每日一詞 704 tone down：降低，放慢

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是tone down。 Tone down是降低的意思。法國總統(tǒng)薩科齊星期天慢跑鍛煉時突然頭暈摔倒，送往醫(yī)院接受治療。"Friends and doctors urged him to tone down his hyperactive lifestyle," 朋友和醫(yī)生都要求他放慢高度緊張的生活節(jié)奏。

美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬上星期三就哈佛大學(xué)非洲裔教授蓋茨在自己家里被捕一事的表態(tài)引起了強(qiáng)烈反響。"President Obama toned down his remarks on Friday and admitted that his comments earlier had inflamed tensions," 奧巴馬星期五緩和了態(tài)度，并承認(rèn)自己先前的講話進(jìn)一步加劇了緊張的情緒。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是tone down...