今天我们要学的词是food stamp。 大家都知道，food是食物，stamp是邮票的意思。两个字加在一起food stamp可不是食物邮票的意思，而是美国政府发给穷人的食品券。 "More than 29 million Americans received food stamps in July," 七月份美国有2900多万人领取食品券。

为了体会他们的处境，密西根州长和三大汽车厂家的总裁接受挑战。 "They have accepted a "Food Stamp Challenge" to limit their grocery bills to no more than $5.70 a day," 他们接受了“食品券挑战”，把每天的食品消费限制在五美元七十美分以内。好的，今天我们学习的词是food stamp...