夏说英语新闻晨读 第35期:欧洲难民潮恐将再建柏林墙

 本期内容：

Amid fears of uncontrollable movements of migrants, the Schengen passport-free travel zone buckled¹ further. Sweden imposed border controls on travellers from Denmark. In response, 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.

词义解析:

Buckle: 垮掉
Impose: 实施
Institute：实行
Spot-checks: 检查站
Commuter：通勤人士

1 buckled   

a. 有带扣的

参考例句：

• She buckled her belt. 她扣上了腰带。
• The accident buckled the wheel of my bicycle. 我自行车的轮子在事故中弄弯了。