三、习 British MPs fear that spooks are asking American agencies to fish out information on Britons they are forbidden to collect themselves—a claim that Mr Hague said was “fanciful”. fanciful:异想天开的;untested=fanciful 英国下院议员担心,间谍们正在要求美国情报部门窃取禁止他们自己收集的关于英国人的信息——黑格称这一说法是“异想天开”的。
二、习 To be given the chance to let go of the past and start a new journey is a blessing that enriches us with wisdom and stamina to explore new depths of life and empowers us to take on new adventures. 1.let go of sth 放下... 2.blessing 祝福 3.stamina 耐力 4.empower 使...有能力 5.take on 开始 有机会放下过去,开始一段新的旅程,是一种祝福,它用智慧和耐力丰富我们,去探索生命的新深度,让我们开始新的冒险。
三、习 Rather than wait for students to apply, Idaho admits those meeting a combination of requirements to all of its public universities and community colleges, before they fill out a single form. The idea is not only to encourage these students to pursue degrees but to get them to stay in Idaho, which has experienced a brain drain of high school graduates leaving for college elsewhere and never coming back. admits 录取 those meeting 符合、遇见 a brain drain 人才流失