夏说英语新闻晨读 第112期: 英国退盟口水仗

 本期内容：

Donald Tusk¹, the president of the European Council, denounced as “absurd” comments by the pro-Brexit Boris Johnson. The former mayor of London likened the European Union to Hitler’s Third Reich. Mr Tusk, a former Polish prime minister, said Mr Johnson had “crossed the boundaries of rational discourse”.

 

词汇讲解：
European council: 欧洲委员会
Denounce：批评
Absurd：荒谬的
Third Reich：第三帝国
Boundary：界限
Rational discourse：理性对话

1 tusk   

n.獠牙，长牙，象牙

参考例句：

• The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。
• A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study.他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。