第一二一課: 

今天我們要學的片語是shut down。 Shut down的意思是關閉。比如電影院起火後不得不關閉， "The movie theatre had to shut down after the fire." 煤礦因為安全考慮而關閉了， "The coal mine had to shut down because of safety concerns."

德克薩斯州的交通部在暴風雪襲擊後關閉了從Stockton到San Antonio的高速公路，"The Texas Department of Transportation shut down the highway from Stockton to San Antonio." Shut down也有查禁的意思。電臺被政府查禁了，"The radio station was shut down by the government." 今天我們學習的片語是shut down...

再比如，美國總統布希2007年初宣佈向伊拉克增派兩萬多軍隊。媒體報道說， 許多國會議員和反戰人士強烈反對增兵，但是布希堅持他對伊拉克問題的看法，"President Bush held to his idea for Iraq." 今天我們學習的片語是hold to...