今日英语词汇: mantra, see out, hazard pay, first responder, ranger, carnage

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儒琴英语词汇(English Words and Phrases of the Day)

see out
phrasal verb
If you see out a period of time, you continue to do what you are doing until that period of time is over.
果你see out一段时间,你继续做你正在做的事情,直到这段时间结束。
The lease runs for 21 years, and they are committed to seeing out that time.

The Prince is seeing out the coronavirus crisis at Anmer Hall in Norfolk with his wife Kate, 38, and children George, Charlotte and Louis.(Daily Mail)

hazard pay
noun [ U ] /ˈhæz.ɚd ˌpeɪ/
(also hazardous duty pay); (UK danger money)
extra money that is paid to someone because their job is dangerous
(从事危险工作的)安全津贴,高危工作津贴

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin suggested there will be a fourth stimulus package to handle the effects of coronavirus, which could include hazard pay for first responders, as the President suggested earlier today.

first responder 第一救援者, 急救人员

first responder is a person with specialized training who is among the first to arrive and provide assistance at the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, natural disaster, or terrorism. First responders typically include paramedics, emergency medical technicians, police officers, firefighters, rescuers, military personnel, public works, and other trained members of organizations connected with this type of work. In some areas, emergency department personnel are also required to respond to disasters and critical situations making them first responders.

mantra
noun [ C ]/ˈmæn.trə/
a word or phrase that is often repeated and expresses a particular strong belief
口号
The British fans chanted that familiar football mantra: “Here we go, here we go, here we go…” 人群反复高喊着那个熟悉的足球口号:“加油!加油!加油…” (Csmbridge)

EU countries are reverting to a familiar mantra in times of crisis: Buy local! Some countries have betrayed a shaky sense of European solidarity in the early days of the coronavirus crisis, and a half-hearted commitment to the internal market. Borders have shut, countries have been reluctant to export medical equipment and northern countries have shot down the idea of a pan-European debt instrument dubbed “corona bonds.” (Euro Politico)

ranger
noun [ C ] /ˈreɪn.dʒɚ/
a person whose job is to protect a forest or natural park
护林员;园林管理工
a forest ranger 护林员 (Cambridge)

The Junior Forest Wardens (JFW) is a Canadian volunteer-led organization focused on developing a wild lands conservation ethic in youth. The organization is almost a hundred years old. It began in the 1920s, when a group of boys reported a forest fire to a local forest ranger in the province of … As of 2019, clubs are active in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and .. (Wikipedia)

carnage
noun [ U ] /ˈkɑːr.nɪdʒ/
the violent killing of large numbers of people, especially in war
(尤指战争中的)大屠杀,残杀
The Battle of the Somme was a scene of dreadful carnage. 索姆河战场上是一片可怕的大屠杀惨象。(Cambridge)

In December of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army marched into China’s capital city of Nanking and proceeded to murder 300,000 out of 600,000 civilians and soldiers in the city. The six weeks of carnage would become known as the Rape of Nanking and represented the single worst atrocity during the World War II era in either the European or Pacific theaters of war. (Historyplace.com)

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