英美差異
英? sweets/sprits/biscuit/maize/lift/trolley/flat/toilet & loo/bathroom/pavement/lorry/underground & tube/petrol/trousers/vest/nappy????
美? candy/hard liquor/ cracker/corn/elevator/cart/apartment/restroom/washroom/sidewalk/truck/subway/ gasoline/pants（underwear in BrE）/undershirt/baby's diap

新型冠狀病毒肺炎（Corona Virus Disease 2019，COVID-19），簡稱“新冠肺炎”
Afghanistan
front runner? (賽跑或競賽中) 最可能獲勝者，領先者
meddle（in/with）
VERB 管閑事;干涉;干預
If you say that someone meddles in something, you are criticizing the fact that they try to influence or change it without being asked.
thug：a violent person, especially a criminal
incumbent
N-COUNT 現任官員;在職官員
An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time.
ADJ 成為責任的;義不容辭的;必須履行的
If it is incumbent upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it.
be linked to
聯系；相關聯
if sth links two things, facts or situations, or they are linked , they are connected in some way
e.g. Exposure to ultraviolet light is closely linked to skin cancer.
受紫外線照射與皮膚癌緊密相關。
paramedic
N-COUNT 急救醫(yī)士；醫(yī)務輔助人員；護理人員
A paramedic is a person whose training is similar to that of a nurse and who helps to do medical work.
quarantine
N-UNCOUNT 檢疫；隔離
If a person or animal is in quarantine, they are being kept separate from other people or animals for a set period of time, usually because they have or may have a disease.
She was sent home to Oxford and put in quarantine...
她被送回牛津的家中隔離起來。
VERB 對…進行隔離檢疫
If people or animals are quarantined, they are stopped from having contact with other people or animals. If a place is quarantined, people and animals are prevented from entering or leaving it.
e.g. Dogs have to be quarantined for six months before they'll let them in.
狗要進行6個月的隔離檢疫之后才被允許進入。
center around? 集中于…，包圍，圍繞

The government is considering a ban on some overseas arrivals as the battle to curb (that) the spread of this virus continues.
autocrat? n.
獨裁者；專制統治者；專制君主
a ruler who has complete power? 同義詞： despot
專橫的人；獨斷專行的人
a person who expects to be obeyed by other people and does not care about their opinions or feelings

on the grounds of 由于
moor vt. & vi. 停泊, 系泊(船只)
cruise ship 游輪
separately adv. 分離地;個別地,分別地
the Court of Appeal 上訴法院
rule against 否決..；對...作出否定的裁決；違反/違背...的規(guī)定
commitment 承諾
give the project the go-ahead
secure jobs and businesses 保障就業(yè)與商業(yè)
go against the Paris Climate Accord 違反巴黎氣候協議
be compatible with carbon targets 符合碳排放目標
green campaigner 環(huán)保人士
The plans need to be permanently grounded. 這些計劃需要永久地擱淺。
ground（觸礁，擱淺；飛機停飛）
transfer 調任；調離
sectarian violence 宗派暴力
the invasion of locust in East Africa 東非蝗災
humanitarian crisis 人道主義危機
Mercy Corps says a second invasion is due in the next few weeks.
rely on humanitarian aid
ravage crops and pastures
tensions over grazing land
...when dry weather sets in, which helps curb their spread.
sketch n. 素描；略圖；梗概
preliminary session 前期階段
scribble 亂寫；亂涂
The Oscar design endured. 經久不衰
pompous adj. 浮夸的；愛炫耀的；自大的；華而不實的
breathtakingly beautiful evening gowns and tuxedos
adorn vt. 裝飾；使生色
trophy n. 獎品；戰(zhàn)利品；紀念品
prohibition（1920-1933）
gangster 黑幫
high name profile ranking officials 高知名度的高級官員
stroll around 四處逛逛
cape n. 披肩；海角，岬
autograph n. 親筆簽名
commemorate vt. 紀念, 慶祝
theme party 主題派對