事像躲瘟神一樣、避之唯恐不及」。
4. He wore sunblock to avoid getting sunburned.    
    他擦防曬油以避免曬傷。
5. We avoided driving through downtown because of the heavy traffic. 
    因為交通繁忙,我們避免開車經過鬧區。
【prevent】
1. 阻止(某人去做某事)
2. 句型:prevent . . . from + V-ing
3. 預防、防止(某事發生)
4. John prevented me from getting into the car.
    約翰阻止我進入車子。       
5. You must prevent the children from getting hurt.
    你得預防小孩受傷。

the key technology(reason) behind 背後的關鍵技術
- The key technology behind Amazon's success is its cloud computing infrastructure.
- The key reason behind John's success is his hard work.

may be reaching 可能達到
- This product may be reaching the end of its life cycle.
- Cyberattacks(網路攻擊) are becoming more common and may be reaching new levels this year.
- As world populations grow, we may be reaching the limits of our world fresh water supply.

用諺語:
This is near and dear to me. 這件事對我很重要
We worked around the clock to finish the project. 我工作很努力的去完成這案子

went through 用盡, 經歷, 檢查, 核准

depression n.沮喪 = upset
mad adj.瘋狂的
anger n. 生氣
angry adj.

- I went through a lot of trouble to find these shoes. 經歷
- After going through a lot of evidence, the police found the thief. 檢查
- Our application finally went through. 核准






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