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