学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2754 shortfall

今天我们要学的词是 shortfall. Shortfall 名词，有短缺的意思。Norway has joined other countries to replace funding shortfalls left by U.S. President Donald Trump's ban on U.S. funding for abortion¹ related services. 挪威和其他国家共同集资，弥补川普禁止美国为堕胎相关服务提供资金后出现的资金缺口。The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan said he has a shortfall of a few thousand troops. 驻阿富汗的美军和北约部队指挥官说，他缺少几千人的兵力。好的，我们今天学习的词是 shortfall, shortfall, shortfall...

1 abortion   

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

• She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
• A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。