【華爾街日報 Wall Street Journal 】
San Francisco Passes Ban on Facial-Recognition SurveillanceOrdinance bars local agencies from using the technology
Contenct:San Francisco became the first U.S. city to pass a ban on the use of facial recognition by local agencies, adding to a broad push to regulate a technology that critics argue can perpetuate police bias and give authorities excessive surveillance powers.
surveillance 名詞
the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected（尤指員警或軍隊的）監視，盯梢
surveillance cameras
keep something under surveillance.
ordinance
=a law or rule made by a government or authority 法令，法規；條令，條例
city ordinance
bar 動詞
=to prevent something or someone from doing something or going somewhere, or to not allow something 阻擋，阻撓；防止，禁止
bar my way
perpetuate
=to cause something to continue 使持續；使長存，使永恆
perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design
0511
Leaked Letters Reveal Details of NRA Chief’s Alleged Spending
Content:Wayne LaPierre expensed $39,000 in clothes in one day, $18,300 for car and driver, ad agency says; NRA says board has ‘full confidence’ in him
National Rifle Association Chief Executive Wayne LaPierre billed the group’s ad agency $39,000 for one day of shopping at a Beverly Hills clothing boutique, $18,300 for a car and driver in Europe and had the agency cover $13,800 in rent for a summer intern, according to newly revealed NRA internal documents.
allege
=to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof（未經證實地）指責，宣稱，指控
0510
Don McGahn Rebuffed White House Request to Say Trump Didn’t Obstruct Justice
After release of the Mueller report, the president sought to have the former White House counsel say that he didn’t believe the president’s push to dismiss the special counsel constituted a crime.
Content:Within a day of the release of the Mueller report last month, President Trump sought to have former White House counsel Don McGahn declare he didn’t consider the president’s 2017 directive that he seek Robert Mueller’s dismissal to be obstruction of justice, but Mr. McGahn rebuffed the request, according to people familiar with the matter.
rebuff
=to refuse to accept a helpful suggestion or offer from someone, often by answering in an unfriendly way 粗暴拒絕；生硬拒絕；斷然拒絕
rebuff all suggestions
obstruct
=to try to stop something from happening or developing 阻礙；阻止，阻撓；妨礙
directive
=an official instruction 指令，命令
dismissal 名詞(FROM JOB)
the situation in which an employer officially makes someone leave their job 解僱，解聘
unfair/wrongful dismissal
France Steps Up Global Tech Scrutiny With Social-Media Policing
Facebook says it is detecting and removing more hate-speech postings before users report them.
Content:The French government plans to give regulators here sweeping power to audit and fine large social-media companies like Facebook Inc. if they don’t adequately remove hateful content—ratcheting up global oversight of Silicon Valley.
step up
=to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it 在有需要（或有機會）時採取行動
scrutiny
=the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it 細看，仔細審查
sweeping (adj)
=affecting many things or people; large 影響廣泛的，大的
ratchet sth up/down
=to increase/reduce something over a period of time 逐步增加／減少
0508
Why China Decided to Play Hardball in Trade Talks
Chinese negotiators emboldened by perception U.S. was willing to compromise
Content:The new hard line taken by China in trade talks—surprising the White House and threatening to derail negotiations—came after Beijing interpreted recent statements and actions by President Trump as a sign the U.S. was ready to make concessions, said people familiar with the thinking of the Chinese side.
play hardball
If someone plays hardball, they will do anything that is necessary to achieve or obtain what they want, even if this involves being harsh or unfair.
=to be firm and determined in order to get what you want 採取強硬方式
embolden
=to make someone brave 使有膽量
perception
=a belief or opinion, often held by many people and based on how things seem 見解，觀念，看法
public's perception
=the quality of being aware of things through the physical senses, especially sight 感覺，知覺；感知
=someone's ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious to other people感知能力；認識能力；洞察力
derail
=to prevent a plan or process from succeeding 阻撓
concession
=something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this（常指為結束爭端而作出的）認可，讓步，妥協
0507
Foreign Pressure on Myanmar Prompted Journalists’ Release
prompt (CAUSE)
=to make something happen 引起；導致；激起
prompte an angry response from...
