夏说英语新闻晨读 第149期:巴西总统恐遭弹劾

 本期内容：

Brazil’s senate opened the trial of Dilma Rousseff, the country’s suspended president, following her impeachment¹ for allegedly cooking the books to hide the real state of the economy. If 54 senators vote against Ms Rousseff, interim² president Michel Temer will be sworn in for the remaining two years of her term.

词汇讲解：
Senate：参议院
Trial：审理
Impeachment：弹劾
Cook the books: 做假账
Interim：临时的
Swear：宣誓

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 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。