2016.6.7
news from BBC
Istanbul bomb attack on police bus 'kills 11'
A car bomb attack targeting a police bus has killed at least 11 people in central Istanbul, officials say.
1. The explosives were remotely detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Vezneciler district at the morning rush hour, reports said.
detonate 【ˈdetəneɪt】 引爆
2. Violence in Turkey has escalated recently as a result of tensions with Kurdish separatists and the conflict in neighbouring Syria.
escalate 【ˈeskəleɪt】 逐步升级，逐步扩大
kurdish 【kə:diʃ】 库尔德人的
3. The explosion happened near the city's historic Beyazit Square neighbourhood, a major tourist attraction.
neighbourhood 【ˈneɪbəhʊd】 居住区
a tourist attraction 游览胜地
4. Reports said gunfire was heard in the area after the blast.
gunfire 枪炮声
blast 【blɑ:st】 爆炸，击毁
5. Turkey is part of the US-led coalition against IS and allows coalition planes to use its air base at Incirlik for raids on Iraq and Syria.
coalition 【ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn】 同盟，联合
Why aren't we more excited about Clinton?
George (乔治) Washington was elected president of a newly independent America in 1789. Forty-two men later (41 of them white), Hillary Clinton makes history by being the first female nominee for the White House.
1. Let's put politics aside for a moment. Whatever your political leanings, this is by any measure a momentous day for women. Mrs Clinton could become Madame President. We've never had a woman hold the most powerful job in the world before.
momentous 【məˈmentəs】 重大的，重要的
madame 【mædəm】 太太，夫人，女士
2. If you believe that we are all better off when more women take up senior positions．
better off 情况好转
3. Whether you love her or hate her, whether she were Republican, Democrat, liberal or conservative, she is a she and that's a big deal in and of itself. It is of course not reason enough to vote for her in November. But it is reason enough to pause to reflect on this moment.
reflect on 反省，回想
4. The lack of exuberance may come from the fact that this has all been going on for so long.
exuberance 【ɪɡ'zju:bərəns】 茂盛，丰富，充沛
5. I've spent the last couple of weeks talking to women here and it's remarkable how younger women in particular often seem to greet the Clinton candidacy with a collective shrug.
remarkable 【rɪˈmɑ:kəbl】 显著的，异常的
shrug 【ʃrʌg】 耸肩（表示冷淡）
6. This isn't the language used by all women by any means, and Hillary Clinton outperforms Donald Trump in opinion polls among women. But it is really striking to hear quite so many younger women express so little enthusiasm at the prospect of getting a woman behind that famous Oval Office desk.
outperform 做得比...更好
oval 【ˈəʊvl】 椭圆形的
Oval Office 美国总统办公室
7. But, even among some women who will definitely vote for Hillary, even among some women who will definitely give money to her campaign, I'm hearing almost a sense of regret that they don't feel more thrilled right now.
definitely 【ˈdefɪnətli】 明确地
regret 惋惜，后悔
thrilled 【θrɪld】 非常兴奋的，极为激动的