【自制*听力材料重复】（跟艾伦一起学英语）21.12.15期

【盲听情况】

【知识点】

inform是通知

翻译一下意思就是

这是星巴克员工在门店的一次胜利，其意味着星巴克的第一个公会在美国成立了。

直营店

company-operated store

to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority

prevail

Justice will prevail over tyranny.

正义必将战胜暴虐。

Fortunately, common sense prevailed.

幸而理智占了上风。

对遗嘱提出质疑

to contest a will(= try to show that it was not correctly made in law)

~ sth

to formally oppose a decision or statement because you think it is wrong争辩；就…提出异议

contest

The divorce was not contested.

这桩离婚案没有人提出异议。

adj.waiting to be decided or settled待定的；待决的

pending

Nine cases are still pending.

尚有九宗案件待决。

a pending file/tray(= where you put letters, etc. you are going to deal with soon)

待办卷宗╱文件盘

~ (sth)

to organize people to become members of a trade/labor union组织（或成立）工会

unionize

a unionized workforce

有工会组织的劳动力

They were forbidden to unionize.

他们被禁止成立工会。

还有很长的路要走

there is a long road ahead

To meet in order to negotiate or discuss how to resolve a particular issue or situation.

come to the table

If we can just get both sides to come to the table, I really think we can get them to agree to a contract.