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儒琴英语词汇（English Words and Phrases of the Day）
play someone like a fiddle
To play (manipulate) (a person) skillfully.
巧妙地操纵(某人)
President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton told ABC News that he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks he can play Trump “like a fiddle.” （ABC）
draw a line in the sand
To draw a line in the sand means to establish limits, going beyond these limits will bring consequences
在事前跟别人设置底线(界限)； 划界限，超越这些界限将会带来后果
Trump is drawing a line in the sand on the impeachment inquiry, former US attorney says. Former U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis reacts to the Trump administration blocking the E.U. ambassador from testifying in House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.
Hawaii talks a chance for Mike Pompeo and Yang Jiechi to ‘draw red lines in the sand’. Meeting of top diplomats on Wednesday comes as relations between Beijing and Washington are at their lowest point in decades. (SCMP)
buyout
noun [ C ]
(in business) a situation in which a person or group buys all the shares belonging to a company and so gets control of it
（商业上的）控制股权收购
Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO), Canada’s largest pipeline operator, said on Wednesday about 800 employees have opted for voluntary buyouts, as the company tries to reduce costs to tackle the COVID-19 crisis and the global oil price shock. （Reuters）
felony murder
/ˈfel.ə.ni/
a killing treated as a murder because, though unintended, it occurred during the commission or attempted commission of a felony.
重罪谋杀; 根据英美刑法中的重罪谋杀原则 (felony murder doctrine) ：在犯其他重罪的过程中无意地造成他人死亡即成立谋杀罪，也称“推定谋杀” (constructive murder)，是英美法系刑法中谋杀罪的一种类型。
Atlanta officer who shot dead Rayshard Brooks is charged with felony murder as it’s revealed he kicked the father-of-four as he lay dying on the ground after putting two bullets in his back – and second cop charged has agreed to testify against him. (Daily Mail)
scumbag
noun [ C ]
offensive //ˈskʌm.bæɡ/
a very unpleasant person who has done something dishonest or unacceptable
卑鄙小人；混账东西，混蛋
Bolton claims Trump called journalists ‘scumbags’ who should be ‘executed’. Former White House national security adviser John Bolton claims in his forthcoming memoir that President Trump called journalists “scumbags” who should be “executed.”.
