学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3512 attainment

 今天我们要学的词是 attainment¹.

 

attainment 的意思是取得，达到。 South Africa has been experiencing a rise in the marriage age for women, catching² up on a global trend in developed nations, where women's educational attainment and incomes are rising along with the age of the average bride. 南非妇女的结婚年龄一直在推后，正在赶上全球发达国家的趋势，也就是随着妇女受教育程度和收入增加，新娘的平均年龄也增大。

 

1 attainment   

n.达到，到达；［常pl.］成就，造诣

参考例句：

• We congratulated her upon her attainment to so great an age.我们祝贺她高寿。
• The attainment of the success is not easy.成功的取得并不容易。

2 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。