美联社新闻一分钟 AP 乌总统称特朗普并未“敲诈”_在线英语听力室

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乌总统称特朗普并未“敲诈”

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Turkish ground forces seized at least one village from Kurdish fighters in northern Syria as they pressed ahead with their assault, launching airstrikes and unleashing¹ artillery² shelling on towns and villages the length of its border. The Turkish invasion, now in its second day, has been widely condemned³ around the world.

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says there was“no blackmail⁴" in the July 25 phone call with President Donald Trump⁵ that helped spark an impeachment⁶ inquiry⁷. Zelenskiy played down suggestions that Trump pressured him to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden in exchange for military aid to help Ukraine battle Russian-backed separatists.

Millions of people in California are playing a waiting game with the winds. Pacific Gas & Electric is watching the weather before deciding whether to restore power to an enormous portion of the state blacked out on purpose.

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1 unleashing
v.把（感情、力量等）释放出来，发泄( unleash的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Company logos: making people's life better by unleashing Cummins power. 公司理念：以康明斯动力建设更美好的生活！来自互联网 Sooner or later the dam will burst, unleashing catastrophic destruction. 否则堤坝将崩溃，酿成灾难。来自互联网

2 artillery
n.(军)火炮，大炮；炮兵(部队)
参考例句：
This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。 The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。

3 condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的动词condemn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。 The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

4 blackmail
n.讹诈，敲诈，勒索，胁迫，恫吓
参考例句：
She demanded ＄1000 blackmail from him.她向他敲诈了1000美元。 The journalist used blackmail to make the lawyer give him the documents.记者讹诈那名律师交给他文件。

5 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。

6 impeachment
n.弹劾；控告；怀疑
参考例句：
Impeachment is considered a drastic measure in the United States.在美国，弹劾被视为一种非常激烈的措施。 The verdict resulting from his impeachment destroyed his political career.他遭弹劾后得到的判决毁了他的政治生涯。

7 inquiry
n.打听，询问，调查，查问
参考例句：
Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。 The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 乌总统称特朗普并未“敲诈”