专四考试资讯词汇精选：划定界限(Draw the line)
<p> 划定界限：<span word="Draw">Draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Line">Line</span></p><p> 由于和白宫相互指责，美国国会取消了原定于当地时间20日进行的对汽车行业250亿美元救援计划的表决。这意味着在2009年1月20日奥巴马上台前，汽车巨头们很可能要自谋生路了。</p><p> 请看外电的报道：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> $25 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>， <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Detroits">Detroits</span> <span word="beleaguered">beleaguered</span> <span word="Big">Big</span> <span word="Three">Three</span>， <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rebuilding">rebuilding</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="once">once</span>-<span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>.</p><p> 美国底特律三大汽车巨头极力要求通过的一项250亿美元的汽车业援助计划遭到搁置，美国国会已于本周四对这项追加的救援计划加以限制，民主党方面称在这些公司制订出能够重振昔日辉煌的汽车工业的可信计划之前，他们将对此援助计划不予考虑。</p><p> 在上面的报道中，<span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>就是指<span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="object">object</span> (<span word="to">to</span>) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> (<span word="on">on</span>)，即划定界限或对某件事限制或反对，也可用<span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span>替换。</p><p> 这种用法最早来源于网球以及类似的球类运动，这些活动需要在场地中央划线，将场地分成两块，后来演变成划定界限的意思。</p><p> 如：<span word="It">It</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="concept">concept</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span>.(这有赖于你对虚构这一概念的理解以及你如何划定事实和虚构的界线。)</p>
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