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HowCOVID-19pushedthechildcareindustrytothebrink

COVID-19如何将儿童保育行业推向边缘

AsaresultofCOVID-19,thousandsofdaycarecentersmayclose,leavingchildcareproviders一andtheworkingparentswhorelyonthem一inthelurch

由于发生了COVID-19，成千上万的日托中心daycarecenters可能关闭，从而使托儿服务提供者以及依靠它们的在职父母陷入困境lurch

知识点——词汇

lurch①=v=tomoveinawaythatisnotregularornormal，especiallymakingsuddenmovementsbackwardorforwardsorfromsidetoside摇晃，晃动。例如：Thetrainlurchedforwardandsomeofthepeoplestandingfellover.火车突然向前晃动了一下，一些站着的人跌倒了。②=v=toactorcontinueinawaythatisuncontrolledandnotregular，oftenwithsuddenchanges踉跄，磕磕绊绊。例如：磕磕绊绊，坎坷......Shejustlurchesfromonebadrelationshiptoanother.她情路坎坷（跌跌撞撞）。③n=根据动词的含义，这个词的名词含义是相同的就是突然地一个倾斜摇晃。brink=n=①thepointwhereanewordifferentsituationisabouttobegin（事情发生的）边缘；始发点。例如：Scientistsareonthebrinkof（=extremelycloseto）amajornewdiscovery.科学家们就快有新的重大发现了。②theedgeofaclifforotherhigharea（峭壁、崖的）边缘。例如：Shewasstandingrightonthebrinkofthegorge.她就站在峡谷的边缘。

知识点——各种托儿所

daycarecenters日托中心，kindergarten幼儿园infantsschool幼儿园nurseryschool幼儿园childcarecenters育儿中心