用法学习: 1. hit out I. to try to hit someone or something in an uncontrolled way. hit out at: He screamed and hit out at her. Bebe Rexha Says Designers Won't Dress Her for the Grammys Because She's a Size 8: The star is nominated Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the upcoming awards show, and she hit Instagram to say she's having trouble finding the perfect gown due to designers' refusal to dress her. "So I finally get nominated at the Grammys and it's like the coolest thing ever," she said in an Instagram video. "And a lot of times artists will go and talk to designers and they'll make them custom dresses to walk the red carpet, right? Like you go to any big designer. So I had my team hit out a lot of designers and a lot of them do not want to dress me because I'm too big." II. to say or do something in order to cause someone emotional pain. hit out at: I was hurt, and hit out at both of them. III. to criticize someone or something very strongly. hit out at/against: If you hit out at someone or something, you criticize them strongly because you do not agree with them. The President took the opportunity to hit out at what he sees as foreign interference. Passengers hit out angrily at the cancellations - and at the lack of information about them. Ms Wallis hit out at the court's decision. Both princes hit out at the media for hounding their mother and themselves as young boys. When Princess Diana died in the Paris motor tunnel she was being pursued by papparazzi, who were frequently blamed for contributing to the crash. "It was an industry that lost its way quite heavily, lost its sense of decency, lost its perspective on what was appropriate." He said it had taught him to maintain a barrier with the media because once you let them in, problems arise. 2. a cut above If you say that someone or something is a cut above other people or things of the same kind, you mean they are better than them. to be much better than someone or something else. This is a cut above the average Hollywood thriller. Her detective stories are a cut above the rest. One TripAdvisor reviewer commended, "Absolutely unique hotel that's a cut above the rest. All staff were friendly and professional." Another noted, "The loft room was amazing with its enormous lounge, so inviting that we didn't even make it down to the free happy hour!" 王子发声: Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos overnight, the prince said such feelings were "only human" adding: "Yes, you put a suit of armour on… but one day something comes along closely related to your own personal life and it really takes you over a line." The Duke was part of a panel alongside Jacinda Ardern, prime minister of New Zealand which has a high youth suicide rate. She praised the prince for his openness, saying it helped to break the stigma 打破耻辱的观念 and change cultural attitudes. Ms Arden said her government is prioritising mental health, because it affects everyone. "I have lost friends, and I wouldn't have to look far in my cabinet to find other people who have too," Ms Ardern said. He said despite approaching a lot of high profile people, "not one person wanted to be involved" because they feared the stigma surrounding it. The Heads Together initiative was launched by Prince William, his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Harry in 2017. The program focuses on fighting prejudice associated with mental health and enabling people to access help. "Obviously once we started getting the ball rolling, once we started showing people a lot more what we were going to do, people realised Catherine Harry and I had actually put our necks on the line here, that actually it was ok," he said. "Then some very brave people came forward, from celebrities and normal people who decided this was really important. They bravely took on the talk of speaking out about mental health." 3. 委内瑞拉危机: Earlier President Donald Trump announced the US was recognising Juan Guaido, the head of the opposition-controlled congress, as the country's leader after he declared himself interim 过渡总统 president and called elections. The move to expel US diplomats was also condemned by one American politician who flagged retaliation. In a tweet, Republican Senator Marco Rubio urged the Trump administration to expel diplomats appointed by Maduro and said his government had no mandate 授权, 资格 to kick out American envoys. Maduro has no authority to expel U.S. diplomats or end diplomatic relations. The legitimate President @jguaido has asked U.S. diplomats to stay in #Venezuela. Our diplomats leaving would be tacit acceptance of (tacit [ˈtæsɪt] 间接承认. expressed or understood without being said directly. If you refer to someone's tacit agreement or approval, you mean they are agreeing to something or approving it without actually saying so, often because they are unwilling to admit to doing so. The question was a tacit admission that a mistake had indeed been made. The rebels enjoyed the tacit support of elements in the army. He tacitly admitted that the government had breached regulations. tacit approval/consent/support 默认.) Maduro legitimacy. Under no circumstances should we leave. National Assembly President Guaido, who swore himself in as acting president of Venezuela earlier, asked all embassies to "maintain their diplomatic presence in the country." The move was immediately backed by the Trump administration, which said it was willing to use all its economic and diplomatic power to restore Venezuela's democracy. Maduro said in his speech the US was making a "grave mistake" by trying to impose 强加 a president on Venezuela and rattled off a long list of countries - Guatemala, Brazil, Chile and Argentina - that saw leftist governments toppled or come under military rule during the Cold War with US support. In a tweet, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, said he had a "democratic mandate". Maduro was sworn in for a contested second term two weeks ago. "We encouraged the President today to follow through with what he's already declared, which is that Maduro is illegitimate. The next logical step is to recognise the president of the National Assembly as the rightful president," Rubio told reporters after leaving the White House. 4. compelling I. evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way. interesting or exciting enough to keep your attention completely. a compelling story. "his eyes were strangely compelling". "she gave a compelling and intensely dramatic performance" If you describe something such as a film or book, or someone's appearance, as compelling, you mean you want to keep looking at it or reading it because you find it so interesting. ...a frighteningly violent yet compelling film. Her eyes were her best feature, wide-set and compelling. She wrote compellingly, with great zest. II. not able to be refuted; inspiring conviction. able to persuade someone to do something or persuade them that something is true. There was compelling evidence in her defence. "there is compelling evidence that the recession is ending". "he had no compelling arguments for changing the status quo". A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done. A compelling answer was provided in the final session from two different sources. There was no longer any compelling reason to continue this line of investigation. III. not able to be resisted; overwhelming. "the temptation to give up was compelling".
