今天我們要學的詞是 headwind. Headwind 逆風，頂風，引伸為不利條件。

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U.S. economy is growing in spite of headwinds including the European financial crisis. 美國財政部長蓋特納說，盡管受到了歐洲金融危機等不利條件的影響，但是美國經濟持續增長。The Canadian beef industry is facing major headwinds after a massive recall last week. 加拿大上周宣布大規模召回已售牛肉，給加拿大的牛肉產業帶來了巨大阻力。German car maker Volkswagen is standing by its goals for 2012 despite headwinds, especially a deepening slump in the European market. 盡管面臨阻力，尤其是歐洲汽車市場的不斷低迷，德國大眾汽車仍然堅持自己2012年的銷售目標。好的，今天我們學習的詞是 headwind, headwind, headwind....