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今天我们要学的词是 obsolete¹. Obsolete 形容词，有陈旧的，过时的意思。U.S. President-elect Donald Trump² called NATO obsolete but said it was still very important to him. 美国当选总统川普称，北约早已过时，但对他来说还是十分重要。The Department of Homeland Security decided³ to scrap⁴ an obsolete program once used to track people from countries with sizeable Arab and Muslim populations. 美国国土安全部决定取消一个过时的项目，该项目原来被用来追踪从阿拉伯和穆斯林国家来到美国的人。好的，我们今天学习的词是 obsolete, obsolete, obsolete...

1 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

2 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。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 scrap   

n.碎片；废料；v.废弃，报废

参考例句：

• A man comes round regularly collecting scrap.有个男人定时来收废品。
• Sell that car for scrap.把那辆汽车当残品卖了吧。