The company announced the relocation of its headquarters to Texas to reduce operational costs.
Re(再次)+ Location(位置)。重新找位置 = 搬家/搬迁。
The Supreme Court ruled to reinstate the lower court's decision on the voting rights case.
Re-in-stated:再次(Re)站在(stand/stated)原位,官复原职。
The president's recent appointments to the Federal Reserve sparked debate among economists.
A-点-门-茨:在门口A点了一下名,派了职务,还要预约见面。
Tens of thousands of viewers tuned into the livestreams of the press conference.
Live(活/实时)-stream(流):像水流一样实时传输的画面,即直播。
Drought conditions have turned the region into a powder keg, allowing wildfires to spread with alarming speed.
Wild(野) + Fire(火):在野外失控燃烧的火,即野火。
The merchant agreed to refund the customers after the data breach was exposed.
Merchant:词根merc(买卖),-ant(人)。专门做买卖的人。
The proposed merger between the two tech giants faces scrutiny from regulators over monopolistic concerns.
Mer-ger:Mer(混合/水)+ ger。像水流汇合一样,两家公司“汇”成一家。
The overwhelming majority of voters supported the new climate policy in the recent poll.
Over-whelming:Over(超过)+ whelm(覆盖/淹没)。像洪水一样盖下来,压得你喘不过气,所以是“压倒性的”。
Strict environmental regulations have slowed the pace of new mining projects in the region.
Mine-ing:Mine(我的矿)+ ing(正在)= 我正在挖我的矿。
The official was arrested for accepting a bribe to award a government contract to a favored firm.
Bribe:发音像‘白给’(Bri-be)= 白白给出去的钱,就是贿赂。