夏说英语新闻晨读 第142期:弹劾总统办奥运

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In a 15-hour session Brazil’s Senate voted 59-21 in favour of an impeachment¹ trial for Dilma Rousseff, the country’s embattled president. In May Ms Rousseff was suspended, ostensibly for dodgy accounting² practices, after a similarly drawn-out debate. Another vote after the Olympics will require a two-thirds majority to convict her; Michel Temer, the vice-president and interim³ leader, would serve out her term.

词汇讲解：
Session: 会议
Impeachment：弹劾
Trial：审判
Embattled：处境艰难的
Suspend: 停职
Ostensibly：表面上
Dodgy：可疑的
Convict：裁定有罪
Interim：临时的
Serve out：完成

1 impeachment   

n.弹劾；控告；怀疑

参考例句：

• Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。
• The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

2 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

3 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。