20170312《光荣与梦想-The glory and the dream》

打卡 第16天,kindle的阅读进度是2498/29553(四本),今天讲一个大人物:Huey Long被刺杀的结局,具体介绍在这里https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_Long

secretary of commerce:商务部长

smirk:幸灾乐祸地笑; 自鸣得意地笑

finally his legislature outlawed democracy:

outlawed:宣布…不合法;使…成为非法

rumble:发出持续而低沉的声音;发出隆隆声:

dynamiter:炸药者

huey's was surrounded by bodyguards carrying revolvers and submachine guns.

submachine gun:冲锋枪,轻机枪

editorial:主编的

racist:恶心的;极令人厌烦的;

peril:严重危险:

premonitions:(尤指不祥的)预感:

cracking the whip: to use your authority or power to make sb work very hard, usually by treating them in a strict way

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