夏说英语新闻晨读 第156期:希拉里病情与大选

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Hillary Clinton’s doctor said the Democratic presidential nominee¹ was “healthy and fit to serve”, and that the 68-year-old was recovering from the bout² of non-contagious bacterial³ pneumonia⁴ which sparked alarm at the weekend. Donald Trump⁵ released a doctor’s letter summarizing his latest physical examination. It says he takes a cholesterol-reducing drug and is overweight, but in “excellent physical health”.

词汇讲解：

Nominee: 提名者
Bout：一阵
Contagious：传染
Bacterial：细菌的
Pneumonia：肺炎
Spark alarm：拉响警报
Cholesterol：胆固醇

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

3 bacterial   

a.细菌的

参考例句：

• Bacterial reproduction is accelerated in weightless space. 在失重的空间，细菌繁殖加快了。
• Brain lesions can be caused by bacterial infections. 大脑损伤可能由细菌感染引起。

4 pneumonia   

n.肺炎

参考例句：

• Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
• Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。

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。