新聞美語即時通 crosshair 十字準線，引申為準星、靶向

今天我們要學的詞是 crosshair. Crosshair is spelled C-R-O-S-S-H-A-I-R, crosshair. crosshair 直譯過來就是十字準線，引申的意思是準星、靶向。

The nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, was the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak when it first started in the U.S., before it turned its crosshairs onto the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. 華盛頓州柯克蘭的養老院是新冠病毒疫情最初在美國爆發的起源地，之後疫情中心轉移到美國東北部和沿大西洋中部地區。

The state of Washington temporarily halted all unemployment benefit payments to examine fraud protections after the U.S. Secret Service alerted the state that it was in the crosshairs of international thieves targeting unemployment funds. 華盛頓州暫時停止了所有失業救濟金付款以審查防假冒 保護措施，之前美國特勤局發出警報說，進行失業救濟金詐騙的國際竊賊們瞄準了該州。

好的，我們今天學習的詞是 crosshair, crosshair, crosshair ....（新聞美語即時通是由美國之音和中廣新聞網聯合製播，節目內容歡迎到中廣新聞網youtube收看收聽）