今天我们要学的词是lip sync。Lip sync 是lip synchronization的简称，意思是对口型，假唱。Pop singer Beyonce is alleged to have lip synced the national anthem at President Obama's second inauguration. 流行歌手碧昂丝被指在...
今天我们要学的词是vent。Vent，作动词是发泄情感的意思。美国加州塔夫特高中发生枪击案后，Parents attended an information meeting at the school and vented their fury over the school's inaction prior to the shooting....
今天我们要学的词是commission。Commission是佣金，抽成的意思。比如，He gets an 8% commission on every sale he makes. 他每做成一笔生意就能提取8%的佣金。最近，美国的梅西百货表示，Great deals and the con...
今天我们要学的词是counseling。Counseling 是名词，有咨询的意思。比如，financial counseling 金融咨询。Despite extensive support and counseling, 349 U.S. service members committed suicide in 2012. 尽管能够得到广泛的支...
今天我们要学的词是deserve. Deserve 应该得到。All workers deserve fair treatment and respect in the workplace. 在工作场所，所有人都应该得到公平的对待和尊重。You deserve some time off after all the long hours you pu...
今天我们要学的词是academic。Academic 学术的。Five states in America will add at least 300 hours to the academic calendar in some schools this year. 美国五个州今年会给一些学校的学生增加至少300个小时的教学时间。...
今天我们要学的词是lackluster。Lackluster 意思是平淡的，没有生气的。The actor was criticized for his lackluster performance in the movie. 这个演员因为在电影里平淡的演技而受到批评。The company decided to slas...
今天我们要学的词是inauguration。Inauguration 就职典礼。1月21号是美国总统奥巴马第二个任期的就职典礼。Security is airtight for the inauguration. 就职典礼的保安措施滴水不漏。Officials are expecting inaug...
今天我们要学的词是wane。Wane, 动词，意思是衰落，变小。The flu season in the U.S. appears to be waning in some parts of the country. 流感的蔓延势头在美国的一些地方似乎已经开始减弱。Radiation checkups wane...
今天我们要学的词是forefront。Forefront指最前列，最前沿，通常用在短语at the forefront of something, 指处于最活跃，最重要的位置。第85界奥斯卡奖提名名单出炉，Films for broader and family audiences are...
今天我们要学的词是 literacy。Literacy 意思是读写能力。McDonalds stores in the UK will replace the toys which come with its Happy Meals with books to boost child literacy. 英国的麦当劳将把儿童套餐里的玩具换成书籍，...
今天我们要学的词是 inch。大家都知道，inch 做为名词是英寸的意思，inch如果做动词，意思则是一点一点地缓慢移动。The company's stock only inched up 0.5%, compared with a year ago. 公司的股票跟一年前相...
今天我们要学的词是 award-winning。Award-winning 意思是获奖的。He is an award-winning author. 他是个获奖作家。 Award-winning artist Paul Emsley created the first official portrait of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge. 获...
今天我们要学的词是 intention，Intention 意图。Five years after the assassination of Pakistan's former Prime Minster Benazir Bhutto, her son announced his intention to run for government under the Pakistan Peoples Party. 巴基斯坦前总理...
今天我们要学的词是 neighborhood。Neighborhood 居民区，小区。统计数字显示，Almost 20% of people who recently moved regarded living in a Neighborhood close to where they work as a criteria in finding a new home. 最近搬家的人...
