1. a red line 紅線
The issue was a "red line" that the White House would not cross.
這個議題是美國政府不會逾越的一條“紅線” 。
2. be ushered into 被帶入,被領進
Volunteers were ushered into a lab set up to look like a pub.
科學家安排自愿者進入一間看起來像酒吧的實驗室 。
3. witch hunt 以莫須有罪名進行的政治迫害
What started as an attempt to lighten a dark corner of people's life has turned into something that looks suspiciously like a witch-hunt.
一個起點為點亮人民生活的一個黑暗角落的努力,變成了看上去可疑的,像對人莫須有的政治陷害的行為 。
4. launch into 開始
Or he might launch into a monologue about the horrors of his teenage children.
或者他可能開始一場獨白講述他對自己十幾歲孩子們的恐懼 。
n. 司令官,指揮官