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今天我们要学的词是commemorate¹。Commemorate动词，意思是庆祝、纪念。 U.S. President Donald Trump² said it is “so foolish” for American cities to be removing statues commemorating³ Confederate generals and soldiers who fought on the losing side of the country's 19th century Civil War. 美国总统唐纳德·川普表示美国城市移除纪念南方将领和士兵的雕塑“很愚蠢”，这些人生前在美国十九世纪的南北内战中为战败方效力。 Statues commemorating “comfort women” who were forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers in WWII were installed on five buses in Seoul, South Korea. 在韩国首尔，有五辆公交车上安装了雕塑来纪念“慰安妇”，她们在第二次世界大战期间被迫成为日本军人的性奴隶。 好的，我们今天学习的词是commemorate, commemorate, commemorate...
 

1 commemorate   

vt.纪念，庆祝

参考例句：

• This building was built to commemorate the Fire of London.这栋大楼是为纪念“伦敦大火”而兴建的。
• We commemorate the founding of our nation with a public holiday.我们放假一日以庆祝国庆。

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 commemorating   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The post office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers. 邮局发行了一个纪念美国著名演艺人员的系列邮票。 来自互联网