權利法案：bill的用法小結

I don''t know if he even knows the talking points about the bill.

——House of Cards

我都不確定他是否知道法案的要點。

——《紙牌屋》

一、你知道bill有幾種含義嗎？

n.

1.帳單；票據 a piece of paper that shows how much you owe sb for goods or services

The shopkeeper knocked10%off the bill.

主人從帳單中減去10%。

2.廣告 notice in a public place to advertise an event

Bill posters will be prosecuted.

張貼廣告的人將被起訴。

3.清單 list

It was the accent of Castlereagh auditing France's bill at the Congress of Vienna.

那正是凱塞爾來在維也納會議上開列法國賠款清單時的口氣。

4.法案 a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country's parliament so that its members can discuss it

This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade.

這是十年來國會通過的最嚴厲的一項刑事法案。

5.鈔票 cash

The intrinsic value of a dollar bill is only that of a piece of paper.

一元紙幣的實際價值不過是一張紙而已。

v.

1.宣佈；用海報宣傳 [T] to advertise that sb / sth will do sth

She was billed to play the Red Queen in Snow White.

海報宣傳她會扮演《白雪公主》中的“紅王后”。

2.開賬單 [T] to send sb a bill for sth

Are you going to bill me for this?

你們會給我開這個的賬單嗎？

二、下面我們來學習一下含有bill的常見短語

bill of exchange

n.匯票

bill of fare

菜單;節目單,商品名目

bill of lading

貨運單,提貨單

bill of rights

n.權利和自由法案,<美>美國憲法前十條修正案

fill the bill

解決問題,滿足要求,合適

三、最後，做個填詞遊戲吧

She always pays her _____ on time.
她總是按時支付賬單。