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When presidents embark on prestigious state visits abroad, in the past they were expected to leave their political disputes at home and put on a friendly face for n hosting them.

But when President Trump arrived in London on Monday for a long-delayed state visit to Britain, he ignored both customs. 

Circling back to a long feud with Sadiq Khan, London’s first Muslim mayor and a vocal critic of Trump, the president tweeted: “@SadiqKhan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly ‘nasty’ to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom.”

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embark on: 开始做某事（start/begin）

· He embarked on a new career as a teacher.

他开启了一项新职业即做老师。

prestigious /pre'stɪdʒəs/: adj. 有名望的；享有声望的

put on假装；做作（pretend）

· He put on an American accent.

他假装美国口音。

long-delayed: 拖延已久的（特朗普原定于2018年2月前往英国对美国驻英国大使馆进行剪彩并对英国进行国事访问，2018.1临时取消，所以此次国事访问long-delayed）

feud /fjuːd, fjʊd/: n. 夙怨，积怨已深

vocal critic: 直言不讳的批评（家）

· She was a vocal critic of the plan.

她直言不讳地反对这项计划。

by all accounts: 根据各方面所说；大家都说

· Mr. Xia is, by all accounts, a superb teacher.

夏老师是一位有口皆碑的老师。