第一七九课:
今天我们要学的词组是dismiss。 Dismiss有解散的意思, 比如学校因为暴风雪而提前一个小时放学了,"School was dismissed one hour early due to a snow storm." Dismiss在法律上是驳回,不予受理的意思。
美国联邦法官驳回了对前国防部长拉姆斯菲尔德和其他三位高级军事将领的指控,"A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and three high-ranking military officials." 原告指控拉姆斯菲尔德等人无视有关虐待囚犯的报告。今天我们学习的词组是dismiss...
第一八零课:
今天我们要学的词组是timetable。 Timetable是时刻表, 课程表。比如火车时刻表, train timetable。 Timetable也指某项活动的时间表。比如俄罗斯决定在俄罗斯远东地区修建一个大型核电厂,不过到目前为止他们还没有决定什么时候动工,"They have not set a timetable for construction."
还比如, 一些美国议员敦促布什政府尽快制定出从伊拉克撤军的时间表,"Some congressmen urged the Bush administration to set a timetable for withdrawing from Iraq." 今天我们学的词组是timetable...