今天我们要学的词组是phase out。Phase out，意思是逐渐淘汰、停止。
美国国防部长马蒂斯星期三抵达阿富汗，这次访问事先没有宣布，是白宫公布阿富汗新战略计划后马蒂斯首次前往阿富汗访问。 U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis landed in Afghanistan Wednesday on an unannounced visit – his first since the White House unveiled a revised plan for the U.S.-led war here.
今天我们要学的词是provocative。Provocative形容词，意思是挑衅的、刺激的。
美国说，没有向朝鲜宣战。白宫新闻发言人桑德斯星期一告诉记者说，“我们并没有对朝鲜宣战，坦率讲，这种说法简直荒谬。” The United States says it is not at war with Pyongyang. "We've not declared war on North Korea," White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters on Monday. “Frankly, the suggestion is absurd.”
今天我们要学的词是maiden。Maiden形容词，意思是首次的、初次的。
德国总理安格拉·默克尔(Angela Merkel)在联邦大选中胜选连任，获得第四个任期。从选战三个月前开始以来，这一结果似乎就不可避免。 Angela Merkel has won a fourth term as Germany's Chancellor in a federal election whose outcome seemed inevitable since the start of campaigning three months ago.
今天我们要学的词是engulf。Engulf动词，意思是吞没、吞噬。
Mom-and-pop小型，独立，一般是家庭经营的店铺。A mom-and-pop store. A mom-and-pop restaurant. The mom-and-pop restaurant around the corner was our favorite place to hang out in our high school years. 上高中那会儿，街角的小吃店是我们最喜欢待的地方。
美国总统川普称土耳其总统埃尔多安是朋友，他“治理非常难管的地区有方，应该打高分。” U.S. President Donald Trump praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a friend who gets "high marks" for "running a very difficult part of the world."
今天我们要学的词是picturesque。Picturesque形容词，意思是如画一般的、别具一格的。
墨西哥大地震造成230多人丧生，几十座建筑物倒塌，搜救小组星期四继续寻找幸存者。 Rescue teams in Mexico worked Thursday to reach those still trapped among the dozens of buildings that fell during a massive earthquake that has killed more than 230 people.
今天我们要学的词是exodus。Exodus名词，意思是成群结队的离去、退出。
墨西哥首都墨西哥城周二下午发生7.1级强烈地震，建筑物倒塌，已知至少217人丧生，还有不知道多少人被困在废墟当中。 The death toll continues to rise following a massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico City Tuesday afternoon, collapsing buildings, killing at least 217 people and trapping an unknown number of others in the wreckage.
今天我们要学的词组是data breach。Data breach，意思是数据泄漏。
加勒比海岛国多米尼加星期一夜间受到飓风玛丽亚重创。此前，玛丽亚迅速成长为5级飓风，可能造成危及生命的巨浪和暴雨。 The Caribbean island nation Dominica took a direct hit overnight from Hurricane Maria, after the storm rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane capable of bringing life-threatening storm surge and flooding rains.
今天我们要学的词是captivate。Captivate动词，意思是迷住、吸引。
美国国务卿蒂勒森星期天表示，由于在古巴的美国外交官出现多起健康问题，美国正考虑关闭其驻古巴的大使馆。 Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday that the United States is considering closing its embassy in Cuba following a number of "health attacks" on American diplomats there.
今天我们要学的词是quandary。Quandary名词，意思是困境、为难 。
In one's blood 与生俱来的。Both of her parents are musicians. Music is in her blood. 她父母都是搞音乐的，她天生就有音乐的基因。
墨西哥大地震造成数十人丧生一周后，美国总统川普通过电话向墨西哥总统表示同情。 A week after Mexico experienced an earthquake that killed scores of people, U.S. President Donald Trump called his Mexican counterpart to express his sympathy.
今天我们要学的词是retaliate。Retaliate动词，意思是报复、以牙还牙 。
美国总统川普星期四前往佛罗里达西南部，听取飓风艾玛后恢复工作的简报，并与一些灾民见面。 U.S. President Donald Trump travels Thursday to southwestern Florida to get a briefing on recovery efforts from Hurricane Irma and to meet with some of the people impacted by the powerful storm.
今天我们要学的词是potent。Potent形容词，意思是有效的、强有力的 。
紧急救援人员和国民警卫队努力寻找被飓风艾玛困在佛罗里达群岛上的灾民。与此同时，法国和英国保证，要向加勒比海法属和英属地区提供更多的支援。 Emergency workers and National Guard troops are working to find those left stranded in the Florida Keys by Hurricane Irma, while France and Britain pledge to boost their response to those hit by the storms in their territories in the Caribbean.
今天我们要学的词是reshuffle。Reshuffle动词，意思是重新洗牌、改组 。
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