新聞美語即時通 precipice 懸崖峭壁，危險境地

今天我們要學的詞是 precipice. precipice is spelled p-r-e-c-i-p-i-c-e, precipice.

precipice 原是指懸崖峭壁，或者危險的境地。 With cellphones becoming more sophisticated, internet becoming faster, and VR headsets becoming cheaper, we are at the precipice of a whole new virtual world. 隨著手機越來越複雜，網絡越來越快，虛擬實景眼鏡越來越便宜，我們即將墜入一個全新的虛擬世界。

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced recently that drug-overdose deaths in the US are on the precipice of declining for the first time in decades. 美國疾病控制和預防中心的官員最近宣佈，美國因用藥過量死亡的人數正處在下降邊緣，這是數十年來次第一次。

好的，我們今天學習的詞是 precipice, precipice, precipice ....#3364（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）