热词手帐（No. 1867）
我们从英国《金融时报》近期热点报道中挑选值得记忆的高频单词和短语，配合释义与新闻原文例句，帮助你轻松掌握地道实用的英文表达，在不断积累中感受英语能力的进步与提高。
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slush-fund
/ˈslʌʃ fʌnd/
n.贿赂基金
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Japan has begun campaigning for a snap general election that threatens to pummel the ruling Liberal Democratic party as voters pass judgment on a slush-fund scandal, the rising cost of living and a decade-long failure to deliver greater household prosperity.
日本已开始为提前大选进行竞选活动，随着选民们对贿赂基金丑闻、生活成本上升以及十年来未能实现家庭财富增长等问题作出评判，执政党自民党可能因此受到重创。
本文2024年10月16日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为 ’Ishiba’s election gamble: Japan’s train-loving PM fights to keep LDP on track
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transshipment
/trænzˈʃɪpmənt/
n.转运
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The concern comes after the EU took a first step towards restricting Russian LNG by sanctioning transshipments — re-exports of Russian fuel to third countries — from EU ports in June.
此前，欧盟于6月通过制裁从欧盟港口转运俄罗斯燃料至第三国的行为，迈出了限制俄罗斯液化天然气的第一步。
本文2024年10月16日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为 France calls for tighter monitoring of Russian gas exports to EU
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combatant
/ˈkɒmbətənt/
n.战斗人员
Treating those remaining in the north as combatants simply because of their presence there, and issuing open-ended evacuation orders, were both clear breaches of international law, said Tania Hary, executive director of Gisha.
行动自由法律中心的执行主任塔尼亚•哈里(Tania Hary)说，仅仅因为北部的人留在原地就把他们当作战斗人员对待，以及发布无限制的撤离令，都明显违反了国际法。
本文2024年10月15日发布于FT中文网，英文原题为 Israel ‘starting to implement’ plan to starve north Gaza, say rights groups
