学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2461-assault

今天我们要学的词是 assault. Assault 名词，有袭击的意思。Tensions are running high in Cologne after more than 500 complaints were filed for robbery and sexual assaults against women on New Year’s Eve. 科隆新年除夕很多女性遭到抢劫或性侵，目前诉案已有500多起，科隆局势因此十分紧张。German Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel has condemned² the assaults and called for the perpetrators to be punished. 德国总理默克尔对袭击事件提出谴责，并要求将肇事者绳之以法。好的，我们今天学习的词是 assault, assault, assault...

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。