關於核武器
nuclear arms race
核競賽
Amazon
亞馬遜
measles
麻疹
treat the symptoms but not the disease; (clue: two body parts involved)
頭痛醫頭 腳痛醫腳
game of chicken
弱雞遊戲 / 膽小鬼遊戲
inspect/verify (e.g., nuclear inspection)
核查
melting pot (i.e., metaphor for a society like the U.S.)
大熔爐
健忘
take advantage of a dire situation for own gain; "plunder a burning house"
趁火打劫
the Marines
海軍陸戰隊
military industry (兩個字)
軍工
國企
introspect, reflect on (usu. oneself or past events)
反思
stir up trouble; "fan the flames"
扇風點火
end without result (e.g., negotiations)
無果而終
divergence of ideas/opinions
分歧
fatal weakness
致命弱點 (四个字）
radical, drastic, extreme (e.g., measures)
激進
waste of manpower and money
勞民傷財
ask outrageous price in anticipation of haggling; highballing
漫天要價
lever
槓桿
truncated expression
縮略語
search engine
搜索引擎
strong beginning but weak ending; (clue: two animals involved)
虎頭蛇尾
take the blame and resign
引咎辭職