As the annual session of the National People’s Congress(NPC)——china’s top legislature——convenes this week, foreign policy remains in the spotlight over a series of thorny affairs.

NPC:全国人民代表大会（全国人大代表：deputy to NPC，全国人民政治协商会议：Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference）

top legislature:最高立法机关

convene:召开（正式会议）

in the spotlight:吸引媒体和公众注意

thorny affairs:有争议的，难以解决的事件

Handsome vagabond wins cult following

Several netizens have dubbed Brother Sharp as the most handsome underdog of this century

Brother Sharp’s dress sense has caught the attention of the pampered post-90s generation, who say they are now copying the beggar’s rugged style.

vagabond:流浪汉

cult:狂热，时尚，崇拜

Brother Sharp:网友们给这位宁波的流浪汉取的绰号“犀利哥”

dub:把…戏称为

underdog:弱者，处于劣势的人

pampered:被娇惯的

post-90s generation:90后（这次高口模考翻译中出现80后，很多同学写不出来，其实平时去关注新闻，就能解决问题，大家一定要多积累，积累就在平时）

rugged style.:粗犷的，坚毅的风格

关于犀利哥的照片，请查看我的同事马金鑫的博文http://blog.onlycollege.com.cn/iframe.php?uid=1044

Recall may dent Toyota’s brand image

Toyota’s recent move to recall nearly 8.5 million vehicles globally to rectify faulty accelerators and brakes has dented its brand image in China although the major chunk of the recalled units are from the a US.

dent:损害，伤害

rectify:纠正，改正

accelerator:油门

brake:刹车

recall:召回

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