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今天我們要學的詞是placate. To placate有安撫的意思。German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to placate critics of her open-door policy for refugees by insisting that most refugees would go home once the conflicts are over. 德國總理默克爾堅持說，戰亂結束后，大多數難民都會回家，以此來安撫那些反對向難民敞開大門的人。美國副總統拜登在參加世界經濟論壇時發表講話指出，Corporations should avoid making short-term decisions to placate shareholders and instead plan for long-term economic viability. 大公司應避免為安撫股東而做出短期決策，而是要為長期經濟活力進行規劃。好的，我們今天學習的詞是 placate, placate, placate....
