每日一句口语 207

今天我们要学的每日一句的内容是：

California has some of the strictest gun control laws

in the United States, which some Americans see as a

model for future national laws. But others worry about

theerosion of the right to bear arms as stated in the

Second Amendment¹ to the U.S. Constitution.

加利福尼亚州有着美国最为严厉的枪支管制法。有些美国人把加

州的枪支管制法看成是美国未来有关法律的样板。不过也有人担

心，美国宪法第二修正案赋予人民携带枪支的权利会一点点地被

侵蚀掉。

【Vocabulary】

1. gun control:枪炮管制

2. erosion:腐蚀；侵蚀

Example:The erosion of the soil is damaging the forest.土壤侵蚀使得森林遭到了破坏。

3. bear:忍受；负荷；结果；证实；生子女

Example:They will bud and blossom and bear fruit.它们将萌芽,开花和结果。

4. amendment:修正；修正案；改进

Example:The amendment is an appendage² of that contract.这个修改案是那个合同的附件。

1 amendment   

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

参考例句：

• The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
• The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

2 appendage   

n.附加物

参考例句：

• After their work,the calculus was no longer an appendage and extension of Greek geometry.经过他们的工作，微积分不再是古希腊几何的附庸和延展。
• Macmillan must have loathed being judged as a mere appendage to domestic politics.麦克米伦肯定极不喜欢只被当成国内政治的附属品。