lockout
今天我们要学的词是 lockout. Lockout 停工。美国全国冰球联盟劳资双方恢复谈判。These are the first talks after the lockout began. 这是球员停工后双方第一次谈判。在此之前,全国冰球联盟宣布取消剩下的所有季前赛。与此同时,经过两天的艰苦谈判,the NFL and the NFL Referee's Association reached an agreement to end the three-month lockout. 美式足球联盟跟联盟的裁判协会达成协议,结束了长达三个月的裁判停工状态。During the lockout, inexperienced replacement officials made some highly controversial calls. 正式裁判停工期间,替补裁判上场,很多球的裁判都存在争议。好的,今天我们学习的词是 lockout, lockout, lockout....
tell-all
今天我们要学的词是 tell-all. Tell-all 意思是毫无保留的,全盘揭秘的。Arnold Schwarzenegger says in his tell-all book that his affair with the maid was stupid. 施瓦辛格在他全盘大揭秘的新书中说,自己跟女佣的婚外情愚蠢之极。Pop megastar Justin Bieber's mom revealed her painful past in her tell-all book. 流行巨星贾斯汀.比伯的妈妈在大揭秘新书中,公布了自己以往痛苦的经历。有报道说,Monica Lewinsky is set to write a tell-all book about her affair with former president Bill Clinton, including her love letters to Bill. 莱文斯基正准备写一本书,彻底揭秘她跟前总统克林顿的那段婚外情,其中包括她写给克林顿的情书。好的,今天我们学习的词是 tell-all, tell-all, tell-all....
Overt
今天我们要学的词是 overt. Overt 公开的,毫不掩饰的。在八月底召开的不结盟运动峰会上,Iran's supreme leader blasted the UN as an "overt dictatorship." 伊朗最高领导人严厉指责联合国“公开独裁”。在九月联大会议的讲话中,伊朗总统的言辞并不像历年那么激烈。Iran's president made no overt calls for Israel's destruction. 伊朗总统没有直截了当地表示要消灭以色列。耶鲁大学的一项研究发现,科研界对女性的歧视依然存在。研究人员说,The bias probably reflected subconscious cultural influences rather than overt discrimination. 这种歧视反映的可能是潜意识的文化影响,并非公然歧视。好的,今天我们学习的词是 overt, overt, overt....