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2016-02-13来源:BBC


词汇讲解:

1. negotiate vi.谈判,协商,交涉
例句:We've decided to negotiate with the employers about our wage claims.
我们已经决定和雇主谈判关于我们的工资要求。

2. criticize vt.批评; 评论; 指责
例句:Don't get me wrong, I wasn't trying to criticize you.
别误会,我并不是企图批评你。

3. withdraw vt.撤退; 撤走; 拿走
例句:We would rather withdraw the draft resolution than amend it.
与其修改草案,不如予以撤回。

4. dismiss vt.解雇,把…免职; 遣散
例句:In consequence of his bad work, I was forced to dismiss him.
由于他工作表现不好,我只好把他辞退。

5. eliminate vt.淘汰; 排除,消除
例句:I think you can get him to eliminate some of the bad abuses in the visa division, at the very least.
我觉得你至少能使他在签证司里消除一些最尖刻的咒骂。

6. threaten vt.危及; 恐吓; 预示(某事) 预示凶兆
例句:Black clouds threaten a storm.
乌云是暴风雨的先兆。