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A series of disputes over working conditions in the airline sector is causing misery for UK holiday-makers. Possible strike action by staff at firms including British Airways and Ryanair, as well as a number of UK airports, has put hundreds of flights at risk of cancellation. The disruption has led this year's holiday season to be described as a "summer of strikes".
a series of: 一系列的……;一連串的……
· TV series: 電視連續(xù)劇
· a series of events/accidents: 一系列事件/事故
dispute n.爭(zhēng)論,爭(zhēng)端( argument )
· a dispute over temritory: 就領(lǐng)土而產(chǎn)生的爭(zhēng)端
sector n.行業(yè);部門(mén);區(qū)域
· service sector: 服務(wù)業(yè)
· manufacturing sector: 制造業(yè)
put... at risk of...: 把……置……危險(xiǎn)之中
cancellation n.取消;撤銷(xiāo)
· the cancellation of the train: 火車(chē)班次取消
· the cancellation of the contract: 這份合同的撤銷(xiāo)
disruption n.中斷;擾亂
lead v.引導(dǎo),帶領(lǐng)
lead to: 引導(dǎo)到……;導(dǎo)致……
· All roads lead to Rome.
條條大路通羅馬。
A has led B to be described as C. A導(dǎo)致B成為所謂的C
· His friends' involvement has led this dispute to fight.
他的朋友的參與已經(jīng)導(dǎo)致這個(gè)爭(zhēng)吵變成所謂的斗毆。
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