Donald Trump defiant over speech in face of 'shutdown farce 闹剧' ( a situation or event that is silly because it is very badly organized, unsuccessful, or unfair. The trial has been a complete farce, from beginning to end.): An epic clash between Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi has gone into overdrive, with the President suffering a humiliating snub. The battle within the US government is getting worse, after Donald Trump insisted he would push ahead 强行推进 with his State of Union address(Donald Trump said he would go ahead with the State of the Union address. ), and Nancy Pelosi banned him from giving it in the House of Representatives. Mr Trump said Democrats have become "radicalised" and "don't want to see crime stopped, which we could very easily do on the southern border." He said he wasn't surprised by Ms Pelosi's action, and predicted the shutdown would "go on for a while". Addressing the war of words 口水仗 at a White House health care event, he said: "Ultimately the American people will have their way because they want to see no crime." House speaker Ms Pelosi had suggested he delay the address or give it in writing, citing security concerns with the partial shutdown in its second month. But Mr Trump denied there were security concerns in a letter on Wednesday and he would "be honouring" her original invitation to give the speech on January 29, "to deliver important information" to the people and Congress. The President said it would be "so very sad" not to deliver the speech — which sets the agenda for the year — in the House. The House speaker then fired back with a letter banning him from giving the speech in the Chamber. She said that at the time of the original invitation "there was no thought that the government would still be shut down" and she had written to him again on January 16 to suggest finding a new date. "The House of Representatives will not consider a concurrent 同时进行的 resolution authorising the President's State of the Union address in the House Chamber until government has opened," she wrote. "Again, I look forward to welcoming you to the House on a mutually agreeable date 双方都同意的 for this address when government has been opened." Mr Trump may now choose to give the speech in another forum, with some suggesting he may choose a campaign-style rally to air his grievances and map out his goals. The warring pair have reportedly not spoken directly in two weeks, with Mr Trump cancelling Ms Pelosi's trip by military plane to see troops in Afghanistan and Brussels after her suggestion he delay his address. Meanwhile, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell scheduled two votes on proposals to reopen the government for Thursday local time. Both funding proposals are widely expected to fail, since they do not have bipartisan support — with CNN calling the "show votes" a "theatrical effort" to make it look like Congress was doing everything possible to end the impasse. However, many believe the apparent "farce" of the Senate votes could be the first step towards a solution, triggering negotiations to find a middle ground. Mr Trump's proposal offered a three-year extension on protections for 700,000 undocumented young migrants in return for a $US5.7 billion ($A8 billion) wall funding. Democrats have been unwilling to offer more than $US1.3 billion ($A1.8 billion) for border security including fencing and surveillance, with Ms Pelosi calling a wall unnecessary and "immoral". Democrat James Clyburn yesterday suggested it might be "doable" to give the President money for a "humane wall" in return for permanent protections for Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals and immigrants with temporary protective status. Senior officials in the White House have been discussing a proposal to give a path to green cards to the 700,000 DACA recipients over the past 24 hours, Axios reported. Republican senators, including James Lankford, support the idea, while Jared Kushner told White House staff it could be a way to end the stand-off. Another source told Axios that Kushner isn't pushing the plan aggressively, just hearing out people on the Hill about potential deals. Mr Kushner has been leading congressional negotiations with Vice President Mike Pence. "I think it's a question of the pressure builds and there's a tipping point where Republicans think, 'My gosh we can't keep doing this, because the public blames them. The public blames all of us, I get that." "He's dug in on a proposal the country doesn't support. We know the President is always about dividing people an upending ( upend I. If you upend something, you turn it upside down. He upended the can, and swallowed. ...upended flower pots. II. MAINLY JOURNALISM to deliberately make a player on the opposing team fall during a football match ) things and preaching his phony populism. People are beginning, even people who voted him, to see he has betrayed workers. Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate but would need seven Democrats to reach the 60-vote threshold for Mr Trump's bill to be passed — and are unlikely to get more than three or four.
