学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 1998 on the lam

今天我们要学的是on the lam.  Lam 在口语中是逃亡的意思。On the lam 指“在潜逃中”。A convicted killer¹ who escaped the military's prison in Kansas had been on the lam for 37 years before being captured. 一名从堪萨斯军队监狱越狱的杀人犯逃亡37年后被捕。美国警方在佛罗里达州的一幢豪华船屋里逮捕了一名66岁的老太太。She was charged for payroll² fraud and had been on the lam for 18 years. 她被控在工资支票上作假，现已在逃18年。好的，今天我们学习的词是 on the lam,  on the lam,  on the lam...

1 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

2 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。