每日一词【579】finish line：终点线

今天我们要学的词是finish line。 Finish line, 终点线。 "He was greeted at the finish line by his family," 家人在终点线附近为他呐喊助威。 "They crossed the finish line neck to neck," 他们肩并肩冲过终点。

最近，希拉里.克林顿参议员在佛罗里达州为民主党总统候选人奥巴马助选。她说，"We are 15 days from the finish line and we cannot falter¹, we cannot stop, we cannot take a single vote for granted," 希拉里说，距离终点只有15天了，我们不能动摇，我们不能停顿，我们不能觉得任何一张选票是想当然的。好的，今天我们学习的词是finish line...

1 falter   

vi.(嗓音)颤抖，结巴地说；犹豫；蹒跚

参考例句：

• His voice began to falter.他的声音开始发颤。
• As he neared the house his steps faltered.当他走近房子时，脚步迟疑了起来。