If he must shake things up, he should open two embassies in the holy city, not one
Vocabulary
1. shake things up 改变
2. reckless
: marked by lack of proper caution : careless of consequences
: not showing proper concern about the possible bad results of your actions
e.g. He is a wild and reckless young man.
3. sinful
: tainted with, marked by, or full of sin : wicked
: such as to make one feel guilty
e.g. a sinful chocolate cake
4. scorpion 美 [skɔrpɪən]
N-COUNT A scorpion is a small creature which looks like a large insect. Scorpions have a long curved tail, and some of them are poisonous. 蝎子
e.g. the nasty sting of scorpion 蝎子的毒刺
5. partition 美 [pɑr'tɪʃən]
: the action of parting : the state of being parted : division
e.g. the partition of Korea into North and South Korea
: something that divides; especially : an interior dividing wall
e.g. The bank teller sat behind a glass partition.
: one of the parts or sections of a whole
e.g. The estate was divided into three partitions.
6. annex /æˈnɛks/;
V-T If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
e.g. The U.S. annexed Texas in 1845.
7. prejudge
: to judge before hearing or before full and sufficient examination.
e.g. She was wrong for prejudging him.
8. discredit 美 [dɪs'krɛdɪt]
V-T To discredit someone or something means to cause them to lose people's respect or trust.
e.g. ...a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival.
9. aspiration 美 [æspəˈreʃən]
: a strong desire to achieve something high or great
e.g. an aspiration to become famous
e.g. —usually plural a young man with political/literary aspirations.
10. counteract
V-T To counteract something means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
e.g. My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure.
11. dispirited
: to deprive of morale or enthusiasm
e.g. dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report
morale 美 [mə'ræl]
a : the mental and emotional condition (as of enthusiasm, confidence, or loyalty) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand
e.g. The team's morale is high.
12. unrest
: a disturbed or uneasy state : turmoil
: a situation in which many of the people in a country are angry and hold protests or act violently
e.g. The country has experienced years of civil unrest.
13. stoke 美 [stok]
: to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of
e.g. limiting the number of cars available … will help stoke demand for the car.
14. feckless 美 ['fɛkləs]
ADJ If you describe someone as feckless, you mean that they lack determination or strength, and are unable to do anything properly.
e.g. a well-intentioned but feckless response to the rise in school violence.
15. evangelical 美 [,ivæn'dʒɛlɪkl]
ADJ Evangelical Christians emphasize the importance of the Bible and the need for a personal belief in Christ.
: of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels
e.g. ...an evangelical Christian. ...一位福音派基督徒。
Christians prize Jerusalem as a holy city, with special status as the place of Christ’s death and his awaited return. Many evangelicals believe that the land was given to Jews by God, who promises in the Bible to bless those who bless Israel—and that designating Jerusalem as capital is a reflection of evangelical solidarity with the Jewish people.
16. ingathering
V to gather together or in (a harvest) 汇集(收获)