夏说英语新闻晨读 第90期:奥巴马访英

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On a visit to London, Barack Obama decried¹ Brexit, saying—“with the candor² of a friend”—that European Union membership magnified Britain’s global influence. The “leave” camp reacted furiously: Boris Johnson said that Americans would never tolerate such constraints³ on their sovereignty. The mayor of London’s suggestion that the “part-Kenyan” president was motivated by anti-colonial feelings sparked a further outcry.

词义解析:

Decry：公开谴责
Candor: 坦诚
Magnify：扩大
Furious：愤怒的
Tolerate：忍受
Constraint：强迫
Sovereignty：主权
Mayor：市长

1 decried   

v.公开反对，谴责( decry的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The measures were decried as useless. 这些措施受到指责，说是不起作用。
• The old poet decried the mediocrity of today's writing. 老诗人抨击了现代文体的平庸无奇。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 candor   

n.坦白，率真

参考例句：

• He covered a wide range of topics with unusual candor.他极其坦率地谈了许多问题。
• He and his wife had avoided candor,and they had drained their marriage.他们夫妻间不坦率，已使婚姻奄奄一息。

3 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