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学个词 571: Outsider
2012-10-07来源:VOA
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今天我们要学的词是outsider。 Outsider, 是局外人的意思。 "The Board selected an outsider to fill the position of CEO," 董事会挑选了一个局外人担任首席执行官的职务。这次美国总统大选,由于民众对布什政府政绩的不满,求变图新的呼声高涨。 "Republican Vice President Sarah Palin has cast herself as a Washington outsider," 共和党副总统候选人萨拉.佩林把自己说成是“华盛顿政治的局外人”。
与此同时, "Palin portrayed Democratic Presidential candidate Obama as a cultural outsider," 佩林指责民主党总统候选人奥巴马是美国文化的局外人。好的,今天我们学习的词是outsider...