今天我们要学的词是sham。Sham, 是“虚假”“骗局”的意思。在今年的缅甸大选中,昂山素季当选进入缅甸议会。
国际观察员在缅甸监督选举状况,因为 "Two years ago, Burma staged a general election that was widely derided as a sham," 两年前,缅甸也举行过一次普选,但外界普遍批评那次选举是假的。英国媒体报道, "A British priest was put into jail for conducting 150 sham marriages," 一名英国牧师因为主持150场假婚礼而被判入狱。 "You'd better get a lawyer to go through this contract. This deal sounds like a sham," 你最好找个律师看看这份合同。这买卖听起来像个骗人的圈套。好的,今天我们学习的词是sham...