今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 impasse. Impasse 名詞，意思是僵局。The International Monetary Fund thinks an ongoing debt impasse in Congress could be catastrophic. 國際貨幣基金組織認(rèn)為，美國國會(huì)在借貸上限問題上處于僵持不下的局面會(huì)帶來災(zāi)難性后果。The United States has canceled a military exercise with Japan because of the U.S. budget impasse. 由于目前的預(yù)算僵局，美國取消了跟日本的軍事演習(xí)。The U.S. and Afghanistan have reached an impasse in their talks over the role that American forces will play beyond next year. 在美軍明年以后將發(fā)揮何種作用的問題上，美國和阿富汗的談判陷入了僵局。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是impasse, impasse, impasse.