本期選自The Economist 2016-07-23 （Politics）
coup 政變
原文句子：A faction of Turkey’s armed forces attempted a coup, but was defeated by other military units, police and crowds of civilians.crackdown 鎮(zhèn)壓
原文句子：Erdogan launched a crackdown, arresting or purging thousands of military
officers, judges, academics, journalists and others.extradition 引渡（逃犯等），指一國應他國之請求，將在本國境內(nèi)但被該他國追訴或判刑的人移交給該國審判或處罰的行為。
原文句子：The government accused Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric based in America, of plotting the coup (which he denied), and sought his extradition.muckrake 揭發(fā)丑聞
原文句子：Pavel Sheremet, a muckraking journalist, was killed by a car bomb in Kiev.topple 推翻（政府或領導人）
原文句子：The effort by MPs in Britain’s Labour Party to topple Jeremy Corbyn as leader intensified.bitter pill to swallow 吞下苦果；不能不做的苦事，不得不忍受的屈辱
原文句子：For a party on a mission to gain credibility, the choice between a candidate who shilled for “Big Pharma”, or a leader with rock-bottom parliamentary support, may be a bitter pill to swallow.nuclear deterrent 核威懾（力量）
原文句子：In her firstweek as Britain’s prime minister, Theresa May cruised through a crucial parliamentary vote on the renewal of Trident, the country’s nuclear deterrent.throwing one's hat in the ring 參加競賽或政治競選
原文標題：Throwing his hat in the ring
文中是指共和黨提名Donald Trump參加總統(tǒng)競選。primary 初選
原文句子：Ted Cruz, a rival in the primaries, was booed off the stage when he refused to endorse him.rise to fame 聲名鵲起，成名
原文句子：Qandeel Baloch rose to fame by posting cheeky, politically controversial videos on Facebook.
*注：以上詞匯釋義來自柯林斯詞典、21世紀大英漢詞典、有道等網(wǎng)絡資源。
