广播电视英语短句 第 173 课：mayday-4

The call is always given three times to prevent mistaking it for some similar sounding words. 为了防止与一些发音相近的词语混淆，它总是被呼三次。

Many other French words are commonly used in English. 还有很多其他法语词语普遍应用于英语之中。

One of these words is even in the Special English Word Book. It is sabotage. 其中的一个词语甚至会出现在《特别英语词汇》中，它就是 sabotage。

It means to damage or destroy as an act of subversion against an organization or nation. 其意思是去破坏或摧毁某组织或国家的一种颠覆行为。

You may have heard the term laissez-faire to describe a kind of economic or political policy. 你可能听说过用以描述一种经济或政治政策的词语 laissez-faire 。