The other tea party[1]: Trump in Britain
① There is a statue of George Washington in front of the National Gallery in London and one of Abraham Lincoln outside Parliament.
② Likenesses of Roosevelt, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Reagan adorn slightly less prominent bits of the capital.
③ President Donald Trump, who begins a trip to Britain today, is unlikely ever to trouble the bronze foundries.
④ Espresso[2] understands an earlier state visit was pulled because the president wanted to ride through London in a gilded carriage, a spectacle that would have energised protesting Brits.
⑤ Mr Trump's visit to Windsor Castle for tea with the Queen is the perfect compromise: grand, old and with thick walls to keep out the public, the fortress is just the place to wow the president.
⑥ If that seems trivial, it should be noted that neither side expects much from the visit.
⑦ Theresa May is preoccupied with Brexit.
⑧ Mr Trump makes it up as he goes along.
词与词组
statue n. 雕像
gallery n. 美术馆
Parliament n.议会；国会
likeness n. 相象, 相似画像, 肖像
adorn vt. 装饰；使生色
prominent adj. 突起的, 凸出的,显著的; 突出的,杰出的, 著名的, 卓越的
bronze n. 青铜青铜色, 赤褐色青铜艺术品, 铜牌
foundry n. 铸造，铸造类；铸造厂
state n. 情形；国家；州 adj. 国家的；州的；正式的 vt. 陈述；规定；声明
gilded adj. 镀金的，装饰的；富有的 v. 给…镀金（gild的过去分词）
energise vt. 使活跃
protest n. 抗议; 反对 vt. & vi. 声明; 抗议
Brit n.英国人
compromise n. 妥协, 折中方法 vt. 连累, 危害, 损害 vi. 折中解决
castle n. 城堡；象棋中的车 vt. 置…于城堡中；筑城堡防御
thick n. 最拥挤部份；活动最多部份；事物的粗大浓密部份 adj. 厚的；粗大的；浓的 adv. 浓浓地，厚厚地；密集地
fortress n. 要塞；堡垒 vt. 筑要塞；以要塞防守
wow vt. 使……惊叹/喝彩
trivial adj. 不重要的，琐碎的；琐细的
it should be note that =note that 该句型可用于写作或演讲当中，来强调某一重点。
preoccupy vt. 占据(某人)思想; 使对…全神贯注, 使专心于
Brexit 是对英国退出欧盟的一种戏谑说法 British exit
goes along 顺其自然
