新聞美語即時通tarnish 玷污、污衊

今天我們要學的詞是 tarnish. Tarnish is spelled T-A-R-N-I-S-H, tarnish.

tarnish 的原意是發烏，失去光澤，引申出來是玷污、污衊的意思。 Football in Ghana, as in most of Africa, is the most loved sport. But it has been tarnished by widespread corruption that led to league game suspensions and some football clubs closing their doors. 與非洲大部分地區一樣，足球在加納是最受歡迎的運動。但是，腐敗氾濫導致聯賽停止和一些足球俱樂部關門，讓足球運動蒙羞。

President Trump’s supporters say the House impeachment probe is to tarnish his administration ahead of an Inspector General’s report so that whatever comes out is met with suspicion. 特朗普總統的支持者表示，眾議院的彈劾調查是為了在一項監察長的報告發佈之前抹黑他的政府，讓人們對監察報告的內容生疑。

好的，我們今天學習的詞是 tarnish, tarnish, tarnish .....#3460 （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）