第一九五课
今天我们要学的词儿是loophole。 Loophole是漏洞的意思。美国维吉尼亚理工大学发生校园枪击事件后,"Virginia governor closed a loophole that allowed the VA tech shooter to obtain guns," 维吉尼亚州州长堵住了让维吉尼亚理工大学枪手获得枪支的法律漏洞。
在生活中,很多地方都会存在漏洞。"A loophole in airport security," 机场保安措施的漏洞可能会给恐怖分子带来可乘之机。税法上的漏洞"tax loophole," 则可能让纳税人钻空子。今天我们学习的词是loophole...
第一九六课:
今天我们要学的词儿是shatter。 Shatter是砸碎、破坏的意思。"The explosion shattered the windows," 意思是说爆炸震碎了窗玻璃。上周末新上映的电影蜘蛛人的第三部打破了全球票房纪录,媒体报道说,"Spiderman 3 shattered global box-office records."
很多东西都可能被打碎。打破沉默就是 "the silence was shattered." "The scandal shattered his reputation," 意思是这起丑闻破坏了他的声誉。"Although the disease shattered his health," 虽然疾病损害了他的健康,"nothing could shatter his dream of becoming a writer," 没有任何事情能够动摇他成为作家的梦想。今天我们学习的词是shatter...