New York's Empire State building was the world's tallest for over 40 years
今日小常識(shí)
The Empire State Building opened during the Great Depression in 1931 and was the tallest in the world until 1972 when the World Trade Center was finished. The structure is perhaps best known for being climbed by a huge ape in the 1933 movie version of "King Kong".
美國(guó)紐約的帝國(guó)大廈是在1931年的大蕭條時(shí)期落成開(kāi)放的。 在1972年世貿(mào)中心大廈落成前它一直是世界上最高的建筑。1933年著名影片《金剛》中的巨猿爬上帝國(guó)大廈的鏡頭使這一建筑聞名于世。
今日短語(yǔ)
英語(yǔ)中的 a grey area 意思是灰色地帶或沒(méi)有明確正誤答案的、含糊不清的一個(gè)問(wèn)題。
例句
When it comes to the law there are many grey areas.
The difference between flirting and harassment is a grey area.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)短語(yǔ) shades of grey 有類似意思,通常在正誤界定不清的時(shí)候使用。
Many children's stories say the world is full of black and white choices. In reality there are many shades of grey.