今天我們要學(xué)的詞是sticking point。 Sticking point,指一件事情的癥結(jié)。"The school budget is expected to be the biggest sticking point at the town meeting," 學(xué)校預(yù)算估計(jì)是這次市民大會(huì)最棘手的問題。
《波士頓環(huán)球》報(bào)最大的工會(huì)跟資方達(dá)成臨時(shí)協(xié)議,延續(xù)了這份一百多年老報(bào)的生命。有報(bào)道說(shuō),"The Union agreed to changes in lifetime job guarantee provisions, which was a key sticking point during the negotiation," 工會(huì)同意修改終生工作保障的有關(guān)條款,這本來(lái)是談判中的一個(gè)主要癥結(jié)。好的,今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是sticking point...