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【欢迎订阅】 每天早上5:30,准时更新。 【阅读原文】 标题:Can Trump actually change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’? Here’s what to know正文:Amid a growing trade war with one of the United States’ closest allies,President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” needling Canada further after trade talks collapsed.Trump’s executive order marks the president’s latest attempt to use rebranding as an assertion of power — after signing an order to rename the Gulf of Mexico on his first day back in office. Trump has wide latitude over how the US government refers to geographic landmarks, but he can’t force other countries to follow suit.知识点:【amid】 /əˈmɪd/ prep. 英文释义:amid means in the middle of or during a situation, especially one that is unsettled or ongoing 本义为"在……中间、被……围绕着",新闻叙事语境核心义为"在某个大背景/大局势之下",用于把一个具体事件放进一个正在演变的形势里(本文特指:作者用Amid a growing trade war 开篇,把"给安大略湖改名"这个动作放进美加贸易战不断升温的大背景下,暗示改名不是孤立事件,而是这场贸易摩擦的一环)核心搭配:amid growing tensions、amid rising costs、amid concerns over、amid speculation that、amid a wave of・Amid a slowdown in consumer spending, the retailer shut forty of its underperforming stores. 在消费支出放缓的背景下,这家零售商关闭了四十家业绩不佳的门店。・The central bank held rates steady amid mounting pressure from both exporters and homebuyers. 在出口商和购房者的双重压力之下,央行维持利率不变。【节目介绍】 《早安英文-每日外刊精读》,带你精读最新外刊,了解国际最热事件:分析语法结构,拆解长难句,最接地气的翻译,还有重点词汇讲解。 所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》《科学杂志》《国家地理》等国际一线外刊。 【适合谁听】 1、关注时事热点新闻,想要学习最新最潮流英文表达的英文学习者 2、任何想通过地道英文提高听、说、读、写能力的英文学习者 3、想快速掌握表达,有出国学习和旅游计划的英语爱好者 4、参加各类英语考试的应试者(如大学英语四六级、托福雅思、考研等) 【你将获得】 1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程,拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景 2、逐词、逐句精确讲解,系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法 3、每期内附学习笔记,包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等,帮助扫除阅读障碍。



