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今天我们要学的词是envoy¹。Envoy名词，意思是使节、特使。President Trump² says there is a “serious effort” underway with the North and South Koreans following news that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had met with South Korean envoys³. 在新闻报道称朝鲜领导人金正恩会见韩国使团后，川普总统表示，美国与朝鲜及韩国方面正在“认真努力”当中。The UN human rights envoy said, Myanmar has not stopped its ethnic⁴ cleansing⁵ of the Rohingya people in Rakhine state. 联合国人权特使表示，缅甸还没有停止对若开邦罗兴亚人的种族清洗。好的，我们今天学习的词是envoy, envoy, envoy...
 

1 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

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 envoys   

使节( envoy的名词复数 )； 公使； 谈判代表； 使节身份

参考例句：

• the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
• Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。

4 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

5 cleansing   

n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词

参考例句：

• medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
• Soap is not the only cleansing agent. 肥皂并不是唯一的清洁剂。