今天我们要学的词是 shutdown. Shutdown 名词，有关闭，停止运作的意思。The Senate cleared a bill to fund the government just before midnight last Friday, narrowly averting a shutdown. 美国国会参议院星期五夜里12点前通过了政府拨款法案，避免使政府运作陷入停顿。There have been 12 full or partial government shutdowns since 1980, mostly for just a couple of days. 1980年以来，美国政府先后12次全部或是部分关闭，大多只持续了一两天。好的，我们今天学习的词是 shutdown, shutdown, shutdown...