学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2353-behind-bars

今天我们要学的词是 behind bars. Behind bars 意思是坐牢。New Jersey¹ Governor Chris Christie said that it was right to keep drug dealers² behind bars, but not drug users. 美国新泽西州州长克里斯蒂说，应该被投入大牢的是毒贩，而不是买毒品的人。有报道说，The United States has more people behind bars than the 35 biggest European countries combined. 美国监狱囚犯总人数比欧洲最大的35个国家加起来还要多。好的，今天我们学习的词是 behind bars, behind bars, behind bars...

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 dealers   

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。