夏说英语新闻晨读 第639期:美国总统和伦敦市长互怼

When presidents embark¹ on prestigious² state visits abroad, in the past they were expected to leave their political disputes at home and put on a friendly face for n hosting them. But when President Trump³ arrived in London on Monday for a long-delayed state visit to Britain, he ignored both customs. Circling back to a long feud⁴ with Sadiq Khan, London's first Muslim mayor and a vocal⁵ critic of Trump, the president tweeted: "@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly 'nasty' to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom."

embark on: 开始做某事（start/begin）

He embarked⁶ on a new career as a teacher.

他开启了一项新职业即做老师。

prestigious: adj. 有名望的；享有声望的

put on假装；做作（pretend）

He put on an American accent.

他假装美国口音。

long-delayed: 拖延已久的

feud: n. 夙怨，积怨已深

vocal critic: 直言不讳的批评（家）

She was a vocal critic of the plan.

她直言不讳地反对这项计划。

by all accounts: 根据各方面所说；大家都说

Mr. Xia is, by all accounts, a superb teacher.

夏老师是一位有口皆碑的老师。

1 embark   

vi.乘船，着手，从事，上飞机

参考例句：

• He is about to embark on a new business venture.他就要开始新的商业冒险活动。
• Many people embark for Europe at New York harbor.许多人在纽约港乘船去欧洲。

2 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 feud   

n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇

参考例句：

• How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
• The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。

5 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

6 embarked   

乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
• She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。