今天我们要学的词儿是debate。 Debate是辩论，讨论的意思。"a heated debate"是激烈的辩论;"a policy debate"是有关政策的辩论;"a debate on abortion rights"是说关于堕胎权利的辩论。如何解决伊拉克问题是这次美国总统大选的核心议题这一。美国媒体报道说，"The Iraqi solution takes the center stage of Presidential debate." 意思是伊拉克问题的解决办法成了总统候选人辩论的焦点议题。

美国的移民改革议案正在讨论当中，我们可以说"The immigration reform legislation is under debate." 好的，今天我们学习的词儿是 debate...

1 abortion

n.流产，堕胎

参考例句：

She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。

A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。