重點講解:
1. shoot down 擊落(飛機、直升機、導彈等);
They claimed to have shot down one incoming missile.
他們聲稱擊落了一枚來犯的導彈 。
2. a series of 一連串;一系列;連續;接連;
The novel is constructed from a series of on-the-spot reports.
小說是基于一系列現場報道構思而成的 。
3. brush off 不理睬;冷落;
When I tried to talk to her about it she just brushed me off.
當我試圖和她談這件事時,她就是不理我 。
4. in the middle of (某件事或某段時間的)中期;
She was born in the middle of a rain storm.
她出生在一場暴風雨中 。
n. 抗議,反對,聲明
v. 抗議,反對,申明