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 今天我们要学的词是 staggering.

 
staggering 的意思是惊人的。 Australia's second-largest bank, Westpac, has been accused of 23 million breaches1 of anti-money laundering2 and counterterrorism financing laws, which in theory could result in a fine of up to a staggering US$328 trillion. 澳大利亚第二大银行西太平洋银行被控违反反洗钱和反恐金融法达2千300万次,从理论上可面临高达328万亿美元的罚款。
 
A recent report by the non-profit group EdChoice showed that a staggering 15 percent of parents would prefer homeschooling over other educational alternatives such as private, public, or charter schools. 非营利组织EdChoice最近的一项报告显示,有惊人比例的15%的父母希望子女在家上学,而不是接受私立、公立或特许学校等其他教育方式。

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1 breaches f7e9a03d0b1fa3eeb94ac8e8ffbb509a     
破坏( breach的名词复数 ); 破裂; 缺口; 违背
参考例句:
  • He imposed heavy penalties for breaches of oath or pledges. 他对违反誓言和保证的行为给予严厉的惩罚。
  • This renders all breaches of morality before marriage very uncommon. 这样一来,婚前败坏道德的事就少见了。
2 laundering laundering     
n.洗涤(衣等),洗烫(衣等);洗(钱)v.洗(衣服等),洗烫(衣服等)( launder的现在分词 );洗(黑钱)(把非法收入改头换面,变为貌似合法的收入)
参考例句:
  • Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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