新聞美語即時通 preliminary 初步的，預備的

今天我們要學的詞是 preliminary. Preliminary is spelled P-R-E-L-I-M-I-N-A-R-Y, preliminary.

preliminary 的意思是初步的，預備的。 Afghanistan’s warring sides have agreed to open a preliminary round of peace negotiations later this month for a sustainable cease-fire and political settlement to years of conflict in the country. 阿富汗交戰各方已同意在本月晚些時候展開初步的和平談判，討論可持續停火協議以及阿富汗多年衝突的政治解決方案。

The Israeli police have been carrying out a preliminary investigation to assess whether there may be evidence of fraudulent dealings of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a company controlled by his American cousin more than a decade ago. 以色列警方一直在進行初步調查，以評估是否能證明以色列總理內塔尼亞胡十多年前在他美國表親控制的一家公司的交易中有欺詐行為。

好的，我們今天學習的詞是 preliminary, preliminary, preliminary ...（新聞美語即時通是由美國之音和中廣新聞網聯合製播，節目內容歡迎到中廣新聞網youtube收看收聽）