Democrats were quick to point out that President Bush's budget creates a 1 trillion dollar deficit. The White House quickly responded with 'Hey, look over there, it's Saddam Hussein.'
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n. 點;要點;得分;標點;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加標點于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
?? point(prick)→點；地點；目的；時刻；使銳利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
種族間的緊張狀態已達到一觸即發的程度。
近義：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
n. 校長;總統;總裁;董事長;
?? pre…前，預先+sid坐+ent人→有前面坐的人→總統
"He hit the mark when he became president of the class."
他達到了他的目標,被選為班長.
近義：prolocutor, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, chairlady, forewoman
n. 不足額;赤字;虧空;虧損;
?? de不+fic做+it名詞后綴，表抽象名詞 →做得不夠 →虧空
"The trade deficit remains the soft underbelly of the US economy."
貿易赤字仍是美國經濟的軟肋。
近義：overdraft, remaining, shortage, shortfall, shortness, underage
反義：leftover, leftovers, overabundance, overflow, overplus, plethora
adv. 迅速地;立即;馬上;
?? quick迅速的+ly表副詞 →迅速地
"The party was arranged quickly."
聚會很快就安排好了。
近義：apace, hurriedly, lightly, precipitately, promptly, rapidly
反義：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
adj. 快的，急速的;聰明的，凌厲的;靈活的;短時間做成的;
adv. 迅速地，快速地;
n. （指甲下的）活肉;感情的中樞，感覺最敏銳的地方;要害，核心;
"The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters."
政府發言人向記者們作了情況簡介.
近義：hurried, abrupt, limber, lissom, lissome, lithe
反義：lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky, slowish, sluggardly
n. 灌木（叢）;[機械學]（金屬）襯套;[電學]（絕緣）套管;類似灌木的東西（尤指濃密的毛發或皮毛）;
vi. 叢生;灌木般叢生;濃密（或茂密）地生長;生密枝;
vt. 加（金屬）襯套于;加套管于;用耙耙平（耕地）;以灌木（或灌木叢）裝飾（或覆蓋、圍繞、圍住、支撐、標志、保護等）;
adj. （豆科植物等）如灌木般長得低矮的;粗野的;粗魯的;粗糙但實用的;
?? 不稀(諧音):茂密的 灌木叢 布什(Bush)總統躲在 灌木叢中
"Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!"
別拐彎抹角, 直截了當地說吧!
近義：shrub, bushing, ferrule