Welcome to the Voice of America's "News Words".
欢迎收听美国之音“新闻词汇”。
This word comes from surprising news out of the United States: fired.
这个新闻词汇出自美国的惊人新闻:被解雇。
President Donald Trump fired James Comey as head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
唐纳德·特朗普总统解雇了联邦调查局的局长詹姆斯·科米。
Why did you fire Director Comey?
你为什么解雇了科米局长?
Because he wasn't doing a good job.
因为他做的不够好。
Critics say he was fired because of the FBI investigation of possible links between Trump's election campaign and Russia.
评论家们说,他被解雇是因为FBI对特朗普的竞选活动与俄罗斯之间存在的可能联系进行了调查。
In this story, being fired means you lost your job.
在这个新闻里,被解雇的意思是你丢掉了你的工作。
Trump fired Comey, so he no longer leads the FBI.
特朗普解雇了科米,所以他不再领导FBI 了。
Fire has other meanings, too.
这个单词也有其他的意思。
If you fired a weapon, it means you took a shot.
如果你使用武器开火,它的意思是你开了一枪。