今天我們要學(xué)的詞是time bomb。 Time bomb定時(shí)炸彈。美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬為爭(zhēng)取醫(yī)生們支持美國(guó)醫(yī)療改革而發(fā)表講話。奧巴馬說(shuō),"Rising health care cost is a ticking time bomb for the federal budget," 不斷增長(zhǎng)的醫(yī)療開支對(duì)聯(lián)邦預(yù)算來(lái)說(shuō),是一枚滴答作響的定時(shí)炸彈。
肯尼亞數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)的人住在貧民窟里,無(wú)法得到最基本的服務(wù)。大赦國(guó)際秘書長(zhǎng)說(shuō),"Kenya’s slums are ticking time bombs," 肯尼亞的貧民窟是定時(shí)炸彈。"A new study has termed global warming a ’slow-motion time bomb’," 一項(xiàng)最新研究稱全球氣候變暖是一顆“慢動(dòng)作的定時(shí)炸彈”。好的,今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是time bomb...