U.S says China reneged on pledges in trade talks.
renege
=to fail to keep a promise or an agreement, etc. 違背（諾言）；違約；背信
介系詞可用on, 例如renege on the deal
pledge
=a serious or formal promise, especially one to give money or to be a friend, or something that you give as a sign that you will keep a promise 誓言；諾言；保證
前面動詞可用make/give a pledge
0505
The Kentucky Derby That Veered Off Course
veer
=to change direction 改變方向；轉向
Trump Shrugs Off North Korean Weapons Test as Pyongyang Needles Washington
shrug sth off
=to treat something as if it is not important or not a problem 對…滿不在乎；對…不予理睬
needle
=to annoy someone, especially by repeated criticism 惹惱，激怒；（尤指）不斷地數落
0503
Mideast Insurgents Enter the Age of Drone Warfare
insurgent
=[ C usually plural ] formal someone who is fighting against the government in their own country
叛亂者，造反者，暴動者
[ C ] us someone who opposes political authority
（尤指政黨的）反對派
Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments System
cryptocurrency
=a digital currency produced by a public network, rather than any government, that uses cryptography to make sure payments are sent and received safely
（公共網路的，而非政府發行的）加密電子錢（使用加密法確保付款安全支付及收取）
【CNN 】
0513Many Democrats fear Trump is laying an impeachment trap
impeach
=to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US 彈
0511
Cuba announces rationing of food and hygiene products amid US sanctions
ration
=to limit the amount of a particular thing that someone is allowed to have 對…實行配給；定量供應；限定…的量
hygiene
=the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean, especially to prevent disease 衛生；衛生情況
sanction
=an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law 制裁
0509
US trade deficit edges up, even as Americans buy less from China
deficit
=the total amount by which money spent is more than money received 赤字；逆差；虧損
edge 動詞
=to move slowly with gradual movements or in gradual stages, or to make someone or something move in this way （使）徐徐移動；（使）緩慢發展
edge up
North Korea launches 'unidentified' projectile
projectile
=an object that is thrown or shot forwards, especially from a weapon 投擲物；拋射物；發射物（尤指子彈、炮彈等）
0508
Iranian leader announces partial withdrawal from nuclear deal
Content: Iran will partially withdraw from a landmark nuclear deal signed with six other nations in 2015, amid heightened pressure from the United States in recent weeks.
amid
preposition
=in the middle of or surrounded by 在…中間，在…當中；為…環繞
heighten
=to increase or make something increase, especially an emotion or effect（使）（尤指某種情緒或效果）增強，加強
heighten the intension
0507
U.S trade officials say Trump's tariff threat is real.
tariff
=a charge or list of charges either for services or on goods entering a country 關稅；關稅表
escalate tariffs
0506
US deploying carrier and bomber task force in response to 'troubling' Iran actions
deploy
1.to use something or someone, especially in an effective way 有效運用；發揮…的作用
deploy its resources/staff.
deploy my skills/talents.
2.to move soldiers or equipment to a place where they can be used when they are needed 部署；調動
0505
250 rockets fired from Gaza at Israel; 1-year-old child among those killed in retaliatory airstrikes
retaliatory
A retaliatory action is one that is harmful to someone who has done something to harm you. 報復的；回擊的
airstrike
an attack by military aircraft on a city, enemy soldiers, or their supplies, either by bombing or by firing guns. 空襲；空中打擊
0503
More than 1 million people evacuated as Cyclone Fani hits India's east coast
evacuate
=to move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe（把人從危險的地方）撤離，撤出，疏散，轉移
cyclone
a violent tropical storm or wind in which the air moves very fast in a circular direction
旋風；氣旋；龍捲風
Omar partially blames US for devastation in Venezuela, drawing Pence's pushback
devastation
noun [ U ] (DAMAGE)
=damage and destruction 毀滅性，極大的破壞
noun [ U ] (STRONG FEELING)
=feeling very shocked or upset 極度驚駭；（感情上的）重創
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