杂志英语听力:多元化培训即惹恼了男性也辜负了女性职员(5)

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例句:It may come in the form of an enlightening book or set of tapes or your spiritual counselor and a workshop.

它可能是一本醍醐灌顶的书，可能是几卷磁带，也可能是你的心理咨询师或一次研讨会。
 

2. paid maternity leave 带薪产假

例句:The UK is to extend paid maternity leave to a year from 9 months by the end of the current session of parliament.
英国欲在本届议会期满前将带薪产假从9个月延长至1年。。

3. of sorts

例句:He managed to make a curtain of sorts out of an old sheet.
他勉强用旧床单拼出了一副窗帘。。 

4. hard truth 令人难以接受的事实

例句:The hard truth that Mary was killed in a car accident was a great shock to her parents.
 

玛丽死于车祸这一严酷的事实使她的父母十分震惊