夏說英文晨讀 (關注教書匠小夏 公眾號同步更新)上任僅5天就被解雇!光鮮履歷藏貓膩,她成白宮最短命發言人(朗讀版)|E1020
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▍原文 In just five days, she was out – the result of a disastrous press conference that lasted all of 14 minutes, followed by questions about whether she had mischaracterised her legal credentials over the course of her career. The axe dropped on Friday as President Donald Trump recounted a conversation he had with Katie Zacharia earlier in the day. "Honestly, if I were you, I'd reconsider," Trump said he told Zacharia. "Katie, do you need this? I don't think you need this." ▍語言點 1. disastrous /dɪˈzæstrəs/ adj. 災難性的,極糟糕的 2. press conference (固定搭配)記者會,新聞發布會 3. last /læst/ v. 持續 4. mischaracterise /ˌmɪsˈkærəktəraɪz/ v. 歪曲描述,不實陳述 5. legal credential 法律資質 ·credential n. 資質,證明材料 6. over the course of (固定短語)在……的過程中,在……期間 7. the axe drops (俗語)裁員、解雇、免去職務;斧子落下 8. recount /rɪˈkaʊnt/ v. 講述,敘述 9. if I were you, I'd reconsider 如果我是你,我會重新考慮一下 ·if I w...