20160309_Guardian

NSA

释义:National Security Agency

           国家安全局


exclusive

释义:an important or exciting story that is printed in only one newspaper, because that newspaper was the first to find out about it 独家新闻,独家报道:

例句:a New York Post exclusive about the Kennedy marriage 《纽约邮报》有关肯尼迪婚姻的独家新闻


revise

释义

1.[T] to change something because of new information or ideas 改变;修正:

2.[I,T] BrE to study facts again, in order to learn them before an examination 【英】〔考试前〕温习,复习;同review , study AmE 【美】

3.[T] to change a piece of writing by adding new information, making improvements, or correcting mistakes 修订,校订〔文稿〕

例句1:The college has revised its plans because of local objections. 由于地方上的反对,学校已经修改了计划。

例句2:I’ve got to revise my geography.

例句3:A couple of sections of the book will need to be revised.


classified

释义ADJ  /ˈklæsɪfaɪd/

1.Classified information or documents are officially secret

例句:The document was highly classified and circulated to a very limited group of people.


surveillance

释义/sɚˈveləns/

1.Surveillance is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army.

原句:The classified revisions were accepted by the secret US court that governs surveillance

例句1:He was arrested after being kept under constant surveillance...


colloquially

释义:俗称的,用白话,用通俗语

原句:The new rules affect a set of powers colloquially known as Section 702


portion

释义N 一部分  V 分配

例句1:The front portion of the rocket breaks off.

例句2:a huge portion of roast beef

例句3:The money was portioned out among them


authorize

释义:to give official permission for something

原句: the portion of the law that authorizes the NSA’s sweeping “Prism” program to collect internet data.

例句1:I can authorize payments up to £5 000.


FISA

释义:Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 外国情报监听法


set to

释义:开始


provision

释义

1.供给

2.a condition in an agreement or law规定,条款

原句:It is a provision set to expire later this year.

例句1:Under the provisions of the Act, employers must supply safety equipment.


expire

释义

1.When something such as a contract, deadline, or visa expires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid. [V]

2.When someone expires, they die.

原句:Section 702 falls under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), and is a provision set to expire later this year.

例句1:He had lived illegally in the United States for five years after his visitor's visa expired.

例句2:He endured excruciating agonies before he finally expired.

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