今天我们要学的词是 lockout. Lockout 停工。美国全国冰球联盟劳资双方恢复谈判。These are the first talks after the lockout began. 这是球员停工后双方第一次谈判。在此之前，全国冰球联盟宣布取消剩下的所有季前赛。与此同时，经过两天的艰苦谈判，the NFL and the NFL Referee's Association reached an agreement to end the three-month lockout. 美式足球联盟跟联盟的裁判协会达成协议，结束了长达三个月的裁判停工状态。During the lockout, inexperienced replacement officials made some highly controversial calls. 正式裁判停工期间，替补裁判上场，很多球的裁判都存在争议。好的，今天我们学习的词是 lockout, lockout, lockout....