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VOA慢速英语:United Airlines Is Latest Company to Deal with Negative News
短语讲解:
1.After one Malaysian Airlines plane disappeared and another was blown up, the airline “tried to appeal to travelers’ sense of adventure, Argenti wrote.
blow up (使) 爆炸; 产生; 爆发; 发怒
例句:He tried to blow up a fire. The fire died out, instead.
他试图把火吹旺,谁知火却熄了。
2.The day after the story appeared, Starbucks announced it was changing the scheduling system to make it easier for employees to care for families.
care for 照料; 喜欢; 愿意
例句:Both were legally obliged to care for their children.
双方都有法律义务扶养子女。
3.In 2009, Maclaren, an English company, recalled one million strollers after 12 reports of children’s fingers being cut off.
cut off 切除; 切[隔]断; 剪[切, 砍]下
例句:Our phone's been cut off
我们的电话被切断了。
4. Bell said people “are willing to forgive if they feel they’ve received a sincere apology and see positive change and action moving forward.”
be willing to 乐于; 肯; 甘于
例句:You must be willing to reskill.
你必须乐于学习新技术。
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