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▍原文
The PM's top aide Dominic Cummings might have broken lockdown rules, but it would have been a "minor breach", say Durham Police.
Boris Johnson said he intended to "draw a line under the matter" following the police statement.
And he told reporters at the daily Downing Street briefing he did not want his scientific advisers to be dragged into a political row.
▍语言点
aide /eɪd/ n. 助手(尤指在政府或军队中身居要职者的助手或副手)
· aid /eɪd/ v./n. 援助,救助
· financial aid: 经济援助
minor /'maɪnər/ adj. 较小的,轻微的
breach /briːtʃ/ n. 违背,违反
draw a/the line: 划清界限
· It is sometimes hard to draw a line between right and wrong.
对与错之间有时很难划清界限。
matter /'mætər/ n. 事件
briefing /ˈbri:fɪŋ/ n. 简报
· brief adj. 简要的
drag sb. into sth. 把某人牵扯或卷入某事
· I'm sorry for dragging you into this.
很抱歉把你牵扯进来。
row /raʊ/ n. 争端(quarrel)
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