今天我們要學的詞是sticking point。 Sticking point,指一件事情的癥結。"The school budget is expected to be the biggest sticking point at the town meeting," 學校預算估計是這次市民大會最棘手的問題。
《波士頓環球》報最大的工會跟資方達成臨時協議,延續了這份一百多年老報的生命。有報道說,"The Union agreed to changes in lifetime job guarantee provisions, which was a key sticking point during the negotiation," 工會同意修改終生工作保障的有關條款,這本來是談判中的一個主要癥結。好的,今天我們學習的詞是sticking point...