和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Revisiting the Gun Debate in America

2015-11-01来源:VOA
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mass - adj. involving, affecting, or designed for many people

abut – v. to touch along an edge

commercially – adv. related to or used in the buying and selling of goods and services

divisive – adj. causing a lot of disagreement between people and causing them to separate into different groups

infringed – v. to wrongly limit or restrict (something, such as another person's rights)

concealed – adj. hidden from sight

executive order – n. an order that comes from the U.S. president or a government agency and must be obeyed like a law

rhetoric - n. language that is intended to influence people and that may not be honest or reasonable