The election results remain provisional until the final vote count is verified by the independent commission.
Pro-vi-sional: 前缀Pro-(向前)+ vision(看)。暂时先“看”着,以后还要改,所以是临时的。
The central bank's decision to raise interest rates dampened investor enthusiasm for the stock market.
Damp(潮湿)+ en(使...):像湿被子盖在火上,把热情“浇灭”了,情绪变低落。
Global stock markets tumbled on Tuesday following the central bank's unexpected interest rate hike.
Tum-bled:像滚地葫芦一样“骨碌骨碌”滚下去,形容价格暴跌。
The peace treaty remains conditional on both parties withdrawing their troops from the border.
Con-di-tion-al:只要加上“条件”(condition),前面加个“附”(con),就是“有条件的”。
The new bill proposes a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants who have lived in the country for over a decade.
Un-doc-u-ment-ed:没有文档(documented),就是“无证件”的,引申为移民法中的“无证”。
The judge ordered the suspect to be remanded in custody until the trial next month due to flight risk.
Re-mand:再次(mand)交给(rem)监狱或下级法庭,即“交保”或“发回重审”。
The prosecutor submitted a 50-page enclosure containing the raw data from the surveillance cameras.
En-closure:把东西关进盒子里(closure),就是附件或围栏。
Documents leaked by an anonymous insider revealed the administration's secret trade negotiations.
Leaked:L和e像水滴,k像管道,水漏出来了,秘密也漏了。
The tech giant made a record-breaking bid to acquire the social media platform for $10 billion.
Bid:Bike(自行车)出价买,或者试图(bid)骑车去追风。
Negotiations between the labor union and management have reached loggerheads, threatening a nationwide strike.
Loggerheads:Logger(伐木工人)头碰头吵架(logger heads),所以是争执。
Global stock markets plunged yesterday after the central bank announced unexpected interest rate hikes.
Plunge:P (Push) 用力把东西推下去,像跳水一样直冲下去。
The city council voted to scrap the controversial construction plan following widespread public protests.
Scrap:听起来像“碎”(scrap metal),把计划弄得粉碎,直接扔掉。
The international community launched a coordinated effort to distribute humanitarian aid to the disaster zone.
Co-ordinated:Co (一起) + ordinated (排列),大家排好队一起行动,不混乱。
The scientific breakthrough resulted in a tremendous increase in our understanding of renewable energy.
Tremendous:Tremble (颤抖) + end (结束),因为太巨大,让人激动得发抖。
Temperatures in the region continue to fluctuate wildly between freezing nights and unseasonably warm days.
Fluc-tu-ate:像波浪(Flux)一样起伏不定,忽高忽低!
The United Nations voted to impose new economic sanctions on the regime for violating human rights treaties.
Sanction:官方盖章(许可)或官方打手(制裁),看语境是给糖还是给棒!
The executive branch issued an emergency order to deploy federal troops in response to the natural disaster.
Ex-ec-utive:执行(Execute)命令的人,行政首脑或大老板!