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今天我们要学的词是 backlog¹。Backlog名词，意思是存货、积压 。A representative of the Puerto Rican Governor said, part of the reason for the supply distribution backlog is that only 20% of truck drivers have reported back to work since Hurricane Maria swept through. 波多黎各总督的发言人表示，分发供应品出现积压的一部分原因是只有20%的卡车司机在飓风玛丽亚过境后重新回到工作岗位。House Speaker Paul Ryan said he and his Republican colleagues are “frustrated” by a backlog of more than 270 House-passed bills in the Senate. 众议院议长保罗·瑞安称，他与他的共和党同仁们因为有超过270份由众议院通过的法案被积压在参议院而感到“失望”。 好的，我们今天学习的词是backlog, backlog, backlog...

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n.积压未办之事

参考例句：

• It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。
• Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。