一.国际事务:hot spot 热点Sino-US 中美之间的diplomatically isolated country 在外交上被孤立的国家diplomatic solutions 外交处理方案negotiations,delegate,delegation,summit 峰会national convention 国民大会mediator 调解员pass a resolution 通过决策veto a bill 否决策案break the deadlock 打破僵局make concession/compromise 做出妥协sign/ratify an accord/deal/treaty/pact/agreement 签订协议pledge n. 诺言, 保证, 誓言, 抵押, 信物, 保人, 祝愿 v. 许诺, 使立誓, 抵押, 典当, 举杯祝……健康;特许,发给特许执照peace process 和平进程promote peace 增进和平give a boost to……增进boost economic co-op 加强经济合作booming economy 增进经济发展mutual benefits/interests 双赢charter n. 特许状, 执照, 宪章sanction n. 核准, 制裁, 惩罚, 约束力 vt. 制定制裁规则, 承认, 核准, 同意withdraw,embargo,impose sanctions against……实行制裁the implementation of an accord 执行决策speculate,disarmament agreement 裁军协议mandate,to lift a boycott 取消禁令default n. 违约, 不履行责任, 缺席, 默认值 v. 疏怠职责, 缺席, 拖欠, 默认impose/break a deadline 规定/打破最终期限a scientific breakthrough 科学突破an unexpected outcome 出乎意料的成果take hostilities toward……对……采用敌对态度ethnic cleansing 种族排斥refugee,illegal aliens 非法移民fight corruption 反腐败corrupted election 腐败的选举Gallup/opinion/exit poll,survey 民意调查stand trial 受审put……on trial 审判某人< Defense Minister,evacuate,flee from Pentagon 五角大楼sue,file suit against……状告suspect,arrest,detain,in custody 被囚禁pen 监狱execute/execution 处决,death penalty 死刑lifer 无期徒刑犯on human rights abuse charges 反人权罪名retaliate 报复banking reform 金融改革commissioner 代表deputy 代表go bankrupt 破产file for bankruptcy 提出破产external forces 外部力量dismantle 销毁to ease the ban on ivory trade 缓和对象牙贸易的禁令to harbor sb.保护animal conservation...