趣味青春英语电台 第191期:Packed like sardines

 　　Idiom:

　　Packed like sardines¹ ( very crowded )

　　Hit the book:

　　Trade agreement

　　Tourism

　　Permanent

　　Migrant

　　Numerous

　　Take effect

　　Mandarin²

　　Simplify

　　procedure

　　The new measures were signed alongside the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement approved last month.

1 sardines   

n. 沙丁鱼

参考例句：

• The young of some kinds of herring are canned as sardines. 有些种类的鲱鱼幼鱼可制成罐头。
• Sardines can be eaten fresh but are often preserved in tins. 沙丁鱼可以吃新鲜的，但常常是装听的。

2 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。