美员工罢工或危机金里奇参与竞选

词汇讲解：

1. quest n. 探求, 寻找
例句：Man will suffer many disappointments in his quest for truth.
人类在探索真理过程中必然会遭受挫折。

2. nomination n. 提名；推荐
例句：A third candidate has entered the contest for the Republican nomination.
第三个候选人已经加入角逐共和党提名的行列。

3. walkout n. 罢工
例句：The staff staged a one-day walkout .
职员突然罢工一天。

4. quit v. 从(某处)离开; 离去
例句：I've quit my job.
我辞职了。

5. pursue vt. 进行，从事，继续； 追随
例句：He has set his heart on pursuing his studies abroad.
他下决心到国外求学。

6. numerous adj. 很多的, 许多的
例句：There are numerous people in the square.
有许多人在广场上。

7. contender n. 争夺者;竞争者
例句：This is the FIRST game where we have looked like a championship contender.
这是第一次我们看上去像一支总冠军的竞争者。

8. tenure n. 任期
例句：He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.
他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。

9. spur vt. 鞭策；激励；刺激；鼓舞
例句：Pride spurs him to work hard.
自尊心促使他努力工作。

10. alternative n. 取舍, 抉择, 可供选择的事物
例句：The only alternative to being taken prisoner was to die fighting.
除了当俘虏之外, 惟一的选择就是奋战至死了。