1.political satire 政治諷刺
The manager of the group, known for its political satire, told the BBC there were signs that Burma's military-backed government was taking steps towards democracy.
因政治諷刺著稱的該組織領(lǐng)導(dǎo)告訴BBC,有跡象表明軍方支持的緬甸政府已采取措施向民主制度靠近
。2.be based on 基于
All of the work we do is based on science.
我們所做的一切都是在科學(xué)的基礎(chǔ)上完成的
3.nuclear attack 核打擊
The warnings remind many people of the nuclear attack drills that were run in US schools at the height of the Cold War.
因?yàn)檫@一警告讓很多人想起了在美蘇冷戰(zhàn)高峰期間在美國(guó)學(xué)校中進(jìn)行的預(yù)防核攻擊的演習(xí)
。4.nuclear apocalypse 核災(zāi)難
While nuclear apocalypse has long been a popular subject for books and movies, the Dr. Strangelove scenario is actually fairly unlikely.
雖然核災(zāi)難一直是書籍和電影的主題,而如Dr.Strangelove的狀況是完全不可能的 。