第一八九课
今天我们要学的词组是budge。Budge的意思是移动。比如, "They pushed and pushed but the rock would not budge," 他们推了又推,石头纹丝不动。Budge也有改变看法或立场的意思。比如,他一旦拒绝了,就不会改变主意, "Once he had said no, he would not budge."
美国国防部长盖茨在莫斯科访问期间,敦促俄罗斯停止反对美国在欧洲部署防御系统,可是俄罗斯拒不改变立场, "Defense Secretary Gates urged Russia to drop its opposition to U.S. plans, but the Russians refuse to budge." 今天我们学习的词组是budge...
第一九零课:
今天我们要学的词组是gap。 Gap的意思是缝隙,差距。比如年龄的差距, age gap。贫富差距,the gap between the rich and the poor。收支差距,the gap between revenue and expense。
美国的一项调查结果说,美国女大学毕业生的工资仍然低于男性大学毕业生。 报告说,男女大学生的薪水差距在毕业后的第一年大约是20%,"The pay gap between men and women after one year out of college is about 20%" 今天我们学习的词组是gap...