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The Pentagon has authorised the transfer of $1bn to army engineers for new wall construction along the US-Mexico border. The funds are the first under the national emergency declared by President Donald Trump to bypass Congress and build the barrier he pledged during his election campaign. Democrats have protested against the move.

the Pentagon: 五角大樓
authorize: vt. 授權(quán)
transfer: n. 轉(zhuǎn)錢
construction: n. 建設(shè)；建筑物
a construction worker: 建筑工人
construct: vt. 建造，構(gòu)造
emergency: n. 緊急狀態(tài)
bypass: vt. 繞開
barrier: n. 障礙物
pledge: vt. 許諾
protest against: 反對；對……提出抗議

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