学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2089 reasonable

今天我们要学的词是 reasonable. Reasonable 做为形容词，意思是合乎情理的。A New York state Court of Appeals ruled recently that it is a reasonable use of force for parents to spank¹ their kids. 纽约州一家上诉法院最近裁定，家长打孩子屁股属于合理使用外力。The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has recently declared that pregnancy² alone may require reasonable accommodations from the employer. 美国就业机会均等委员会最新宣布，只要怀孕，就需要雇主为孕妇提供合理范围内的照顾。好的，今天我们学习的词是 reasonable, reasonable, reasonable...

1 spank   

v.打，拍打(在屁股上)

参考例句：

• Be careful.If you don't work hard,I'll spank your bottom.你再不好好学习，小心被打屁股。
• He does it very often.I really get mad.I can't help spank him sometimes.他经常这样做。我很气愤。有时候我忍不住打他的屁股。

2 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。