今天我们要学的词是slate。 Slate, 是选定，注定的意思。"The conference is slated for early next month," 这次会议定于下个月初举行。"The hospital is slated to open in the spring," 这家医院定于春天开张。"The new movie is slated to be released next Saturday," 这部新影片定于下周六首映。

美国的亚历桑纳州去年通过了十分严格的法案，对雇佣非法移民的公司进行严厉惩罚，引起了很大的争议。"The controversial state law is slated to take effect on January 1st," 这项极具争议的州内立法定于1月1号生效。好的，今天我们学习的词是slate...