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. 点;要点;得分;标点;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加标点于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
💡 point(prick)→点；地点；目的；时刻；使锐利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。
近义：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
n. 校长;总统;总裁;董事长;
💡 pre…前，预先+sid坐+ent人→有前面坐的人→总统
"He hit the mark when he became president of the class."
他达到了他的目标,被选为班长.
近义：prolocutor, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman, chairlady, forewoman
n. 不足额;赤字;亏空;亏损;
💡 de不+fic做+it名词后缀，表抽象名词 →做得不够 →亏空
"The trade deficit remains the soft underbelly of the US economy."
贸易赤字仍是美国经济的软肋。
近义：overdraft, remaining, shortage, shortfall, shortness, underage
反义：leftover, leftovers, overabundance, overflow, overplus, plethora
adv. 迅速地;立即;马上;
💡 quick迅速的+ly表副词 →迅速地
"The party was arranged quickly."
聚会很快就安排好了。
近义：apace, hurriedly, lightly, precipitately, promptly, rapidly
反义：leisurely, slow, tardily, unhurriedly, calmly, lazily
adj. 快的，急速的;聪明的，凌厉的;灵活的;短时间做成的;
adv. 迅速地，快速地;
n. （指甲下的）活肉;感情的中枢，感觉最敏锐的地方;要害，核心;
"The government spokesman gave a quick briefing to the reporters."
政府发言人向记者们作了情况简介.
近义：hurried, abrupt, limber, lissom, lissome, lithe
反义：lagging, leisurely, phlegmatic, poky, slowish, sluggardly
n. 灌木（丛）;[机械学]（金属）衬套;[电学]（绝缘）套管;类似灌木的东西（尤指浓密的毛发或皮毛）;
vi. 丛生;灌木般丛生;浓密（或茂密）地生长;生密枝;
vt. 加（金属）衬套于;加套管于;用耙耙平（耕地）;以灌木（或灌木丛）装饰（或覆盖、围绕、围住、支撑、标志、保护等）;
adj. （豆科植物等）如灌木般长得低矮的;粗野的;粗鲁的;粗糙但实用的;
💡 不稀(谐音):茂密的 灌木丛 布什(Bush)总统躲在 灌木丛中
"Don't beat around the bush, come straight to the point!"
别拐弯抹角, 直截了当地说吧!
近义：shrub, bushing, ferrule