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VOA慢速英语:Trump Defends Travel Ban Despite Protests, Legal Action

2017-01-31来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. It also prevents refugees from entering the country for 120 days.

prevent from 阻止，防止
例句：Active cure of swoon patients was important to prevent from complications.
积极救治晕厥患者，对预防并发症有重要意义。

2. It added that Trump’s order would continue to be enforced to make sure those entering “do not pose a threat to our country or the American people.

make sure 把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物
例句：I make sure I make time for fishing because it's how I de-stress.
我一定会腾出时间去钓鱼，因为这是我减压放松的方法。

3. Other U.S. lawmakers were critical of the ban, including Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham.

be critical of 不满
例句：He is critical of what I say.
他对我说的话横加挑剔。