学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2211-speaker

今天我们要学的词是 speaker. Speaker 做为名词，有议长的意思。Sheldon Silver, the longtime speaker of the New York assembly, was arrested and charged with taking bribes¹. 任职多年的美国纽约州众议院议长谢尔登.西尔弗被捕，被控收受贿赂。Sheldon Silver, who has been speaker since 1994, is the most powerful Democrat² in the legislature. 谢尔登.西尔弗从1994年开始担任议长，是纽约州众议院最有影响力的民主党人。好的，今天我们学习的词是 speaker, speaker, speaker...

1 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

2 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。