Consecutive Wins 连胜

Kelsey Plum scored 20 points, Chelsea Gray added 16 and the United States women routed Bosnia and Herzegovina 121-59 on Tuesday to break the team record for consecutive wins at the World Cup.

周二,凯尔西·普拉姆得到20分,切尔西·格雷得到16分,美国女队以121:59击败波黑,打破了女队在世界杯上的连胜纪录。

rout v.彻底击败,打垮

Bosnia and Herzegovina n.波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那(国家名,简称波黑)

consecutive adj.连续的,不间断的

Whistleblower 吹哨者

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly granted Russian citizenship to American whistleblower Edward Snowden in a decree signed on Monday.

据报道,俄罗斯总统普京在周一签署的一项法令中授予美国泄密者爱德华·斯诺登俄罗斯国籍。

grant v. 授予,给予

whistleblower n. 告发者,吹哨者

decree n. 法令,裁定

A trail of destruction 满目疮痍

Typhoon Noru left a trail of destruction in northern Philippine provinces on Monday with at least eight people dead, including a group of rescuers who were scrambling to save villagers trapped in floodwaters.

台风诺鲁(Noru)周一在菲律宾北部省份造成了一系列破坏,至少8人死亡,其中包括一群正在努力拯救被洪水围困村民的救援人员。

trail n.痕迹,踪迹 a trail of 一串,一缕,一系列

The hurricane left a trail of destruction behind it.

飓风过后满目疮痍。

scramble v.攀爬