今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 staggering.
staggering 的意思是驚人的。
Australia's second-largest bank, Westpac, has been accused of 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws, which in theory could result in a fine of up to a staggering US$328 trillion. 澳大利亞第二大銀行西太平洋銀行被控違反反洗錢和反恐金融法達(dá)2千300萬次,從理論上可面臨高達(dá)328萬億美元的罰款。
A recent report by the non-profit group EdChoice showed that a staggering 15 percent of parents would prefer homeschooling over other educational alternatives such as private, public, or charter schools. 非營(yíng)利組織EdChoice最近的一項(xiàng)報(bào)告顯示,有驚人比例的15%的父母希望子女在家上學(xué),而不是接受私立、公立或特許學(xué)校等其他教育方式。