pretense 偽裝,藉口 (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)

今天我們要學的詞是 pretense. pretense is spelled p-r-e-t-e-n-s-e, pretense

pretense 的意思是偽裝,藉口。Those parents who handed large sum of money to college athletics officials to get their kids into prestigious colleges on the pretense of joining the sports team may face bribery charges. 一些家長為了讓他們的孩子以加入校運動隊為名進入名校而給大學體育官員大量金錢,這些家長可能會面臨賄賂指控。

Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady had a plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense which made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush. 芭芭拉·布希這位白髮蒼蒼的第一夫人,說話直來直去,從不裝腔作勢,這讓她比時任總統的丈夫喬治·H·布希更受歡迎。

好的,我們今天學習的詞是 pretense, pretense, pretense ..........以上新聞美語即時通由美國之音和中廣新聞網聯合製播,謝謝收聽。