今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 flashpoint.
flashpoint 的意思是燃點(diǎn)、爆發(fā)點(diǎn)。 The Pakistani Prime Minister accused India of planning military action in the disputed Kashmir region that has long been a flashpoint between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. 巴基斯坦總理指責(zé)印度計(jì)劃在有爭(zhēng)議的克什米爾地區(qū)采取軍事行動(dòng),這里長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)一直是印、巴兩個(gè)擁有核武器的鄰國(guó)之間的沖突爆發(fā)點(diǎn)。
The town of Ferguson, Missouri became a flashpoint for America's struggles with race and poverty after a black teenager was shot and killed by a local white police officer five years ago. 自從密蘇里州弗格森鎮(zhèn)五年前發(fā)生一名黑人少年被當(dāng)?shù)匕兹司扉_(kāi)槍打死的事件之后,那里已成為美國(guó)有關(guān)種族和貧困問(wèn)題的一觸即發(fā)的熱點(diǎn)。