每日一词【1052】Penalty：处罚、惩罚

今天我们要学的词是penalty。 Penalty, 是处罚、惩罚的意思。本届PGA高尔夫球球赛最令人难忘的是， "American player Dustin Johnson was knocked out of contention¹ because of a two-shot penalty for grounding his golf club in a bunker," 美国选手达斯汀?约翰逊因为球杆的头触到沙坑的地面被罚两杆，痛失夺冠机会。"BP has agreed to pay a penalty of $50.6 million for a 2005 explosion at its Texas City refinery," BP石油公司因为2005年在其德克萨斯市炼油厂发生的爆炸事件，同意接受5060万美元的罚款。好的，今天我们学习的词是penalty...

1 contention   

n.争论，争辩，论战；论点，主张

参考例句：

• The pay increase is the key point of contention. 加薪是争论的焦点。
• The real bone of contention,as you know,is money.你知道，争论的真正焦点是钱的问题。