美语听力 English Café 456

 　　Topics: Ask an American – Offensive mascots; capacity versus capability; to punch in versus to punch out; to put the cat among the pigeons

　　Words:

　　mascot

　　racist slur

　　over the objection of (someone)

　　offended by

　　victimized

　　nation’s capital

　　bigoted

　　insensitive

　　nickname

　　attachment to

　　to override

　　legitimate

　　capacity

　　capability

　　to punch in

　　to punch out

　　to put the cat among the pigeons