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今天我们要学的词是 coalition¹. Coalition 名词，联盟。New York, New Jersey² and Connecticut have formed a multistate coalition to sue the Trump³ administration over the 2017 tax bill. 纽约、新泽西和康涅狄格三个州组成联盟，一起对川普政府的2017年新税法提出起诉。The U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria acknowledged that it had killed a total of 831 civilians⁴ since the start of the war. 以美国为首的在伊拉克和叙利亚打击伊斯兰国武装的同盟承认，战斗开始以来已经造成831名平民丧生。好的，我们今天学习的词是coalition, coalition, coalition ...
 

1 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

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 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。