夏说英语新闻晨读 第77期:乌克兰女飞行员在俄受审

 本期内容：

A Russian court handed down a 22-year sentence to Nadia Savchenko, a Ukrainian military pilot accused of directing artillery¹ fire which killed two Russian journalists. Asked if she understood the sentence, she stood on a bench and sang the Ukrainian national anthem². Ukraine and Western countries say Ms Savchenko was abducted³, the charges are nonsense and the trial farcical.

词义解析:

Prone to: 有……倾向
Macroeconomic：宏观经济的
Robust：活力
Boost：激活
Equity：资本市场

1 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。

2 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

3 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
• The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。