VOA慢速英语:Are You a Nasty Woman or a Bad Hombre?(翻译)

sum up – v. to tell (information) again using fewer words : to give a summary of (statements, facts, etc.

nasty – adj. unpleasant and unkindomeone or something that causes a lot of excitement and interest

hombre – n. the word for man in Spanish

drug lord – n. a very powerful criminal in the illegal drug business

social security – n. a program in the U.S. that requires workers to make regular payments to a government fund which is used to make payments to people who are unable to work because they are old, disabled, or retired

contribution – n. a regular payment that is made to an employer or government for something (such as health insurance or a pension)

payroll tax – n. a tax that is paid by a company and that is based on the amount of money that the company spends paying all of its employees

assume – v. to think that something is true or probably true without knowing that it is true

figure out – v. to understand or find (something, such as a reason or a solution) by thinking

determine – v. to officially decide (something) especially because of evidence or facts : to establish (something) exactly or with authority

microphone – n. a device into which people speak or sing in order to record their voices or to make them sound louder