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今天我们要学的词是 assassination¹. Assassination 名词，暗杀。据黎巴嫩媒体报道，A Palestinian Authority security official survived an attempted assassination on Sunday with only minor² injuries. 巴勒斯坦当局一位负责安全事务的官员星期天遇刺，不过只负了轻伤。The assassination of a longtime advisor³ to Aung San Suu Kyi shocked Myanmar politicians and activists⁴. 昂山素季的长期顾问遭到暗杀，让缅甸政界和活动人士感到震惊。好的，我们今天学习的词是 assassination, assassination, assassination...

1 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

4 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》