夏说英语新闻晨读 第140期:德国防范土耳其（在线收听）

 本期内容：

Continuing a crackdown following last month’s failed coup, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, decreed that the government could issue direct orders to military commanders, bypassing the chief of the general staff. Separately, Germany’s highest court upheld a police request to stop Mr Erdogan from addressing a 40,000-strong rally in Cologne by video link, for fear of provoking violence.

词汇讲解：
Crackdown: 镇压
Coup：政变
Decree：颁布法令
Commander：指挥官
Bypass：绕开
General staff：参谋部
Uphold：支持
Rally：集会