今天我們要學的詞是disaster。 Disaster是災難的意思。Natural disaster是天災,disaster area是災區(qū)。美國明尼阿波利斯公路橋發(fā)生坍塌事件后,引發(fā)了美國各界對交通基礎設施的關注。媒體報道說,"The bridge disaster suddenly became a symbol of the nation's crumbling infrastructure," 意思是這起橋梁坍塌的災難性事故突然間成了美國年久失修的基礎設施的象征。
Disaster還可能用來指徹底失敗。比如說, "The party last night was a disaster," 意思是昨天晚上的派對簡直糟透了。好的,今天我們學習的詞是disaster...