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儒琴今日英语单词 Word of the Day
词汇1： Stay
英中解释：verb: to stop doing something (cease); to stop going forward (pause):
(remain) 停止做某事; 停止前进; 继续停留在一个地方或状态
原文举例：A second court appearance at a B.C. court is possible, pending the outcome in New York. If a deal with the Americans is struck, the extradition proceedings against Meng could be stayed, likely resulting in the Chinese telecom giant CFO being able to leave Canada. (CTV)
词汇2：saga
英中解释：noun: a dramatic and often complicated story or series of events
具有戏剧性的，往往是错综复杂的故事或一系列事件
原文解释：Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou and the US Department of Justice on Friday entered an agreement to defer prosecution of US charges against her until late 2022, after which point the charges could be dropped. The deal will allow her to return to China, and could bring to an end a nearly three-year legal saga that has complicated relations between the United States, China and Canada. （CNN）
词汇3：personal recognizance bond
英中解释：an obligation of record entered into before a court or magistrate requiring the performance of an act (such as appearance in court) usually under penalty of a money forfeiture 个人担保的方式
原文举例：At a hearing in Brooklyn federal court on Friday, which Meng attended virtually from Canada, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Kessler said the government would move to dismiss the charges against her if she complies with all of her obligations under the agreement, which ends in December 2022. He added that Meng will be released on a personal recognizance bond, and that the United States plans to withdraw its request to Canada for her extradition. （Reuters）
词汇4： fold
英中解释：verb: to fail completely； collapse 彻底失败
原文举例：Republican China hardliners in Congress called Friday’s deal a “capitulation.” ”President Biden folded,” Republican Senator Tom Cotton said in a statement. (Reuters)
词汇5： contest
英中解释：to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation especially : dispute, challenge
提出异议；反驳；争辩
原文举例：As part of the deal, disclosed in federal court in Brooklyn, the Justice Department agreed to dismiss the fraud charges against Meng in December 2022 — exactly four years after her arrest — provided that she complies with certain conditions, including not contesting any of the government’s factual allegations. The Justice Department also agreed to drop its request that Meng be extradited to the U.S., which she had vigorously challenged, ending a process that prosecutors said could have persisted for months. （AP）
