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今天要學(xué)的一個(gè)詞是:sideline。按字面理解,sideline就是旁邊的線。這么說也沒錯(cuò),因?yàn)閟ideline實(shí)際上就是指靠邊。報(bào)導(dǎo)說:"President Bush... must...sideline his domestic agenda to focus on world events." 也就是:布什總統(tǒng)必須集中注意力在世界事務(wù)上,把國(guó)內(nèi)問題擱置一邊。
Sideline也可以指副業(yè)。要是我們說: John is a teacher but sidelines as a pianist in a band。意思就是:John 是一個(gè)老師,但是在一個(gè)樂隊(duì)里彈鋼琴作為副業(yè)。很多美國(guó)人除了正式工作外還有一個(gè),甚至兩個(gè)副業(yè)。Many Americans have one or even two sideline occupations.今天的每天一詞是sideline...