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‘Horrific’: Biden, more officials condemn Russia’s sweeping strikes on Ukraine and reconfirm US aid

“可怕”:拜登，更多官员谴责俄罗斯对乌克兰的全面打击，并再次确认美国的援助

horrific adj.   /həˈrɪfɪk/ 

If you describe a physical attack, accident, or injury as horrific, you mean that it is very bad, so that people are shocked when they see it or think about it. 极其可怕的

•  I have never seen such horrific injuries.
 我从没见过这么严重的伤。

sweeping adj.   /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ 

[ usually before noun] having an important effect on a large part of sth 影响广泛的；大范围的

•sweeping reforms/changes 全面改革；彻底变化

NASA has successfully tested its Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft, or DART, which collided with an asteroid Monday night.

美国宇航局成功测试了其双小行星重定向测试飞船，简称DART，周一晚上与一颗小行星相撞。

asteroid n. 小行星

redirection 重定向 来自direction 方向

collide v. 碰撞

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