万娘娘周末复习版｜E0731

夏说晨读2016年07月27日【Wednesday】
Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination at the party’s convention in Cleveland, amid plaudits from family members and raucous attacks on his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.

After a mock trial conductedby Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor and a former prosecutor, delegates chanted “lock her up”.

A row rumbled on about a plagiarized speech by MrTrump’s wife Melania.
 
Clinch: 取得胜利
Plaudits：称赞
Raucous：嘈杂的

Mock：模拟的
Prosecutor：公诉人
Chant：反复高喊口号

Row：争吵
Rumble on：没完没了的进行
Plagiarized：抄袭

夏说晨读2016年07月28日【Thursday】
The European Space Agency and Russia launched a joint mission to Mars, with the lift-off of a Proton rocket in Kazakhstan.

The spacecraft, comprising an orbiter, which will analyse methane and other gases in the Martian atmosphere, and a lander, named Schiaparelli after an Italian astronomer, is due to reach the red planet in October.

Joint mission: 联合任务
Lift-off：发射
Comprise：由……组成
Orbiter：轨道器
Methane：甲烷
Martian：火星的

夏说晨读2016年07月29日【Friday】
A senior HSBC banker was arrested at an airport in New Yorkand charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Prosecutors say Mark Johnson,the global head of foreign-exchange cash trading, and Stuart Scott, acolleague, “front ran” a $3.4 billion client order, making millions in profits.

Conspiracy: 共谋
Wire fraud：汇款诈骗
Front running：提前交易