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今天我們要學(xué)的詞是ratchet。 Ratchet是一個(gè)機(jī)械部件,叫棘輪,推動(dòng)機(jī)器向一個(gè)方向轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)。做為動(dòng)詞,我們可以說: "ratchet something up or ratchet something down," 意思是逐漸提高或是逐漸降低。
哈佛大學(xué)非洲裔教授蓋茨在自己家中被捕一事引起了美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬的激烈反應(yīng)。奧巴馬事后緩和了語氣,承認(rèn), "I obviously helped to contribute ratcheting it up," 我顯然促成了這起事件的進(jìn)一步升級。事后,奧巴馬采取了一系列行動(dòng),努力化解矛盾。"He has already managed to ratchet down tensions with the police officers," 他已經(jīng)緩和了跟涉案警察的緊張關(guān)系。好的,今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是ratchet...