今天我們要學(xué)的詞是glass ceiling。 Glass ceiling, 玻璃天花板,指看似無(wú)形,但實(shí)際存在的障礙。奧巴馬贏得民主黨總統(tǒng)候選人提名,使黑人總統(tǒng)成為可能。 "For some, a black president symbolizes the smashing of a glass ceiling," 對(duì)于某些人來(lái)說(shuō),黑人當(dāng)總統(tǒng)象征著玻璃天花板的破碎。
與此同時(shí), "Hillary Clinton has not shattered what she calls 'the toughest glass ceiling' facing American women," 希拉里.克林頓最終沒(méi)能打碎她所說(shuō)的美國(guó)女性面臨的“最堅(jiān)固的玻璃天花板”。好的,今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是glass ceiling...