20160309_Guardian

NSA

释义：National Security Agency

           国家安全局

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exclusive

释义：an important or exciting story that is printed in only one newspaper, because that newspaper was the first to find out about it 独家新闻，独家报道：

例句：a New York Post exclusive about the Kennedy marriage 《纽约邮报》有关肯尼迪婚姻的独家新闻

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revise

释义：

1.[T] to change something because of new information or ideas 改变；修正：

2.[I,T] BrE to study facts again, in order to learn them before an examination 【英】〔考试前〕温习，复习；同review , study AmE 【美】

3.[T] to change a piece of writing by adding new information, making improvements, or correcting mistakes 修订，校订〔文稿〕

例句1：The college has revised its plans because of local objections. 由于地方上的反对，学校已经修改了计划。

例句2：I’ve got to revise my geography.

例句3：A couple of sections of the book will need to be revised.

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classified

释义： ADJ  /ˈklæsɪfaɪd/

1.Classified information or documents are officially secret

例句：The document was highly classified and circulated to a very limited group of people.

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surveillance

释义：/sɚˈveləns/

1.Surveillance is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army.

原句：The classified revisions were accepted by the secret US court that governs surveillance

例句1：He was arrested after being kept under constant surveillance...

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colloquially

释义：俗称的，用白话，用通俗语

原句：The new rules affect a set of powers colloquially known as Section 702

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portion

释义：N 一部分  V 分配

例句1：The front portion of the rocket breaks off.

例句2：a huge portion of roast beef

例句3：The money was portioned out among them

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authorize

释义：to give official permission for something

原句： the portion of the law that authorizes the NSA’s sweeping “Prism” program to collect internet data.

例句1：I can authorize payments up to ￡5 000.

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FISA

释义：Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 外国情报监听法

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set to

释义：开始

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provision

释义：

1.供给

2.a condition in an agreement or law规定，条款

原句：It is a provision set to expire later this year.

例句1：Under the provisions of the Act, employers must supply safety equipment.

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expire

释义：

1.When something such as a contract, deadline, or visa expires, it comes to an end or is no longer valid. [V]

2.When someone expires, they die.

原句：Section 702 falls under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Fisa), and is a provision set to expire later this year.

例句1：He had lived illegally in the United States for five years after his visitor's visa expired.

例句2：He endured excruciating agonies before he finally expired.