学个词Learn a Word 第1654-downside

   今天我们要学的词是downside。Downside是指某件事情不利的方面。One of the downsides of being a celebrity¹ is the loss of privacy. 做名人的代价之一是，你的隐私会受到损伤。The downside of working from home is being forgotten by your boss for work and promotion². 在家上班的缺陷是，很容易被老板遗忘，不光是布置工作的时候，提拔的时候也是一样。The biggest downside of owning a cell phone is that you can never truly get away from it all, 带手机最大的不利之处是，你再也不能彻底摆脱周围的一切了。好的，今天我们学习的词是 downside, downside, downside...

1 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

2 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。