2024-08-16

2018_Text4

red ink n. 赤字、亏空
bleed v. n. 流血；流出（过去式、过去分词 bled）
fiscal adj. 财政的
monetary adj. 货币的
时间概念的词，可以做时间关系连词，跟 when 的作用相同，后面可跟完整句子
the 10th straight year 起 when 的作用，作连词
It reported a net loss of $5.6 billion for fiscal 2016, the 10th straight year its expenses have exceeded revenue.
meanwhile adv. 与此同时
liability n. 责任、义务；债务
I have a reason (why) you are wrong. why 可以省略
verge n. 边缘
brink n. 边缘
on the verge/brink of
bread-and-butter n. 主要收入
interest groups 利益集团
union n. 工会
oversee v. 监管
overlook v. 俯看；忽视
deny v. 否认
deny sb. sth.
give sb. sth.
status quo n. 现状
defer v. 推迟
House 大写常指美国国会众议院 the House of Representative
Senate 参议院
Medicare n. 美国国家医保
be bound to 一定会
amount to v. 等于
afloat adj. 浮起来的；有偿债能力的、能维持下去的
collective bargaining 集体谈判
collective adj. 一起的、集体的
bargain v. 讨价还价、商讨条件 n. 特价商品
omit v. 忽略、遗漏
omission n. 忽略、遗漏
Missing is sth. 是倒装正常语序：sth. is missing.
consensus n. 共识
band-aid n. 创可贴