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

——House of Cards

我都不确定他是否知道法案的要点。

——《纸牌屋》

一、你知道bill有几种含义吗？

n.

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

The shopkeeper knocked10%off the bill.

主人从帐单中减去10%。

 

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

Bill posters will be prosecuted.

张贴广告的人将被起诉。

 

3.清单 list

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

那正是凯塞尔来在维也纳会议上开列法国赔款清单时的口气。

 

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.

这是十年来国会通过的最严厉的一项刑事法案。

 

5.钞票 cash

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

一元纸币的实际价值不过是一张纸而已。

 

v.

1.宣布；用海报宣传 [T] to advertise that sb / sth will do sth

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

海报宣传她会扮演《白雪公主》中的“红王后”。

 

2.开账单 [T] to send sb a bill for sth

Are you going to bill me for this?

你们会给我开这个的账单吗？

 

二、下面我们来学习一下含有bill的常见短语

bill of exchange

n.汇票

 

bill of fare

菜单;节目单,商品名目

 

bill of lading

货运单,提货单

 

bill of rights

n.权利和自由法案,<美>美国宪法前十条修正案

 

fill the bill

解决问题,满足要求,合适

 

三、最后，做个填词游戏吧

She always pays her _____ on time.
她总是按时支付账单。