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[w]【学3个词 174-176】175: credibility 176 subject 177: second hand

littleflute 漂泊者乐园 2021-10-05

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175: credibility

今天我们要学的词组是credibility。Credibility指的是可靠,信用。政府不要失去民众的信任,"The government should not lose its credibility with the people." 一些美国参议员因为司法部解除了八位检察官的职务而质疑司法部长Alberto Gonzales的信誉,"Some senators questioned the credibility of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales because of the firing of eight U.S. attorneys."

共和党参议员Chuck Hagel说,"Gonzales has a credibility problem." Gonzales有信用问题。今天我们学习的词组是credibility...


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176 subject

今天我们要学的词组是subject。作为动词,subject有使蒙受,使遭遇的意思。比如某项计划受到严密的审查, "The plan was subjected to careful scrutiny."

被伊朗当局关押的英国海军人员获释后说,伊朗人不断审问和恫吓他们, 使他们受到很大的心理压力,"They were subjected to constant psychological pressure." 伊朗人则否认对他们有不人道的待遇,"The Iranians denied that the British soldiers were subjected to inhuman treatment." 今天我们学习的词组是subject...

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177: second hand

今天我们要学的词组是second-hand。Second-hand指用过的、旧的东西。比如二手车 - "a second-hand car"; 旧书店,"a second-hand bookstore." Second-hand也有间接获得的意思,比如我们的许多知识都是间接获得的, "Most of our knowledge is second-hand."

还比如间接吸烟,"second-hand smoking." 美国马里兰州议会2007年三月通过法案禁止在州内的餐馆和酒巴吸烟,以保护人们免受二手烟的伤害 -- "to protect people from the dangers of second-hand smoking." 今天我们学习的词组是second-hand...


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