美语听力 English Café 503

 Topics: American Presidents-Calvin Coolidge; further versus¹ furthermore versus more; resilience versus resistance; You can say that again.

Words:

taciturn

to strike

labor union

lack of

to appoint

to abuse power

scandal

income tax

estate tax

hands-off

to veto

prosperity

further

furthermore

more

resilience

resistance

1 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。