夏说英语新闻晨读 第157期:菲律宾锦衣卫

 本期内容：

A former member of a death squad¹ in the Philippines told lawmakers that the squad had killed about 1,000 people over 25 years on the orders of Rodrigo Duterte, then a mayor, now president. Edgar Matobato said targets were chiefly criminals, but also Mr Duterte’s political rivals; one victim was fed to a crocodile. A presidential spokesman dismissed the allegations.

词汇讲解：

Death squad: 暗杀小组
Crocodile：鳄鱼
Dismiss：拒斥
Allegation：指控

1 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。