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今天我们要学的词是quota¹. Quota 作为名词，是配额，限额的意思。A group is suing Harvard University for discrimination against Asian-American students and comparing its admission process to an illegal quota system. 一个团体正在起诉哈佛大学，指责哈佛在录取程序中对亚裔美国学生不平等对待，称这一程序好似非法的限额系统。The Department of Justice announced that it would impose quotas² on immigration judges, aiming to address a backlog³ of nearly 700,000 unresolved immigration cases. 美国司法部宣布，要对移民法官实现配额制，力求进快解决积压的近70万件移民案。好的，我们今天学习的词是quota, quota, quota ...

1 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

2 quotas   

（正式限定的）定量( quota的名词复数 )； 定额； 指标； 摊派

参考例句：

• In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
• Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。

3 backlog   

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。