亚马逊Prime Day遭抵制 （讲解版）| 0718

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Activists, immigrants and Amazon employees are planning actions against the e-commerce giant on its annual Prime Day, to protest against its labor practices and its involvement with US authorities’ deportation efforts. 

The protests on Monday are set to take place in at least seven US cities, and will coincide with the yearly sale that made the company more than $4bn in 2018.

▍语言点

activist /ˈæktəvəst, ˈæktɪvəst/ n. 积极分子；激进主义分子

giant /ˈdʒaɪənt/ n. 巨头

· 同义词：titan/tycoon/behemoth

protest against……: 抗议……（in protest at）

· Amazon employees came out on strike in protest at the poor labor practices.

亚马逊员工罢工以抗议恶劣的劳工待遇。

labor practices: （公司）对待劳动力的方式

deportation /diːpɔː'teɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 驱逐出境

· deport: vt. 驱逐出境，遣返回国

You might be deported from that country when your visa expired.

当你的签证过期时就可能被遣返回国。

be set to do sth.: 即将做某事

coincide /ˌkəʊənˈsaɪd/ vi. 一致；同时发生

· coincide with……: 同时发生

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