Smoke invaded the D.C. area yet again Tuesday and could get worse

Another potentially beautiful day in the D.C. area has been somewhat tainted by wildfire smoke wafting across the skies. Tuesday was one of a growing number of days this spring, and now early summer, that smoke has robbed the DMV of bright sunshine and blue skies and at times lowered air quality and visibility. And the fire season is just getting started. While most days the smoke has remain higher in the atmosphere, some of Tuesday’s smoke — brewed by fires in Quebec — also made it to the surface. The same happened last Thursday from wildfires in New Jersey.

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taint：污染，玷污；耻辱；vt. 污染；使腐败

rob：v. 抢夺（robe：古代抢劫所得的主要掠夺品，robe 长袍和 rob 抢劫，拼写接近，来自日耳曼语，同源，由于古代打劫获得的主要战利品就是敌人身上的衣服，所以 robe 逐渐产生衣服的含义，通常表示高档的礼服，长袍）

robber：n. 强盗

robbery：n. 抢劫

robe：长袍，礼服

bathrobe：浴衣，睡衣

brew：酿造，酝酿；酿成（悲剧事情）