【英音模仿秀】本是同根生 相煎何太急

模仿文本： Political rules in America dictate¹ that anyone hoping to get rather top jobs in the administration must first face what's called a confirmation² hearing. Basically that involves being grilled³ by the relevant congressional committee. That's what John Brennen is currently going through. He's in line to take over the running of the CIA. He's a controversial choice not least because of his stance on the use of drones to target militants⁴. 

 

译文： 美国政治统治有规定是任何想在行政机构获得高职的人都需先面临所谓的听证会，基本上来说这包括国会委员会的严加盘问。这也是John Brennen现在正在经历的，他现正有秩序地接管中央情报局的工作。他因为使用无人机作为打击目标的立场上至少面临一个有争议的选择。 

 

1 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

2 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

3 grilled   

adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go. 他被严厉盘查了两个小时后，警察才放他走。
• He was grilled until he confessed. 他被严加拷问，直到他承认为止。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。