今天我们要学的词是 dead heat. Dead heat 意思是旗鼓相当，不相上下。The Connecticut Senate race remains a dead heat. 竞选康涅狄克州参议员的候选人旗鼓相当，难分上下。With less than a month left before the U....
今天我们要学的词是 added. Added 意思是附加的，额外的。The win carried added meaning for the coach who will retire after the season. 这场胜利对于赛季结束后即将退休的教练来说有着特殊的意义。鉴于奥巴马在...
今天我们要学的词是 headwind. Headwind 逆风，顶风，引伸为不利条件。U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the U.S. economy is growing in spite of headwinds including the European financial crisis. 美国财政部长盖特纳...
今天我们要学的词是 much-needed. Much-needed 急需的。The school received a much-need grant to keep its band. 学校得到了一笔急需的补助金，保住了学校的乐队。It was a much-needed win for our team. 我们球队太需要这...
今天我们要学的词是 surge. Surge 做为名词，有猛增的意思。美国总统候选人奥巴马和罗姆尼第一场辩论结束后，Romney enjoyed a surge in the polls after his strong performance. 罗姆尼在辩论中强有力的表现，...
今天我们要学的词是 theme song. Theme song 主题曲。British singer Adele released Skyfall, the theme song she co-wrote and sang for the latest James Bond film. 英国歌手阿黛尔公布了新单曲Skyfall，这首歌是007新片的主题曲...
今天我们要学的词是 around-the-clock. Around-the-clock 意思是日夜不停的，连续不断的。The two sides talked around-the-clock, trying to reach an agreement before the approaching deadline. 双方夜以继日地谈判，努力在最后...
今天我们要学的词是 pay tribute. To pay tribute 意思是表达敬意。上星期五是史蒂夫.乔布斯去世一周年的日子。Apple paid tribute to its late CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs on the first anniversary of his death. 在乔布斯...
今天我们要学的词是 overt. Overt 公开的，毫不掩饰的。在八月底召开的不结盟运动峰会上，Iran's supreme leader blasted the UN as an overt dictatorship. 伊朗最高领导人严厉指责联合国公开独裁。在九月联大...
今天我们要学的词是 tell-all. Tell-all 意思是毫无保留的，全盘揭秘的。Arnold Schwarzenegger says in his tell-all book that his affair with the maid was stupid. 施瓦辛格在他全盘大揭秘的新书中说，自己跟女佣的婚...
今天我们要学的词是 lockout. Lockout 停工。美国全国冰球联盟劳资双方恢复谈判。These are the first talks after the lockout began. 这是球员停工后双方第一次谈判。在此之前，全国冰球联盟宣布取消剩下...
今天我们要学的词是 parental consent. Parental consent 家长同意。美国联邦贸易委员会FTC建议修改有关规定，加强对网上儿童隐私的保护。Under the FTC proposals, some current online practices, like getting childre...
今天我们要学的词是 publicity. Publicity 有宣传的意思。The lead singers' feud turned out to be just a publicity stunt for the band's new album. 乐队主唱之间的矛盾，其实只是乐队为了新唱片问世，而采取的一种宣...
今天我们要学的词是 inundate. Inundate 是泛滥，淹没的意思。The police hotline is inundated with tips. 警察局的热线电话收到了无数条线索。Thousands of illegal immigrants inundated the LA school district with requests...
今天我们要学的词是 undercut. Undercut 有削弱的意思。日本八月份的贸易赤字7541亿日元。The export data undercut Japan's hopes for an export-driven revival of the country's economy. 这一出口数据削弱了日本依靠出口...
