夏说英语新闻晨读 第438期:马其顿更名公投

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Macedonians are voting in a referendum on Sunday, which may result in the former Yugoslav republic changing its name to North Macedonia. The new name would end a decades-long dispute with neighbouring Greece and clear a path towards joining the EU and NATO. But passions are high on both sides of the border and Macedonia's president is calling for a boycott¹ of the vote.

Macedonians: n. 马其顿人
Macedonia: n. 马其顿
referendum: n. 全民公投
dispute: n. 争端；争吵
neighbouring: adj. 邻居的；邻近的
neighbouring desk: 邻桌
neighbouring country: 邻国
EU(the European Union): 欧盟
NATO(North Atlantic Treaty Organization): 北大西洋公约组织
boycott: n. 联合抵制；拒绝参加

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n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。