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America flew a B-52 bomber—capable of carrying nuclear weapons—over South Korea in a show of support following North Korea’s test of a purported hydrogen bomb. The Pyongyang regime responded to a similar move after a nuclear test in 2013 by threatening to attack the United States. South Korean media also said an American aircraft-carrier would shortly take part in a joint naval exerci.
Purported: 据称的
Hydrogen bomb：氢弹
awakening
Regime：政权午后咖啡
Joint naval exerci：联合海军演习
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Satellite mapping of a-surface heights suggests that the strong El Niño weather phenome
non rembles that of 1997-98, one of the strongest on record, according to America’s space agency, NASA. The current El Niño has been blamed for droughts and flooding around the world, and unusually warm weather in the northern hemisphere.
Satellite mapping: 卫星地图
Remble：与……相似
Drought: 干旱
Hemisphere：半球
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Japan and South Korea reached an agreement to resolve their long-running dispute over “comfort women”—Koreans forced into xual slavery by Japan during the cond world war. Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, made a “heartfelt apology” and Japan will pay ¥1 billion to a South Korean-administered fund for the surviving women.
Long-running dispute：旷日持久的争端
Comfort women：慰安妇
Heartfelt：衷心的
伊朗玩火在美军航母边上放火箭
新知堂少儿英语网America said that the Iranian navy carried out “highly provocative” rocket tests near American warships in the Strait of Hormuz last Saturday. The waterway is a vital a route for oil tankers, which Iran has threatened to blockade in the past. The incident comes despite a recent improvement in relations, following this year’s nuclear deal between Iran and America and other powers.
Provocative：挑衅的
Waterway：航道
Route：路线
Oil tanker：油轮
Blockade：封锁
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Deutsche Bank, Germany’s biggest lender, agreed to ll its 20% stake in Hua Xia, a Chine bank, to PICC Property and Casualty, an insurer, for 23 billion yuan. The sale will bolster Deutsche’s capital ratio. John Cryan, its newish chief executive, has already announced big job loss and ruled out a dividend this year and next.
Insurer：保险商
Bolster: 提升
Ratio：比例 Rule out：取消 Dividend：分红
中国第二艘航母年内下水
China said on Thursday that it was building its first home-designed aircraft-carrier. Its only existing carrier, the Liaoning, commissioned in 2012, is a refitted Soviet-era vesl, more than 25 years old. China is embroiled in territorial disputes with veral other countries in the South China Sea, where it has built artificial islands to reinforce its claims.
Home-designed: 自行设计 Refitted：改装的
Aircraft-carrier：航空母舰 Reinforce：加强
Commissioned: 服役 Embroil：卷入 Territorial：领土的
中国股市熔断
Trading in China’s stockmarkets was suspended yesterday after the CSI 300 index dropped by 7%, triggering new “circuit-breakers”—and sharp falls elwhere. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 2.4% and Germany’s DAX 4.3%; the S&P 500 was 2.3% down shortly before Espresso was published. Gold and American Treasury bonds ro. Tensions in the Middle East made oil markets jittery: Brent crude ro by more than 4% before falling bac
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CSI 300 index: 沪深300指数 Trigger: 引发 Circuit-breaker: 熔断
FTSE 100：富时100指数 Shed：跌落 DAX：德国法兰克福指数
American Treasury bonds: 美国国债 Jittery：紧张不安
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taurus是什么意思Djibouti followed Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Bahrain in vering diplomatic ties with Iran. Qatar recalled its ambassador from Tehran, following similar moves by the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait. Jordan and Turkey expresd support for the Saudi stance. Oman deplored the attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran. Iraq offered to mediate.
Djibouti: 吉布提 Severing: 中断 Diplomatic ties：外交关系
学习方法演讲稿Recall：召回 Ambassador：大使 Stance：立场
Oman：阿曼 Deplore: 强烈谴责 Diplomatic missions: 外交使团
Mediate：调停
美联储内部对于加息有分歧
The Federal Rerve published the minutes of its meeting last month at which it raid American interest rates for the first time since 2006. Although policymakers voted unanimously for the increa, some said the decision was a “clo call”; they expresd “concern” that inflation was well below the Fed’s 2% target and that inflation expectations might move lower if it remained subdued.
Minute: 备忘录 Unanimously：一致地
Clo call：微小的票差 Subdue：压制
欧洲难民潮恐将再建柏林墙
Amid fears of uncontrollable movements of migrants, the Schengen passport-free travel zone buckled further. Sweden impod border controls on travellers from Denmark. In res
pon, Denmark instituted temporary spot-checks on its frontier with Germany. Germany said Schengen was “in danger”. A spokesman for the many commuters between Sweden and Denmark likened the move to a new Berlin Wall.
