夏说英语新闻晨读 第125期:伊朗与波音的交易

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Iran’s civil-aviation authorities said they had agreed to buy 100 planes from Boeing, pending¹ final permission from the American Treasury² Department. The deal could be worth $17 billion. Pro-Israel lawmakers in Washington complained. As sanctions ease, the American aircraft-manufacturer is trying to catch up its European rival Airbus, which has provisionally sold Iran 118 jets for $27 billion.

词汇讲解：
Aviation: 航空
Pending：等待
Treasury Department：财政部
Pro-：支持……
Lawmaker：立法者
Sanction：制裁
Manufacturer：制造商
Catch up with: 追赶

Provisional：按计划的

1 pending   

prep.直到，等待…期间；adj.待定的；迫近的

参考例句：

• The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
• He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。

2 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。