小词详解 | proclaim
美国自我标榜的公民权利和自由沦为空谈。
America's self-proclaimed civil rights and freedoms have become empty talk.
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小词详解 | lobby
政商勾结瘫痪控枪议程。美国枪支利益集团为维护自身利益，开展强大政治游说。
Collusion between politicians and businesses paralyzes the gun control agenda. U.S. gun interest groups have mounted powerful political lobbying for their own interests.
小词详解 | farce
政治极化和社会撕裂导致民主共识难以达成，大选闹剧和选后乱局成为美国政治的显著特征。
Political polarization and social rifts have made it difficult to reach a democratic consensus, and election farce and post-election chaos have become prominent features of U.S. politics.
小词详解 | glamour
Grammar → Glamour
小词详解 | discursive
They were affectionate, humorous, discursive, but not the letters of a lover.
信写得很亲切，很幽默，很随便，却绝非情书。
小词详解 | plea
It would be the same thing all over. The old humiliation of her plea, rewarded by curt denial.
每次情况总是老样子：她低三下四地请求，人家三言两语把她打发走。
小词详解 | lenient
Lenient vs Strict
小词详解 | dent
值得一提的是，乔布斯有句名言也用到了这个习语：We're here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?
小词详解 | gobble
Gobble vs Gabble
小词详解 | fractious
Fraction → Fractious
小词详解 | taboo
值得注意的是，用药上的禁忌叫做 contraindication ，不要想当然地误用 taboo 表示。
小词详解 | ladle
Ladle vs Later
