今天要學(xué)的一個(gè)詞是 orchestrate。 Orchestrate來(lái)自orchestra,指管弦樂(lè)隊(duì)。可是別想聽(tīng)音樂(lè),報(bào)導(dǎo)說(shuō)的是伊拉克前統(tǒng)治者薩達(dá)姆。文章說(shuō):"... prosecutors accused him of orchestrating the ...campaign against the Kurds...," 意思是:檢察官指責(zé)他領(lǐng)導(dǎo)指揮了殘殺庫(kù)爾德人的運(yùn)動(dòng)。
原來(lái)orchestrate可以解釋為指揮、領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。對(duì),可以和音樂(lè)沒(méi)有關(guān)系。比如說(shuō):A few people orchestrated the large-scale protest campaign against U.S. policy on illegal immigrants,某些人負(fù)責(zé)安排了抗議美國(guó)非法移民政策的大規(guī)?;顒?dòng)。The mother orchestrated all the arrangements for her daughter's wedding,母親為她女兒的婚禮做了所有的安排。今天學(xué)的一個(gè)詞是orchestrate...