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▍原文 U.K.Prime MinisterAndy Burnham engaged with messages from somebody impersonating one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, four officials have told Politico. The newPMcommunicated with someone posing as White House chief of staff Susie Wiles before becoming suspicious that the contact was illegitimate, the officials said. “We do not comment on national security matters,” Downing Street said. Inside the U.K. government, there were fears that Wiles’ phone had been hacked again. ▍語言點 engage with… 回應......,與......互動,打交道 engage with messages 回復了信息,與對方互發信息(比reply to多了一層“有來有回交流”的意味) impersonate /ɪmˈpɜːrsəneɪt/ v. 假扮,冒充 詞根 person(人),加上表示“使成為”的前綴 im- 和動詞后綴 -ate,字面義為“成為另一個人” impersonate a police officer 冒充警察 impersonate a celebrity 冒充名人 pose as… 冒充......,假扮...... 和impersonate意思相近,但pose as… 更口語化、更常用 chief of staff 幕僚長 White House chief of staff ...