今天我们要学的词是 exert. Exert 是使用，发挥，施加的意思，U.S. President Donald Trump said it was “too soon” for Washington to talk to Beijing about working out a trade deal, suggesting U.S. tariffs have yet to exert enough pressure to force Beijing into making concessions. 美国总统特朗普表示，华盛顿与北京就达成贸易协议开始谈判还“为时尚早”，暗示美国的关税还没有发挥足够压力迫使北京做出让步。A recent UN report says a number of ill-defined laws are used in Myanmar to exert control over independent journalists and to deter them from reporting on critical issues. 联合国最近的一份报告称，缅甸使用一些模糊的法律来控制独立记者，阻止他们对关键问题进行报道