夏说英语新闻晨读 第146期:关停关塔那摩监狱

 本期内容：

The United Arab Emirates agreed to take in 15 inmates¹ from Guantánamo Bay, reducing the number held at America’s c**troversial offshore² prison to 61. Barack Obama wants to close the facility, which has housed almost 800 suspected terrorists since opening in 2001, but has faced Republican opposition³. If the number keeps dropping, Gitmo could be empty by the end of Mr Obama’s term.

词汇讲解：
The United Arab Emirates: 阿联酋
Take in：接纳
Inmate：囚犯
Offshore：海外

1 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。