今天我们要学的词是 scramble.
scramble 的意思是匆忙行动、争夺。 As migrants and asylum-seekers have crossed America's southern border in record numbers this year, the U.S. Border Patrol has scrambled to adapt. 由于今年有创纪录人数的移民和寻求庇护者跨越美国南部边境，美国边境巡逻队一直穷于应对。
The Democrats' scramble to win the union vote comes at a time of century-low union membership – at only 10.5 percent of American workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 民主党争取赢得工会票数的努力正赶上本世纪工会成员人数最低的时候，据美国劳工统计局统计，工会会员人数仅占美国工人总数的10.5％
