the court is rolling back decades of precedent and momentous progress: 批评者说最高法院推翻了几十年的先例和重要进步
smoky haze spreads: 烟尘扩散 haze: 雾霾
sourdough: 酸面团、发面面包
the court did not entirely strike race from the equation: 法院没有将种族因素完全排除
a landmark decision from a bitterly divided supreme court: 一个标志性(landmark)决定
as the decision quickly began to set in on colllege campuses: 决定很快传到大学校园。 to set in on表示来临,来到,如old age set in on her她步入老年
what this lawsuit revealed is that their personality score is biased against Asian Americans: 诉讼揭示了个性分方面,对亚裔不公
legal fiat: 法令
calling the essay suggestion an attempt to put lipsticks to a pig: 说那说明文就是给猪涂口红 (比喻不解决实际问题的粉饰、换汤不换药)
to put someone on notice: 让人注意
corporate boards: 公司董事会
a rogue court: 流氓组成的法院
we got our life back after four and half years: 终能重新生活
to yell shouts fired: 喊有人开枪了
to let someone off the hook: 让人摆脱困境
turned tail and ran: 转身逃跑
stuck, stranded and frustrated: 陷身机场
ops are now improving: 运作改善了 ops: operations
David facing down Goliath: 面对Goliath(一个bully恃强凌弱的巨人)的大卫
but Ukraine was outgunned by Russia too但乌克兰的军事力量也不如俄国
in France anger spilling into the streets: 在法国,愤怒群众涌向街头
furious over the police: 对警察射杀..感到愤怒
voluntary homicide: 蓄意杀人
swatting prank: 报警恶作剧
flashlights all pointed at me: 聚光灯都打向我
it's taken away our sanctuary we don't feel safe in our own home: 夺走了我们的安全住所,我们在家也觉得不安全
there is no telling where he will: 不会说出位置
60 loaves of country sourdough: 60块乡村面包 loaf块,复数loaves |