学个词Learn a Word 第768期 Center stage

今天我们要学的词是center stage。 Center stage, 中央舞台，引伸为注意的焦点。"Abortion¹ opponents saw their issue take center stage during Supreme² Court nominee³ Sotomayor's confirmation⁴ hearing," 反堕胎者看到，他们所关心的议题成为了最高法院提名大法官索托马约尔确认听证会的核心议题。

由于骨折，美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿过去四周内被迫取消了两次出国访问的计划。"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is trying to retake center stage as the administration's top foreign policy voice," 克林顿国务卿准备重新占据政府最高外交政策发言人的核心地位。好的，今天我们学习的词是center stage...

 

1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

4 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。