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今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 placate. To placate有安撫的意思。German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to placate critics of her open-door policy for refugees by insisting that most refugees would go home once the conflicts are over. 德國總理默克爾堅(jiān)持說,戰(zhàn)亂結(jié)束后,大多數(shù)難民都會回家,以此來安撫那些反對向難民敞開大門的人。美國副總統(tǒng)拜登在參加世界經(jīng)濟(jì)論壇時(shí)發(fā)表講話指出,Corporations should avoid making short-term decisions to placate shareholders and instead plan for long-term economic viability. 大公司應(yīng)避免為安撫股東而做出短期決策,而是要為長期經(jīng)濟(jì)活力進(jìn)行規(guī)劃。好的,我們今天學(xué)習(xí)的詞是 placate, placate, placate....