popsicleさんの おぼえた日記 - 2018年6月26日(火)

Tariffs Push Harley-Davidson to Produce Overseas https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/4453848.html

tariff
n. a tax on goods coming into or leaving a country

preference
n. something that is liked or wanted more than something else

viable
adj. able to work, survive or develop

absorb
v. to take in

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Turkey's Erdogan Takes on New Powers
http://urx.mobi/KKuB
https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/4453616.html

checks and balances
phrase, checks and balances in government was developed to ensure that no one branch of government would become to powerful

authoritarian
adj. not allowing personal freedom

determined
adj. having a strong feeling that you are going to do something

committed
adj. willing to give time, energy ... to do something

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/english-you-need/unit-12/session-2