接著來看一則政治新聞: Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will appoint Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, a political ally, to the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. The appointment was first reported in March but made official on Thursday, the White House said.
(美國總統川普週四宣布他將會任命身為政治盟友的佛羅里達州檢察總長邦迪為打擊毒品成癮及鴉片危機委員會長。白宮表示,此項任命在三月即公告,但是直到週四才正式上路。)
President Donald J. Trump today nominated Ryan Bounds to fill a vacancy on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
(美國總統川普今日提名Ryan Bounds,填補美國聯邦第九巡迴上訴法院裡的一個職缺。)
Nominate是及物動詞,後面直接加上任命的對象即可。另外值得注意的是fill a vacancy一詞。fill有填補的意思,如fill the tank(加滿油箱)、fill in the blanks(填空)、fill out a form (填表)等都是多益常見的用法。vacancy為「空缺」,可以指職缺或是任何情境的空缺,如尚未出租的公寓也可以稱為vacancy,他的形容詞變化為vacant (adj.) 空缺的,動詞變化則是vacate (v.) 空出、離開。大家熟悉的vacation是不是跟他很像?離開了就是去度假了不是嗎?
看完人事變動的英文用語,不如測驗一下你是否能回答以下人事情境考題!
多益模擬試題
1. RDA Ltd. ________ applications for the position of System Coordinator. For a detailed position announcement, please visit our website.
(A) incites
(B) infringes
(C) instills
(D) invites
2. Following the ________ of a new Chief Executive last spring, there is a sense of fresh direction and energy in our corporation.
(A) appointed
(B) appointee
(C) appointing
(D) appointment