流利阅读 DAY 36

Day 36

1.unconstitutional 违法宪法的


2.executive order行政令


3.birthright citizenship公民出生权

e.g.

Education is every child's birthright.


4.a handful of 少数,少量


5.constitutional amendment宪法修正案

e.g.

an amendment to existing laws


6.deeply rooted 根深蒂固


7.idea理念,信念


8.national origin 民族血统


9.on the books

(法律上)记录在册的

(复数)


10.ratified签署、正式批准(正式)


11.purge   v. (指人)清洗、清除(不愿有的)

~sth of ab

~ sb from sth

情感(或记忆、情形);肃清(人或群体)

eg.e.g.

purge the party of extremists/extremists from the party

Nothing could purge the guilt from my mind.


12.legacy/ˈleɡəsi/

n. 遗留问题,后遗症

e.g.

The war has left a legacy of hatred.


13.eloquent/ˈeləkwənt/

adj. 有说服力的;清楚表明的

e.g.

Her eyes were eloquent of her thoughts.


14.nature性质


15.assimilation/əˌsɪməˈleɪʃn/

n. 同化


16.repudiation/rɪˌpjuːdiˈeɪʃn/

n. 拒绝接受,拒绝与…往来 (repudiate v.)


17.prospective/prəˈspektɪv/

adj. 很可能发生的

e.g.

a prospective buyer


18.undocumented immigrants 非法移民


19.supposedly/səˈpoʊzɪdli/

adv. 据称 (suppose v.)

e.g.

a poem supposedly written by Shakespeare


20.anchor babies定铆婴儿


21.exaggerations夸张,夸大


22.when it comes to 当谈论到


23.ideal完善的理念(理想,最高境界)


24.precedent

~precedent没有先例

ege.g.

Such a president is without precedent in history.

set a~开创先例


25.unilaterally一方的,单边的


26.abrogate /ˈæbrəɡeɪt/

v. 撤销,取消(法律,权利,正式协议)

e.g.

abrogate the rule/the treaty


27.provision/prəˈvɪʒn/

n. (法律中的)条款

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