学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2003 pitch

今天我们要学的是pitch.  Pitch当名词可以是推销的意思。为了让更多人购买健康保险，The White House used a high-profile sales pitch,  involving celebrities¹, YouTube videos, and paid media.  白宫动用了高调的推销手段，包括请名人代言，YouTube视频和付费媒体宣传。虽然马航MH370还没有找到，Some American lawyers have gone to Beijing to make their pitches to relatives of passengers for a possible lawsuit² against the Boeing Company. 一些美国律师已经赶到北京，动员乘客家属起诉波音公司。好的，今天我们学习的词是 pitch, pitch, pitch...

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。