[tu]【学3个词 340-342】340 layoff 341 expectation 342 unbeaten

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340 layoff

今天我们要学的词是layoff。Layoff, 是解雇的意思。"IBM recently cut 195 jobs across the U.S. in a company-wide layoff," IBM公司最近在全美各地裁员195人。最新统计数字显示，"Planned U.S. layoffs fell 12 percent in October," 美国十月份计划内的裁员总数降低了12%。

"The Pentagon has warned that as many as 200,000 contractors and civilian employees will face layoff if Congress continues to delay war funding," 美国五角大楼警告说，如果国会继续拖延对战争的拨款，多达20万名合同工和文职雇员就可能被解雇。好的，今天我们学习的词是layoff...

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341 Expectation

今天我们要学的词是expectation。

Expectation, 是预期的意思。"The performance lived up to all our expectations," 表演十分成功，完全达到了我们的预期。美国总统布什星期一将分别会见巴勒斯坦和以色列领导人。"Expectations are low for the three-day meeting as all the leaders face domestic challenges at home," 与会领导人在国内都面临挑战，所以外界对三天会议的结果预期不高。

最新统计数字显示，"Taiwan's unemployment rate in October topped expectations," 中国台湾省十月份的失业率高出了预期水平。

好的，今天我们学习的词是expectation...

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342 unbeaten

今天我们要学的词是unbeaten。Unbeaten, 是未被击败的意思。美式足球赛季已经过半。新英格兰爱国者队星期天再次获胜，以连赢11场的战绩保持不败记录， "The New England Patriots remain unbeaten at 11-0." 他们的不败记录下星期一将再次受到挑战， "They will be putting their unbeaten record to the test again next Monday."

与此同时，在大学美式足球赛中，"Kansas' unbeaten season came to an end at the hands of their arch-rival Missouri," 堪萨斯大学校队本赛季的不败记录毁在了老对手密苏里大学的手里。好的，今天我们学习的词是unbeaten...