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A: 歡迎大家來到這期的美語訓練班! 我是楊琳！
B: 我是Kat! 楊琳，快說說咱們今天都要學什么？
A: 好！今天，咱們要去吃個快餐，繼續看看Harry倒霉的一天，學學怎么表達隱瞞證據，還要告訴大家怎么用美語說“花美男”和“一夜成名”！
B: 一夜成名？我年輕的時候也這么想過……
A: 哈哈，stop daydreaming there... 咱們先趕快來進入第一個單元，Learn a Word!
Learn A Word undermine
今天我們要學的詞是undermine. Undermine is spelled u-n-d-e-r-m-i-n-e; undermine. Undermine 是“削弱，損害”的意思。The U.S. State Department says deep cuts to its budget proposed by Congress will undermine America's security and global leadership. 美國國務院表示，國會提出的大幅削減國務院預算的計劃會傷害美國的安全，并削弱美國的全球領導地位。
Afghanistan's president has warned that civilian casualties caused by NATO air strikes could undermine the recently-signed cooperation agreement with the US. 阿富汗總統警告說，北約空襲造成的人員傷亡可能會動搖最近跟美國簽署的合作協議。好的， 今天我們學習的詞是undermine,undermine, undermine.
A: I've had this problem on my mind lately—One of my best friends is dating this guy, but I feel like I have a responsibility to undermine their relationship... 我不能讓他們就這么發展下去。
B: Wait what? Why would you do that?
A: 其實那個男的也是我的朋友，可他是個花花公子! He's a womanizer! I don't want my friend to get hurt.
B: Oh I see. Yeah, you might want to tell her about that, but you'll be sure to cover your tracks when you warn her about that guy, right?
A: 是啊！咱們先想想辦法，不過你提到了一個很有用的詞兒：cover one's track, 咱們一起來聽聽這個短語的用法！
