I don''t know if he even knows the talking points about the bill.

——House of Cards

我都不確定他是否知道法案的要點。

——《紙牌屋》

一、你知道bill有幾種含義嗎？

n.

1.帳單；票據(jù)?a piece of paper that shows how much you owe sb for goods or services

The shopkeeper knocked10%off the bill.

主人從帳單中減去10%。

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2.廣告?notice in a public place to advertise an event

Bill posters will be prosecuted.

張貼廣告的人將被起訴。

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3.清單 list

It was the accent of Castlereagh auditing France's bill at the Congress of Vienna.

那正是凱塞爾來在維也納會議上開列法國賠款清單時的口氣。

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4.法案?a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country's parliament so that its members can discuss it

This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade.

這是十年來國會通過的最嚴厲的一項刑事法案。

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5.鈔票 cash

The intrinsic value of a dollar bill is only that of a piece of paper.

一元紙幣的實際價值不過是一張紙而已。

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v.

1.宣布；用海報宣傳 [T]?to advertise that sb / sth will do sth

She was billed to play the Red Queen in Snow White.

海報宣傳她會扮演《白雪公主》中的“紅王后”。

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2.開賬單 [T]?to send sb a bill for sth

Are you going to bill me for this?

你們會給我開這個的賬單嗎？

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二、下面我們來學(xué)習(xí)一下含有bill的常見短語

bill of exchange

n.匯票

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bill of fare

菜單;節(jié)目單,商品名目

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bill of lading

貨運單,提貨單

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bill of rights

n.權(quán)利和自由法案,<美>美國憲法前十條修正案

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fill the bill

解決問題,滿足要求,合適

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三、最后，做個填詞游戲吧

She always pays her _____ on time.
她總是按時支付賬單。?