美语听力 English Café 510

 Topics: American Presidents–Benjamin Harrison; to call the shots versus¹ to wear the pants; inquiry² versus enquiry; There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Words:

rank

incentive³

to expand

pension

to make a deal

domestic

to restrict

monopoly

to dissolve

fine

surplus

charismatic

to call the shots

to wear the pants

inquiry

enquiry

“There's more than one way to skin a cat.”

1 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

2 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

3 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。