夏说英语新闻晨读 第205期:末日时钟

 本期内容：

The Bulletin¹ of Atomic Scientists moved the hands of its Doomsday Clock forward by 30 seconds, to two and a half minutes to midnight, in response to Donald Trump’s “unsettling” and “ill-considered” comments about the use of nuclear weapons, growing concern over North Korea and worries about relations with Russia. This is the closest the clock has been to midnight since 1953.

bulletin: 公报
doomsday clock：末日时钟
unsettling：令人不安的
ill-considered：考虑不周

1 bulletin   

n.小报，会刊，简明新闻，新闻快报

参考例句：

• We read the declaration posted on the bulletin board.我们读了贴在布告板上的声明。
• The radio bulletin warned of the typhoon.收音机新闻快报发布了台风警报。