學個詞 Learn A Word:1411 half-staff

今天我們要學的詞是half-staff。Half-staff, 意思是降半旗。盡管一些人權人士強烈反對，但是聯(lián)合國仍然按照慣例在朝鮮前領導人金正日下葬當天降半旗。 "As a matter of protocol, U.N. offices around the globe lowered their flags to half-staff to mark the funeral of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il," 不久前維吉尼亞理工學院又發(fā)生了一起槍擊事件。 "The Governor of Virginia ordered all federal and state flags flown at half-staff to honor a police officer killed during a shooting," 維吉尼亞州州長下令，州內所有維吉尼亞州旗和美國國旗一律降半旗，悼念在槍擊事件中殉職的那位警察。好的，今天我們學習的詞是half-staff...