Wires crossed 产生误会，误解。原来的电话，如果接线员搭错线，电话就会串线，叫 crossed wires. Somehow we got our wires crossed. I thought the rehearsal was today, but Jim marked tomorrow on his calendar. 我们不知怎么会错了意，我以为预演是今天，Jim日历上记的却是明天。
今天我们要学的词是 tax haven. Tax haven 避税地，避税港。
成千上万群情激昂的示威者周六走上津巴布韦首都哈拉雷的街头，要求总统穆加贝辞职。他们手持的标语写着：“穆加贝必须下台！”以及“不是政变，而是真棒”。Thousands of exuberant demonstrators are walking through Harare's streets Saturday demanding that President Robert Mugabe step down from office. Signs they are carrying say "Mugabe must go!" and "Not coup but cool."
美国国会众议院星期四以相当多数通过了美国30年以来第一次大规模修改税收的法案，让连续遭遇立法挫败的川普总统和国会共和党人得到了一大迫切需要的胜利。The U.S. House of Representatives passed significant changes to the nation’s tax code for the first time in three decades and by a comfortable vote margin Thursday, giving President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans a much-needed win after a year of legislative setbacks.
今天我们要学的词是 cut ties with. To cut ties with 意思是切断联系，断绝关系。
有500年历史、曾经仅以60美元成交的一幅达芬奇画作星期三在一个艺术品拍卖会上以创世界纪录的高价售出。A 500-year-old masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci that once sold for a mere $60 smashed the world's record for an art auction Wednesday.
Canary in a coal mine 矿井中的金丝雀，指危险的先兆。金丝雀对有害气体的敏感度超过人体，所以金丝雀就成了矿工们的警报器，矿工下井带着金丝雀，如果金丝雀暴毙，就说明井下有危险气体，需要立即逃生。Wildlife in disaster movies often play the role of the canary in a coal mine by acting crazy when danger is present. 灾难片里的野生动物经常扮演矿井里金丝雀的角色，出现危险时做出疯狂的表现。
今天我们要学的词是 unionize. To unionize 动词，是成立工会，加入工会的意思。
中国本周晚些时候将派遣一名特使出访朝鲜。China is sending a special envoy to North Korea later this week.
今天我们要学的词是 leeway. Leeway 作为名词，有余地的意思。
美国一家联邦法院裁决，川普总统限制一些国家公民进入美国的政令可以部分实施。A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s order restricting travel to the U.S. from several countries may take effect in part.
今天我们要学的词是 fentanyl. Fentanyl 芬太尼。
今天我们要学的词是 designate. Designate 动词，有指定的意思。
美国和俄罗斯两国总统发表有关叙利亚问题的联合声明，双方一致认为，“军事手段无法化解冲突”。The presidents of the U.S. and Russia have approved a joint statement on Syria, agreeing that "there is no military solution to the conflict."
沙特阿拉伯总检察长穆吉布证实，沙特在大规模腐败调查行动中关押了208人，据估计多年来有1000多亿美元被侵吞。Saudi Arabia's attorney general is confirming the country has detained 208 people in a wide corruption probe and estimates more than $100 billion had been embezzled over many years.
今天我们要学的词是 dual citizenship. Dual citizenship 双重国籍。
一项独立的分析得出结论说，由国会众议院共和党领导人推动的美国税制改革将在下个10年内，增加美国国债达1万7千亿美元，这比之前的估算多出了2590亿美元。An independent analysis has concluded the U.S. tax overhaul being advanced by Republican leaders in the House of Representatives would add $1.7 trillion to the country's debt during the next decade, about $259 billion more than previously assumed.
美国媒体报道说，三名美国大学生篮球运动员在中国杭州因涉嫌在商店行窃被逮捕。U.S. media reports say three American college basketball players were arrested in China for allegedly shoplifting from a store in Hangzhou, China.
今天我们要学的词是 dysfunctional. Dysfunctional 形容词，存在功能障碍的，运转失灵的。
今天我们要学的词是 clause. Clause 名词，有条款的意思。
沙特阿拉伯表示，伊朗支持的也门胡塞反叛武装向利雅得发射一枚导弹，其宿敌伊朗可能因此实施了“战争行为”。Saudi Arabia says its archrival Iran may have committed an "act of war" when Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile at Riyadh.
今天我们要学的词是 vetting. Vetting 名词，意思是审查。
今天我们要学的词是 grand jury. Grand jury 大陪审团。
美国国会一些女议员星期五告诉美联社说，她们曾经在数年甚至数十年前被男同事性骚扰。但是她们拒绝指认那些对性骚扰事件负责的男性。A number of female members of Congress told the Associated Press on Friday that they had been sexually harassed by male colleagues in incidents that occurred years or even decades ago. They declined to identify the men responsible.
白宫国家安全顾问星期四表示，美国正在考虑把朝鲜列入支持恐怖主义国家名单。此举意味着对这个极权主义政府施加更多的财务和外交压力。The United States is considering designating North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House national security adviser said Thursday, a move meant to put additional financial and diplomatic pressure on the totalitarian government.
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